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

Sun 23rd Nov, 12:30 BST, Cristal Arena, Genk

the Cristal Arena plays host on Sunday lunch time, as Thorsten Fink's KRC Genk host Frederik Vanderbiest's Mechelen in the Pro League. For every Pro League match, KickOff dives into the stats for multiple markets. Important stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then brought forward alongside odds.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our top tip on this match, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Genk and Mechelen's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Genk are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.60.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Genk 43%	11/20	3/5 14%
Draw 25%	29/10	17/5 26%
Mechelen 32%	17/4	4/1 15%
Draw 1-1 12%	7/1	7/1 23%
Genk 1-0 9%	17/2	7/1 14%
Genk 2-1 9%	15/2	13/2
Mechelen 1-0 8%	18/1	12/1 18%
Mechelen 2-1 8%	16/1	12/1 8%
Genk 2-0 7%	8/1	7/1 6%
Draw 0-0 6%	16/1	12/1 44%
Draw 2-2 6%	12/1	11/1
Mechelen 2-0 5%	33/1	20/1 24%
Genk 3-1 5%	11/1	9/1 17%
Genk 3-0 4%	11/1	10/1 15%
Mechelen 3-1 3%	40/1	25/1
Genk 3-2 3%	20/1	14/1 21%
Mechelen 3-2 2%	40/1	25/1 13%
Mechelen 3-0 2%	50/1	40/1 21%
Over 2.5 Goals 54%	4/7	8/15 16%
Under 2.5 Goals 46%	27/20	11/8 25%
Home 1st Goal 50%	1/2	10/21 9%
Away 1st Goal 46%	13/8	9/5 7%
No 1st Goal 3%	16/1	12/1 44%
BTTS - Yes 57%	8/13	13/20 6%
BTTS - No 43%	6/5	23/20 10%
BTTS - Home Win 22%	2/1	15/8 20%
BTTS - Draw 19%	4/1	4/1 11%
BTTS - Away Win 16%	8/1	13/2 7%
Home/draw 68%	1/6	1/6 4%
Away/draw 57%	11/8	13/10 20%
Home/away 75%	1/4	1/5 7%
Over 1.5 Goals 77%	1/6	1/6 9%
Under 1.5 Goals 23%	4/1	18/5 31%
Over 3.5 Goals 31%	11/8	13/10 23%
Under 3.5 Goals 69%	8/15	11/20 14%
Over 4.5 Goals 16%	3/1	3/1 27%
Under 4.5 Goals 84%	2/9	2/9 9%
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	7/1	6/1 30%
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	1/12	1/12 4%
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	1/40	1/50 3%
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	16/1	12/1 44%
Home DNB 61%	2/9	1/4 6%
Away DNB 49%	3/1	27/10 23%
Genk win to nil 22%	2/1	-
Mechelen win to nil 15%	10/1	-
Genk / Genk 35%	11/8	13/10 18%
Genk / Mechelen 3%	33/1	28/1
Genk / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1
Draw / Genk 17%	15/4	7/2 2%
Draw / Mechelen 7%	11/1	9/1 18%
Draw / Draw 12%	6/1	11/2 35%
Mechelen / Genk 4%	18/1	16/1 11%
Mechelen / Mechelen 10%	8/1	6/1 8%
Mechelen / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1

