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

Cristal Arena, Genk

KRC Genk are in Pro League action on Saturday evening, as Thorsten Fink attempts to outsmart Victor Basadre and his Cercle Brugge side at the Cristal Arena. All of the important stats for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this preview. It's all designed to help you make a smart bet.

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KRC Genk's next match is v S. Liege at 19:45 on Friday 14th February
Cercle Brugge's next match is v Westerlo at 18:15 on Sunday 16th February
The last Belgian Pro League meeting between Genk and Cercle B was on Saturday 8th February 2025
Belgian Pro League
February 8th 2025
Genk 2
1 Cercle B
 
J. Steuckers 19'10' T. Somers
H. Oh 40'
 
GNK
CER
Shots On
6
4
Shots Off
6
4
Corners
2
3
Possession
62%
38%
Fouls
2
12
Yellow/red cards
2/1
 
GenkCercle B
 
M. Penders
M. Sadick Aliu
M. Smets
Z. El Ouahdi (J. Kayembe Ditu 83')
K. Tshiend
N. Sattlberger
P. Hrošovský (I. Bangoura 68')
B. Heynen
J. Steuckersfootball icon (K. Karetsas 90')
N. Adedeji-Sternberg (C. Baah 68')
H. Ohfootball icon (T. Arokodare 68')
M. Delanghe
G. Magnée
C. Ravych
I. Diakité
(L. Perrin 46') E. Utkus
(F. Jacinto Nazinho 75') E. Nunes Barbosa dos Santos
L. Agyekum
(W. Stellion Lisboa Oliveira 83') H. Van der Bruggen
(N. De Wilde 75') A. Francis
(A. Minda García 46') F. da Silva
football iconT. Somers

Best Tip: Genk to win

As the stadium fills and the Genk players prepare themselves for this fixture, the bookies are predicting success for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below point in that direction too, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) information we factor into our predictive algorithms. The Cristal Arena has not been a successful away day for Cercle B in the past, and we we'd back more of the same on Saturday evening. A win / draw / win home win is the bet.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Genk are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 63% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.62.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Genk
63%
4/6
3%
4/6
3%
Draw
21%
14/5
10%
29/10
10%
Cercle B
15%
7/2
5%
19/5
Genk 1-0
13%
13/2
17%
6/1
7%
Genk 2-0
12%
7/1
11%
13/2
6%
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2
6%
6/1
7%
Genk 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Genk 3-0
8%
12/110/1
Draw 0-0
7%
11/1
20%
9/1
17%
Genk 3-1
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Cercle B 1-0
5%
12/1
24%
11/1
8%
Cercle B 2-1
4%
14/112/1
Draw 2-2
4%
14/112/1
Genk 4-0
4%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Genk 4-1
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
Genk 3-2
3%
22/1
10%
18/1
12%
Cercle B 2-0
2%
22/1
12%
18/1
Genk 5-0
1%
50/1
24%
33/1
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
4/5
13%
3/4
9%
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
1/1
13%
1/1
9%
Home 1st Goal
58%
4/9-
Away 1st Goal
38%
15/8-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
4/5
8%
4/5
6%
BTTS - No
52%
19/20
7%
19/20
7%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
5/2
13%
23/10
10%
BTTS - Draw
15%
4/119/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
15/2
6%
7/1
7%
Home/draw
85%
2/112/11
Away/draw
37%
23/20
4%
23/20
4%
Home/away
79%
1/4
2%
1/4
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/4
6%
1/4
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
11/4
17%
27/10
12%
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
2/1
20%
9/5
12%
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
4/11
9%
2/5
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
5/1
39%
4/1
15%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/8
7%
1/7
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1
44%
9/1
25%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25
3%
1/25
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25
1%
1/25
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
13%
9/1
17%
Home DNB
78%
2/71/4
Away DNB
30%
5/25/2
Genk win to nil
38%
2/1
8%
-
Cercle B win to nil
8%
7/1
20%
-
Genk / Genk
31%
13/8
5%
6/4
4%
Genk / Cercle B
3%
33/128/1
Genk / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Genk
18%
7/217/5
2%
Draw / Cercle B
8%
17/2
5%
17/2
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
8%
9/2
8%
Cercle B / Genk
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
Cercle B / Cercle B
11%
7/16/1
Cercle B / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win Pro League table

Genk have played 24 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Pro League league table. Genk are unbeaten at home after 12 games and have kept 8 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below in the table, having won 17, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Genk have outscored their opponents by 47 goals to 25 goals.

