Genk vs Anderlecht Prediction: A crucial match for the home team

The match between Genk and Anderlecht that will take place in round 33 will take place at Cegeka Arena. The host club's Conference League match against Standard Liege ended in a loss, while Anderlecht's match against AZ Alkmaar was won by the visiting team with relative ease.

Genk - home team must win

After suffering a 2-0 loss against Standard Liège in their previous match in the First Division A, Genk will be looking to get back on track in this contest. During that game, Genk controlled possession for 55% of the time and had 19 shots on goal, with 7 of those shots hitting the target. On the other end of the field, Standard Liège had 11 shots on goal, four of which were successful. Both of Standard Liège's goals came from Philip Zinckernagel in the 33rd and 39th minutes. Genk have not conceded any goals in a game for only a few of their most recent matches, making it an unusual occurrence. In fact, KRC Genk have allowed goals to be scored against them in 5 of their most recent 6 matches, totaling 8 goals conceded along the way in their home stadium.

Anderlecht - on a good run

Anderlecht's most recent match in the Conference League resulted in a victory for the team, as they defeated AZ Alkmaar by a score of 2-0. Amir Murillo in the 22nd minute and Majeed Ashimeru in the 70th minute were the ones to score for Anderlecht. As a result of a string of resolute performances by the Anderlecht defensive unit, the team as a whole has not given up any goals in any of their last six matches. During the same time period, the total number of goals that they have scored on their own is 8. Anderlecht had not suffered a loss in either of their previous two league matches played away from home before this clash.

Head-2-Head Statistics

Antwerp and Kortrijk have a relatively solid head-to-head history, as they have met 21 times in the previous seasons, with Antwerp winning 8 games and Kortrijk winning 9 games. Antwerp and Kortrijk have a pretty solid head-to-head history. A total of four of the games were decided by a draw. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Antwerp scored 25 goals, while Kortrijk was able to score 30 goals.

Expert Betting Tips

We believe that these two teams will be strong here, especially with the importance of this match, with Genk aiming to keep their status at the league's top spot while visiting Anderlecht are striving to make it to the Conference League. On the other hand, we anticipate that Genk will benefit from playing at home, which will result in a victory for them. Also, we anticipate a low number of goals to be scored in this match because both teams will play a lot of defense.