Win / draw / win Pro League table

Genk have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league. Genk are winless in the 5 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Genk have conceded 7 goals, scored 5, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Genk have played 6 games at home, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Mechelen lay in 5th place on 21 points in the Pro League league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 14 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Mechelen have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Mechelen have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Genk Mechelen
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Union SG	14	10	3	1	21	33	l 1-2A	Mar 7	d 1-1A	Jan 17
2	Brugge	14	9	2	3	8	29	Dec 26	l 2-1F	w 2-1F	Mar 21
3	Anderlecht	14	7	4	3	8	25	Feb 7	d 1-1A	Mar 14	l 3-1A
4	St Truiden	14	7	3	4	3	24	Mar 14	w 1-2A	l 1-3F	Dec 21
5	Mechelen	14	5	6	3	2	21	Nov 23	Feb 14	-	-
6	Gent	14	6	3	5	1	21	Feb 28	d 1-1F	d 1-1F	Mar 7
7	Genk	14	5	5	4	1	20	-	-	Feb 14	Nov 23
8	Z.Waregem	14	5	4	5	0	19	w 3-2A	Jan 17	Feb 28	d 1-1F
9	S.Charleroi	14	5	3	6	-2	18	l 0-1A	Dec 19	Dec 7	w 0-2F
10	La Louviere	14	4	5	5	-3	17	d 1-1A	Mar 21	w 3-2F	Feb 21
11	S. Liege	14	5	2	7	-6	17	Feb 21	l 2-1A	Nov 28	d 1-1A
12	Westerlo	14	4	3	7	-5	15	Dec 14	w 0-1F	Jan 24	w 0-1F
13	Leuven	14	4	3	7	-7	15	Nov 30	w 1-2F	d 1-1F	Jan 31
14	Antwerp	14	3	5	6	-3	14	d 1-1A	Dec 7	Feb 7	l 2-1F
15	Cercle B	14	2	6	6	-3	12	Jan 24	d 2-2F	d 0-00-0	Dec 13
16	Dender	14	0	5	9	-15	5	w 2-1A	Jan 31	Dec 27	w 1-3F

	Championship Round
	UEFA Conference League Play Offs
	Relegation Round

Win / draw / win form

Genk have not lost in 6 consecutive league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Genk	1 - 1	La Louviere
Genk	2 - 1	Dender
Genk	1 - 2	Union SG
Genk	0 - 1	S.Charleroi
Genk	3 - 2	Z.Waregem
Genk	1 - 1	Antwerp
Genk	2 - 1	Anderlecht
Genk	0 - 2	Brugge
Genk	0 - 1	Antwerp
Genk	1 - 2	Union SG
Genk	4 - 0	Gent
Genk	2 - 1	Union SG
Genk	0 - 0	Gent
Genk	2 - 1	Cercle B
Genk	1 - 0	Beerschot
Genk	2 - 0	Leuven
Genk	2 - 0	Anderlecht
Genk	3 - 2	Kortrijk
Genk	3 - 0	S.Charleroi
Genk	2 - 0	Antwerp

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Genk	1 - 1	Gent
A	Genk	1 - 0	Westerlo
H	Genk	1 - 1	La Louviere
A	Genk	2 - 2	Cercle B
H	Genk	2 - 1	Dender
A	Genk	1 - 1	St Truiden
H	Genk	1 - 2	Union SG
H	Genk	0 - 1	S.Charleroi
A	Genk	1 - 1	Anderlecht
H	Genk	3 - 2	Z.Waregem
A	Genk	2 - 1	Leuven
A	Genk	1 - 2	S. Liege
H	Genk	1 - 1	Antwerp
A	Genk	1 - 2	Brugge
H	Genk	2 - 1	Anderlecht
A	Genk	4 - 1	Gent
H	Genk	0 - 2	Brugge
A	Genk	0 - 1	Union SG
H	Genk	0 - 1	Antwerp
A	Genk	1 - 1	Antwerp

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Anderlecht	3 - 1	Mechelen
Dender	1 - 3	Mechelen
S.Charleroi	0 - 2	Mechelen
S. Liege	1 - 1	Mechelen
Antwerp	2 - 1	Mechelen
Westerlo	0 - 1	Mechelen
Z.Waregem	1 - 1	Mechelen
Dender	2 - 2	Mechelen
Leuven	1 - 2	Mechelen
Westerlo	2 - 2	Mechelen
S.Charleroi	3 - 0	Mechelen
S. Liege	2 - 2	Mechelen
S.Charleroi	0 - 1	Mechelen
Beerschot	1 - 0	Mechelen
Union SG	0 - 1	Mechelen
Leuven	1 - 0	Mechelen
Anderlecht	4 - 1	Mechelen
Cercle B	1 - 0	Mechelen
Westerlo	1 - 1	Mechelen
Kortrijk	3 - 1	Mechelen

