KRC Genk
Football Belgian Pro League Cegeka Arena Sun 10 May 13:15
KVC Westerlo
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Pro League Betting Preview: Genk vs Westerlo

Genk square off against Westerlo at Cegeka Arena, with kick-off set for 13:15 on Sunday 10 May.

There’s a Case for Backing Genk to Win

Genk look like a spot of value at -167 when it comes to the Full-Time Result market. The home team should be able to deliver a victory against Westerlo based on the information available.

Genk Came Out on Top in Last H2H Clash

Genk lost away from home in their last game. Charleroi won 2-0 at Stade du Pays de Charleroi. The Smurfs managed four shots on target and had 51% possession.

Westerlo drew their previous game which was at home. The action at Het Kuipje ended 3-3 against OH Leuven. Issame Charai's team had 52% of possession and five shots on goal, while Allahyar Sayyadmanesh was on the scoresheet twice and Isa Sakamoto also found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Genk have avoided defeat against Westerlo in the past nine meetings. In the last clash, Genk banked a 2-1 win when visiting Het Kuipje. The previous 9 H2H games have featured six Genk victories and three draws.

Pro League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
1 Genk logo Genk 40 15 14 11 57 53 4 57:53 38
4 Westerlo logo Westerlo 40 14 10 16 50 57 -7 50:57 33
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Genk – Last 10 League Games

4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws, averaging 1.6 goals from 5.2 shots on goal and 14.5 attempts. Genk have had 50.2% possession and 5.4 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 1.3 goals from 3.0 shots on goal and 11.3 attempts, while being awarded 4.5 corners.

Players to Watch

Top goalscorers are Zakaria El Ouahdi and Daan Heymans on 4 goals, while Aaron Bibout has bagged 3. Junya Ito and Daan Heymans are the leading assists makers with 3.

Westerlo – Last 10 League Games

Westerlo have 4 victories, 3 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 1.4 goals from 13.2 attempts and 4.5 shots on goal. The Kemphanen average 48.0% possession, 5.7 corners in their favour and 5.1 corners against, while conceding 1.2 goals from 10.7 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal.

Players to Watch

Nacho Ferri is top scorer on 4, with Allahyar Sayyadmanesh and Isa Sakamoto next on 2. The top assistors in the last 10 games are Bryan Reynolds, Josimar Alcocer and Allahyar Sayyadmanesh who have all made 1.

Confirmed Lineups

Genk confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Lucca Brughmans (GK), Zakaria El Ouahdi, Matte Smets, Josue Kongolo, Joris Kayembe Ditu, Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, Bryan Heynen, Konstantinos Karetsas, Daan Heymans, Junya Ito, Aaron Bibout.

Westerlo confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Andreas Jungdal (GK), Bryan Reynolds, Emin Bayram, Seiji Kimura, Lucas Mbamba, Dogucan Haspolat, Arthur Piedfort, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Isa Sakamoto, Josimar Alcocer, Nacho Ferri.

Genk vs Westerlo Prediction & Betting Tips

Be ready for Genk vs Westerlo with our in-depth betting tips, featuring a key match prediction, our expected scoreline, best corners advice, player props to watch and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’re confident in the chances of Genk when they line up in this Pro League clash, with our selection making lots of appeal. Take the odds of -167 that the favourites claim a victory.

The formbook always proves to be helpful when it comes to providing football betting tips. The latest Pro League team news is also vital, with the stats helping to shape our opinion too.