Home League Performance

Genk have played 12 games at home winning 11, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Cercle B are in 11th position in the Pro League on 29 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 20 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 6 and won 5. Cercle B have conceded 21 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Genk
Cercle B
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Genk Home2518341957 
-
-
l
 
2-3A
l
 
2-1F
2
Brugge2515642651 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
2-0A
Mar 9
l
 
3-0A
3
Union SG25121031846 
Mar 16
l
 
4-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3A
4
Anderlecht2512672142 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-5A
Mar 16
5
Antwerp2511771540 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
6
Gent259106737 
Feb 23
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
7
S. Liege25988-835 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
8
S.Charleroi259610233 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 28
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
9
Dender258710-1231 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 8
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
10
Westerlo258512029 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
Feb 16
l
 
3-0A
11
Leuven256118-529 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
12
Cercle B Away257810-1029 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
2-3F
-
-
13
Mechelen257711328 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
14
St Truiden255812-1823 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
15
Kortrijk255416-2719 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2A
Feb 23
16
Beerschot252815-3114 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
3-4A
w
 
4-1F
l
 
3-2F
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Genk 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
15
D
2
L
3
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
2
L
3
Cercle B 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Genk have not lost to Cercle B in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Genk since 2018
Genk
Cercle B
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
7 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
0 / 7
GNK
3
D
3
CER
1
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
GNK
5
D
2
CER
1
Goal Statistics

KRC Genk have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Pro League outings. Their PG of 1.9 against Cercle Brugge on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

An absolutely dismal PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Cercle Brugge fans, as should a 8 Pro League matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Genk 1st Cercle B 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Genk will score 1 or more goals
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Cercle B scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Genk have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-17
Cercle B have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/277708/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Genk
PG (predicted goals)
Cercle B
1.9
0.8
Attack rating
%
better
GNK
CER
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
GNK
CER
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Genk Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251456
J SteuckersT ArokodareT ArokodareM Sadick
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Penders GLK7
-
Z Ouahdi DEF2331
4
-
M Sadick DEF221
5
1
M Smets DEF24
2
1
K Nkuba DEF141
5
-
J Steuckers MID2584
1
-
B Heynen MID232
2
-
N. Adedeji-Sternberg MID1832
-
N Sattlberger MID181
2
-
H Oh FWD2351
1
-
P Hrosovsky FWD2162
2
-
Subs
H Crombrugge GLK18
1
-
O Vliegen GLK
-
J Kayembe DEF2411
3
-
A. Palacios Hernández DEF
-
K. Karetsas MID2021
1
-
I. Bangoura MID20
2
-
C Baah FWD2323
1
-
L Oyen  FWD1
-
T Arokodare FWD25145
2
-
Cercle B Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25345
T SomersT SomersA FrancisE Utkus 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Delanghe GLK16
1
1
I Diakité DEF171
1
1
C Ravych  DEF231
2
-
E Utkus  DEF14
4
1
E. Nunes Barbosa dos Santos MID211
2
-
H Bruggen  MID2311
4
-
L Agyekum MID22
2
-
A Francis MID254
1
-
G Magnée MID202
1
T Somers FWD2532
4
-
F Augusto FWD2122
-
Subs
Warleson GLK10
1
-
L Perrin DEF1
1
-
F Nazinho DEF1813
4
-
J Lietaert DEF2
-
E. Kakou DEF171
4
-
N Wilde MID8
1
-
M. Efekele FWD11
-
A Minda FWD221
1
-
A. Bayo FWD
-