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Union SG
A	Mechelen	1 - 3	Anderlecht
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Leuven
A	Mechelen	3 - 1	Dender
H	Mechelen	1 - 3	St Truiden
A	Mechelen	2 - 0	S.Charleroi
H	Mechelen	0 - 0	Cercle B
A	Mechelen	1 - 1	S. Liege
H	Mechelen	3 - 2	La Louviere
A	Mechelen	1 - 2	Antwerp
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Gent
A	Mechelen	1 - 0	Westerlo
H	Mechelen	2 - 1	Brugge
A	Mechelen	1 - 1	Z.Waregem
A	Mechelen	2 - 2	Dender
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	S.Charleroi
H	Mechelen	0 - 0	S. Liege
A	Mechelen	2 - 1	Leuven
A	Mechelen	2 - 2	Westerlo
H	Mechelen	2 - 3	Westerlo

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Genk have beaten Mechelen in 9 consecutive home league meetings

Genk have not lost to Mechelen in 12 consecutive league meetings

Genk

Mechelen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

9 / 9

7 / 9

Clean sheets

2 / 9

0 / 9

GNK

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Genk
Genk		2 - 1
Genk		4 - 0
Genk		3 - 1
Genk		4 - 2
Genk		4 - 1
Genk		3 - 1
Genk		1 - 0
Genk		2 - 1
Genk		3 - 1

Mechelen

Genk

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

8 / 10

7 / 10

Clean sheets

3 / 10

2 / 10

GNK

MEC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
	1 - 2	Genk
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Mechelen	3 - 1
Mechelen	3 - 2
Mechelen	1 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Goal Statistics

KRC Genk have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Pro League outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Mechelen on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Genk 7th	Mechelen 5th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 21% 1 33% 2 25% 3 13% 4+ There is a 79% probability that Genk will score 1 or more goals	0 28% 1 36% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Mechelen will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-20 Genk have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted	-11 Mechelen have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.6 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	1.5 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season

GNK

MEC

13%

better

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Games scored	13		13
Failed to score	1		1
Scored first	5		10
Goals scored	18		19
Avg. goals scored	1.3		1.4
Avg. shots per game	12		8
Avg. shots per goal	9		6
Conversion rate for	11		17
Avg. XG for	1.6		1.2
KickOff rating		+13%

GNK

MEC

26%

better

view stats

Games conceded	13		11
Clean sheets	1		3
Conceded first	9		3
Goals conceded	18		17
Avg. goals conceded	1.3		1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded	9		11
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		9
Conversion rate against	14%		11%
Avg. XG against	1.4		1.9
KickOff rating		+26%

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

Genk Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
14	5	5	3
M Smets	H Oh	J Steuckers	M Sadick

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M Smets DEF	14		1	1 -
M Sadick DEF	14	1		2 1
B Heynen MID	14	1		3 -
N. Adedeji-Sternberg FWD	13			-
H Oh FWD	13	5	2	-
J Kayembe DEF	12		1	2 -
K. Karetsas MID	12		3	2 -
J Steuckers FWD	12		5	-
P Hrosovsky MID	10	1		-
N Sattlberger MID	10		1	2 -
Z Ouahdi DEF	9	4	1	2 -
Y Medina DEF	9		1	1 -
K Nkuba DEF	9	1		2 -
Y Sor FWD	9		1	-
I. Bangoura MID	8			1 -
T Lawal GLK	7			-
H Crombrugge GLK	7			-
J Erabi FWD	7	1		2 -
R. Mirisola FWD	7	1	1	1 -
J Ito FWD	7	2		-
D Heymans MID	6	1		1 -
A. Palacios Hernández DEF	3			-
J. Ndenge Kongolo DEF	3			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	17	5	9
H Oh	H Oh	J Steuckers	J Steuckers