Key Genk vs Westerlo league stats:

  • Genk have won 6 of their last 9 games against Westerlo.
Genk to Win Probability

Based on the latest odds from the top bookmakers, our pick carries a 62.5% chance of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters calculate this probability to be closer to 70%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Genk Genk logo 3 - 1 Westerlo logo Westerlo
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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Zakaria El Ouahdi to Score +290 BetMGM logo

Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk) has netted four goals in his past ten Pro League matches. Based on the stats, we are happy to back the +290 when it comes to him finding the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

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Corners Prediction

Westerlo Under 4.5 Corners -152 BetMGM logo

In their past four games, Westerlo have not covered the 4.5 corners line, while the previous six Genk matches have involved them conceding under 4.5 corners. There’s everything to like about the Westerlo Team Corners line which looks too big and we’d expect them to go under at -152.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Genk Logo Genk
Total
9.90 5.40 4.50
Home
11.80 7.40 4.40
Away
8.20 3.30 4.90
Westerlo Logo Westerlo
Total
10.80 5.70 5.10
Home
9.40 4.70 4.70
Away
11.00 5.10 5.90
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Genk -167
Total Goals Over 2.5 -204
Team Corners Westerlo Under 4.5 -152

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Genk vs Westerlo Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Full-Time Odds Suggest Genk Victory

For this Pro League clash, Genk are the -156 favourites to triumph according to the latest Full-Time Result betting odds. This reflects that they have a 61% chance of winning. If you’re interested in wagering Westerlo, you can get +380 for the underdog.

A 2+ goal margin of victory for Genk against Westerlo means a full payout at -128 when backing them on the Asian Handicap -0.75. A one-goal win means half the stake wins and half is refunded.

For those expecting a high-scoring contest, Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest price. An alternative angle is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been chalked up at -227.

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Aaron Bibout Heads First Goalscorer Market

There’s the chance to back Aaron Bibout at +480 to be the First Goalscorer. He’s the favourite and available at similar odds to find the net last instead.

Player Goals
Aaron Bibout (Genk)
First
+160
Anytime
+480
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Jusef Erabi (Genk)
First
+165
Anytime
+525
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Robin Mirisola (Genk)
First
+190
Anytime
+600
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Daan Heymans (Genk)
First
+190
Anytime
+600
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Genk Tough to Defeat in Recent Home Games

Stats: Pro League matches only
Genk are unbeaten over their previous seven games at Cegeka Arena. The Smurfs have clocked up five wins, four draws and one defeat in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 0.90.

Westerlo have swerved defeat on their travels in the previous seven matches. Issame Charai's team have collected five wins, four draws and one defeat in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 0.70.

The last meeting at Cegeka Arena saw Genk and Westerlo draw 1-1. We’ve seen two drawn games in the past 4 H2H meetings at Cegeka Arena along with two Genk wins.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Genk logo Genk Home Stats 5-4-1 2.10 1.20 0.90 4 6 4 6
Westerlo logo Westerlo Away Stats 5-4-1 1.90 1.20 0.70 2 8 4 6
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Genk logo Genk League Stats
Westerlo logo Westerlo League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 2 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 1 defeat and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Genk vs Westerlo Lineups & Team News

Avoid surprises — review the Genk vs Westerlo team news before you bet. We’ll bring you the expected and confirmed lineups for the Pro League along with up-to-date injury news.

Genk Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Westerlo Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Genk Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

28 Lucca Brughmans
77 Zakaria El Ouahdi 6 Matte Smets 44 Josue Kongolo 18 Joris Kayembe Ditu
21 I. Sory Bangoura 8 Bryan Heynen
20 K. Karetsas 38 Daan Heymans 10 Junya Ito
23 Aaron Bibout
99 Andreas Jungdal
22 Bryan Reynolds 40 Emin Bayram 5 Seiji Kimura 23 Lucas Mbamba
34 Dogucan Haspolat 46 Arthur Piedfort
7 A. Sayyadmanesh 13 Isa Sakamoto 77 Josimar Alcocer
90 Nacho Ferri

Westerlo Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Genk Substitutes

  • 1H. van Crombrugge
  • 7Jarne Steuckers
  • 14Collins Sor
  • 24Nikolas Sattlberger
  • 29Robin Mirisola
  • 30Ayumu Yokoyama
  • 32N. Adedeji-Sternberg
  • 34Adrian Palacios
  • 56A. De Wannemacker

