📊 Form Guide
Cercle Brugge WDLDLD
Cercle Brugge enter this game following on from a 1-1 First Division A draw against Antwerp.
In that match, Cercle Brugge managed 53% possession and 12 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Cercle Brugge was Oumar Diakité (41'). For their opponents, Royal Antwerp got 18 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target. Mauricio Benítez (28') scored for Antwerp.
Onur Çinel's Cercle Brugge have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a sum total of 9 times in their past 6 outings. The comparative tally of goals that they have conceded in that same time is 9.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Cercle Brugge:
- have not registered a win against KRC Genk in their last 12 matches in the league.
- are without a win at home for the past 3 league games.
KRC Genk LLWWLW
Genk will come into the game following a 2-1 First Division A win with the downing of Dender in their last outing.
In that match, KRC Genk had 66% possession and 25 attempts at goal with 8 on target. For KRC Genk, goals were scored by Bryan Heynen (45') and Ken Nkuba (83'). At the other end, Dender got 10 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. Bruny Nsimba (10') was the scorer for Dender.
The numbers tell their own story, and Genk have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 6 goals in total. Defensively, KRC Genk have clearly had some problems. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, of course.
Taking a look at their past results, KRC Genk:
- have not lost to Cercle Brugge when they have played them away from home in the previous 8 matches in the league. Travelling fans must really look forward to this fixture.
- are unbeaten in their previous 3 away league matches.
↔️ Head to head
A review of their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 13/08/2023 shows us that Cercle Brugge have won 1 of these and Genk 3, with the tally of drawn games being 2.
18 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 9 from Groen en Zwart and 9 for Blauw-Wit. That’s an average goals per game of 3.
The last league contest featuring these clubs was First Division A match day 25 on 08/02/2025 which finished with the scoreline of KRC Genk 2-1 Cercle Brugge.
That time, KRC Genk had 62% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The goalscorers were Jarne Steuckers (18') and Hyeon-gyu Oh (40').
On the other side, Cercle Brugge got 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Thibo Somers (10') was the scorer.
The referee was Kevin Van Damme.
ℹ️ Team News: Cercle Brugge
Valy Konaté (unknown injury), Edgaras Utkus (Hamstring injury), Nazinho (Ankle injury) and Ibrahim Diakité (Broken ankle) won’t be playing for Cercle Brugge gaffer Onur Çinel.
📰 Team News: Genk
Genk manager Thorsten Fink has a number of players out of action. Zakaria El Ouahdi (Shoulder injury), Tobias Lawal (Knee injury), Daan Heymans (Ankle injury) and Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (minor knock) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
🧠 Prediction
We feel that Cercle Brugge will have to play well to score against this KRC Genk lineup who we think should emerge victorious.
We’re therefore expecting a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 victory for KRC Genk when the referee blows for full-time.
It should be a good one.
Andre Moura, 10:20 19/10/2025