Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Genk and Cercle Brugge, taking place on Saturday, 20 January 2024, at Cegeka Arena in Genk.
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Genk, Recent FormIn their last league encounter, Genk racked up a stunning 3-0 home win against Royal Antwerp. Their share of possession in that meeting was 51%, while racking up 16 shots along the way, 8 of which were on target, in contrast to Royal Antwerp, who had 3 shots on goal with 1 on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 13 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 6 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, and when playing at home this season, they've notched up 4 clean sheets in 10 games.
They have been performing well at Cegeka Arena recently and are unbeaten in their last 9 home games.
On an individual basis, Yira Sor will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Genk's last 6 league games.
Cercle Brugge, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Cercle Brugge players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-0 away defeat at the hands of Anderlecht. They came away from that fixture with a 50% share of the possession and clocked up 19 attempts on goal with 7 on target, in comparison to Anderlecht, who managed 7 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 9 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 8, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, and they have recorded 8 clean sheets in their 20 games so far this season.
They're experiencing a bit of an unwelcome spell of form away from home, having lost 3 of their last 6 on the road and picking up only 2 wins.
Having scored 5 goals in his last 6 league games for Cercle Brugge, Kévin Denkey will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
It was one to forget for Cercle Brugge last time they met Genk in the league, falling to a 0-1 defeat.
The Groen en Zwart defence has struggled at Cegeka Arena, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 17 visits.
Cercle will be wondering what they have to do to get all 3 points in this fixure, having failed to win any of their last 9 league meetings with Genk.
Genk player Bryan Heynen will be feeling confident about recording goals against Cercle ahead of this encounter, with a scoring record of 4 goals from their last 5 meetings.
There is only really one injury concern for the Genk manager Wouter Vrancken ahead of this clash, with Aziz Ouattara (Unknown) missing out, which gives Vrancken a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Miron Muslic has a number of injury concerns in his Cercle squad to contend with: Kévin Denkey (Personal reasons), Abu Francis (Meniscus), Christiaan Ravych (Hamstring) and Hugo Siquet (Hamstring)
Genk Playing at home | Cercle Brugge Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 32' | Time first goal scored | 55' |
| 37' | Time first goal conceded | 27' |
| 1.7 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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