Westerlo Substitutes

  • 4Amando Lapage
  • 8Serhiy Sydorchuk
  • 10Afonso Patrao
  • 11N. Bohamdi-Kamoni
  • 29Fernand Goure
  • 30Koen Van Langendonck
  • 33Roman Neustaedter
  • 38Shunsuke Saito
  • 39T. Van den

Previous Genk Lineups

02 May Pro League
Charleroi 2-0 Genk
25 Apr Pro League
Genk 1-1 Standard Liège
21 Apr Pro League
Genk 1-1 Charleroi
18 Apr Pro League
Westerlo 1-2 Genk
12 Apr Pro League
Genk 0-0 OH Leuven
03 Apr Pro League
Royal Antwerp 1-2 Genk

Previous Westerlo Lineups

02 May Pro League
Westerlo 3-3 OH Leuven
25 Apr Pro League
Westerlo 2-4 Royal Antwerp
21 Apr Pro League
OH Leuven 0-2 Westerlo
18 Apr Pro League
Westerlo 1-2 Genk
11 Apr Pro League
Standard Liège 1-2 Westerlo
05 Apr Pro League
Westerlo 2-0 Charleroi

Injuries & Suspensions

Genk Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Westerlo Injury Table
Type Name Info
A. Sayyadmanesh Knock
Dylan Ourega Muscle
Eliot Bujupi Knee
Team Squads

Genk Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Nicky Hayen

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Zakaria El Ouahdi 77 D 6 540 6 0 1 1 0 0
Matte Smets 6 D 6 540 6 0 0 0 2 0
Lucca Brughmans 28 G 6 540 6 0 0 0 0 0
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura 21 M 6 525 6 0 0 0 2 0
Bryan Heynen 8 M 6 517 6 0 0 0 0 0

Westerlo Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Issame Charai

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Bryan Reynolds 22 D 6 540 6 0 0 1 0 0
Andreas Jungdal 99 G 6 540 6 0 0 0 0 0
Arthur Piedfort 46 M 6 487 6 0 0 0 2 0
Roman Neustaedter 33 D 6 479 6 0 0 0 1 0
Dogucan Haspolat 34 M 5 423 5 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium FlagPro League Table
Belgian Pro League
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Union S-G 30 19 9 2 50:17 66
2 Club Brugge 30 20 3 7 59:36 63
3 Sint-Truiden 30 18 3 9 47:35 57
4 Gent 30 13 6 11 49:43 45
5 Mechelen 30 12 9 9 39:37 45
6 Anderlecht 30 12 8 10 43:39 44
7 Genk 30 11 9 10 46:47 42
8 Standard Liège 30 11 7 12 27:35 40
9 Westerlo 30 10 9 11 36:40 39
10 Royal Antwerp 30 9 8 13 31:32 35
11 Charleroi 30 9 7 14 38:42 34
12 OH Leuven 30 9 7 14 32:43 34
13 Zulte Waregem 30 8 8 14 38:47 32
14 Cercle Brugge 30 7 10 13 39:47 31
15 La Louvière 30 6 13 11 30:37 31
16 Dender 30 3 10 17 24:51 19
Belgian Pro League Playoff Championship Group
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Club Brugge 40 28 4 8 91:45 57
2 Union S-G 40 25 11 4 66:27 53
3 Sint-Truiden 40 22 5 13 61:46 43
4 Anderlecht 40 15 10 15 59:62 33
5 Gent 40 13 12 15 53:57 29
6 Mechelen 40 13 12 15 48:61 29
Belgian Pro League Playoff Conference League Group
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Genk 40 15 14 11 57:53 38
2 Standard Liège 40 16 9 15 44:46 37
3 Charleroi 40 14 9 17 50:50 34
4 Westerlo 40 14 10 16 50:57 33
5 Royal Antwerp 40 13 9 18 43:48 31
6 OH Leuven 40 10 10 20 41:60 23
Belgian Pro League Playoff Relegation Group
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Zulte Waregem 36 13 9 14 53:53 48
2 Cercle Brugge 36 10 11 15 53:58 41
3 La Louvière 36 7 13 16 35:50 34
4 Dender 36 5 10 21 31:62 25