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
H Oh FWD	5	17	2	4
Z Ouahdi DEF	4	7	1	1
J Ito FWD	2	4		4
M Sadick DEF	1	2
B Heynen MID	1	3		2
P Hrosovsky MID	1	6		1
K Nkuba DEF	1	4
J Erabi FWD	1	3
R. Mirisola FWD	1	2	1	1
D Heymans MID	1	2
M Smets DEF			1	2
N. Adedeji-Sternberg FWD		2		3
J Kayembe DEF		1	1
K. Karetsas MID		5	3	2
J Steuckers FWD		4	5	9
N Sattlberger MID		2	1	3
Y Medina DEF		5	1	1
Y Sor FWD		4	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1153	39	116
B Heynen	B Heynen	B Heynen

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
B Heynen MID	1153	39	116
M Smets DEF	1130	30	64
M Sadick DEF	894	28	61
J Kayembe DEF	745	16	57
J Steuckers FWD	484	6	19
P Hrosovsky MID	376	13	27
K. Karetsas MID	355	13	65
Z Ouahdi DEF	344	10	40
K Nkuba DEF	257	18	37
H Crombrugge GLK	252		1
T Lawal GLK	247		2
N. Adedeji-Sternberg FWD	238	9	47
J Ito FWD	204	7	19
N Sattlberger MID	202	9	19
D Heymans MID	194	4	20
Y Medina DEF	173	3	11
I. Bangoura MID	161	9	19
Y Sor FWD	140	6	17
H Oh FWD	116	8	29
J. Ndenge Kongolo DEF	69	6	12
A. Palacios Hernández DEF	64	2	3
R. Mirisola FWD	57	2	23
J Erabi FWD	47	2	9

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
14	5	2	4
R Halhal	L Lauberbach	B Bafdili	F Hammar

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
R Halhal DEF	14		1	3 -
F Hammar MID	14			4 -
L Lauberbach FWD	14	5	1	3 -
T Koudou DEF	12	2		3 -
B Bafdili MID	12	1	2	2 -
B Antonio FWD	12		1	-
J Martínez DEF	11		1	2 -
K Mrabti MID	11	2	1	1 -
B Raman FWD	11	1	2	-
M. Zekri DEF	10			1 -
G Diouf DEF	10		1	3 -
M Konaté MID	10	1	1	1 -
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	9			1 -
M Servais MID	8	1		2 -
M Brederode FWD	8	3	1	1 -
O Wolf GLK	5			1 -
T Jago DEF	5			-
H. Özdemir FWD	5			1 -
R Teague MID	4			-
D Salifou MID	3			1 -
H Bandé FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	20	2	4
L Lauberbach	L Lauberbach	B Bafdili	B Bafdili

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
L Lauberbach FWD	5	20	1
M Brederode FWD	3	4	1	3
T Koudou DEF	2	2		2
K Mrabti MID	2	2	1	1
B Bafdili MID	1	4	2	4
B Raman FWD	1	4	2	1
M Konaté MID	1	2	1
M Servais MID	1	4
R Halhal DEF		1	1	1
B Antonio FWD		1	1
J Martínez DEF		1	1	3
M. Zekri DEF		3		1
G Diouf DEF			1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
760	57	100
R Halhal	F Hammar	F Hammar

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Halhal DEF	760	20	70
F Hammar MID	530	57	100
T Koudou DEF	442	11	41
J Martínez DEF	432	12	30
G Diouf DEF	344	16	41
M Konaté MID	325	9	34
M Servais MID	286	15	35
L Lauberbach FWD	267	12	73
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	253		6
B Bafdili MID	228	4	25
M Brederode FWD	187	4	36
M. Zekri DEF	186	15	34
K Mrabti MID	167	7	23
T Jago DEF	160	5	19
O Wolf GLK	159		3
D Salifou MID	107	4	13
B Raman FWD	89	8	16
B Antonio FWD	61	4	20
H. Özdemir FWD	25	4	11
R Teague MID	17	1	2
H Bandé FWD	2		3