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Cercle Brugge v KRC Genk : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Oct, 12:30 BST, Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges

the Jan Breydelstadion is the setting on Sunday lunch time, as Onur Cinel's Cercle Brugge welcome Thorsten Fink's KRC Genk in the Pro League. Stats power the algorithmic predictions below for all the markets, and switching between them will display bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to see it all.


Best Tip: Both teams to score

Cercle B should have reason to feel optimistic ahead of this game and, funnily enough, so might Genk. The bookies see them as well matched and so do we – there's no clear victor in this clash. So our tip looks to the both teams to score market, where there's far more reason to be certain. The form stats, past head-to-head (H2H) records and bookies odds below are all pointing towards both sides scoring, and that's what we'd recommend too.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of Genk coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cercle B
35%
2/1
3%
21/10
Draw
23%
27/10
1%
11/4
Genk
42%
23/20
2%
23/20
Draw 1-1
10%
13/26/1
Genk 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Cercle B 2-1
8%
10/117/2
Genk 1-0
7%
9/18/1
Draw 2-2
7%
11/19/1
Cercle B 1-0
6%
11/1
8%
9/1
Genk 2-0
6%
11/110/1
Genk 3-1
5%
14/112/1
Cercle B 2-0
5%
16/114/1
Cercle B 3-1
4%
20/116/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/111/1
Genk 3-2
4%
20/116/1
Cercle B 3-2
3%
25/120/1
Genk 3-0
3%
20/114/1
Cercle B 3-0
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
13/20
2%
8/13
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
6/5
2%
6/5
Home 1st Goal
48%
21/20
2%
23/20
Away 1st Goal
50%
4/5
4%
4/5
No 1st Goal
2%
14/111/1
BTTS - Yes
64%
4/74/7
BTTS - No
36%
5/413/10
BTTS - Home Win
21%
4/14/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/210/3
BTTS - Away Win
24%
11/413/5
Home/draw
58%
4/6
2%
7/10
Away/draw
65%
4/114/11
Home/away
77%
2/7
3%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/5
2%
1/5
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
10/3
4%
16/5
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
13/8
5%
6/4
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
4/9
4%
10/21
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
7/217/5
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
2/112/11
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
9/17/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/161/16
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/40
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/111/1
Home DNB
51%
6/5
2%
5/4
Away DNB
58%
8/13
3%
4/7
Cercle B win to nil
14%
5/1
8%
-
Genk win to nil
18%
10/3-
Cercle B / Cercle B
17%
15/4
5%
18/5
Cercle B / Genk
4%
20/118/1
Cercle B / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Cercle B
11%
6/1
7%
6/1
Draw / Genk
15%
9/217/4
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/2
Genk / Cercle B
3%
25/120/1
Genk / Genk
23%
5/2
3%
9/4
Genk / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win Pro League table

Cercle B have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Cercle B have conceded 14 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cercle B have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Genk lay in 7th place on 14 points in the Pro League league table having played 10 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 9 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Genk have conceded 8 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Genk have played 5 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cercle B
Genk
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Union SG107211423 
Dec 26
Nov 22
l
 
1-2A
Mar 7
2
Brugge10622620 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
Dec 26
l
 
2-1F
3
Anderlecht10532618 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 21
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
4
Gent10523417 
l
 
2-4A
Feb 21
Feb 28
Nov 9
5
St Truiden10523317 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 7
Mar 14
d
 
1-1A
6
Mechelen10442216 
Dec 13
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 23
Feb 14
7
Genk10424014 
Oct 19
Jan 24
-
-
8
Z.Waregem10424014 
Oct 26
Nov 29
w
 
3-2A
Jan 17
9
Westerlo10415-213 
w
 
4-1F
Jan 17
Dec 14
Nov 2
10
S.Charleroi10334-112 
l
 
2-3A
Feb 7
l
 
0-1A
Dec 19
11
La Louviere10334-212 
Mar 14
Nov 2
Oct 26
Mar 21
12
Antwerp10253-211 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Dec 7
13
S. Liege10325-411 
Dec 7
w
 
0-3F
Feb 21
l
 
2-1A
14
Cercle B10244-110 
-
-
Jan 24
Oct 19
15
Leuven10226-118 
Nov 8
Dec 21
Nov 30
w
 
1-2F
16
Dender10037-123 
Feb 28
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
Jan 31
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
5
Cercle B have not won in 5 consecutive league games
Cercle B 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Genk 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cercle B since 2018
Cercle B
Genk
Goals: Scored
13
20
Games: Scored
7 / 8
8 / 8
Clean sheets
0 / 8
1 / 8
CER
1
D
2
GNK
5
League games at Genk since 2018
Genk
Cercle B
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
8 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
0 / 8
CER
1
D
3
GNK
4
Goal Statistics

Cercle Brugge's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday lunch time, not least because KRC Genk have conceded in each of their last 19 Pro League outings. A PG of 1.5 for O. Cinel's side suggests that run should continue.

Cercle B 14th Genk 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
7%
There is a 78% probability that Cercle B will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Genk will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
Cercle B have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
-7
Genk’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season
Cercle B
PG (predicted goals)
Genk
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
CER
GNK
10%
better
view stats
Games scored4
7
Failed to score4
1
Scored first3
2
Goals scored10
10
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal8
9
Conversion rate for13
11
Avg. XG for1.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
39%
better
CER
GNK
view stats
Games conceded5
8
Clean sheets3
0
Conceded first3
6
Goals conceded9
12
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
6
Conversion rate against10%
18%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.2
KickOff rating
+39%

Cercle B v Genk Pro League lLine ups will show here when available.

Cercle B Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10424
C Ravych S NgouraG MagnéeF Nazinho
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Magnée DEF102
2
-
C Ravych  DEF10
-
E Diop MID1011
1
-
P Gerkens MID102
1
-
L Agyekum MID101
2
-
H Bruggen  MID10
2
-
S Ngoura FWD1042
1
-
M Delanghe GLK9
1
-
A Minda FWD92
-
E Utkus  DEF82
-
E. Nunes Barbosa dos Santos MID81
-
F Nazinho DEF72
4
-
O. Adewumi MID71
2
-
M. Diaby MID7
1
-
E. Kakou DEF5
1
A. Bayo FWD5
-
N Wilde MID4
-
O Diakité FWD41
-
K. Kouassi FWD3
1
-
Warleson GLK2
-
D. Gomis DEF1
-
V. Konaté DEF1
-
I Diakité DEF1
1
-
Genk Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10453
M SmetsZ OuahdiJ SteuckersM Sadick
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Smets DEF101
1
-
M Sadick DEF101
2
1
B Heynen MID101
3
-
J Steuckers FWD105
-
N. Adedeji-Sternberg FWD10
-
Z Ouahdi DEF941
2
-
H Oh FWD921
-
J Kayembe DEF81
2
-
K. Karetsas MID81
2
-
N Sattlberger MID81
2
-
T Lawal GLK7
-
I. Bangoura MID7
-
J Ito FWD72
-
Y Medina DEF6
1
-
K Nkuba DEF61
1
-
P Hrosovsky MID6
-
J Erabi FWD51
1
-
Y Sor FWD51
-
R. Mirisola FWD411
1
-
H Crombrugge GLK3
-
A. Palacios Hernández DEF2
-
D Heymans MID2
-
J. Ndenge Kongolo DEF1
-