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KRC Genk v Union Saint Gilloise : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Cristal Arena, Genk

The Pro League is the focus for both KRC Genk and Union Saint Gilloise on Sunday afternoon, as managers Thorsten Fink and Sébastien Pocognoli battle it out at the Cristal Arena. All statistics, including each side's 20 game form and head-to-head history, will change as you browse each of the betting markets via the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.

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KRC Genk's next match is v Brugge at 17:30 on Sunday 11th May
Union Saint Gilloise's next match is v Anderlecht at 19:45 on Saturday 10th May
The last Belgian Pro League meeting between Genk and Union SG was on Sunday 20th April 2025
Belgian Pro League
April 20th 2025
Genk 1
2 Union SG
 
T. Arokodare 90'42' P. Akinpelu
50' P. Akinpelu
 
GNK
USG
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
3
3
Corners
5
4
Possession
66%
34%
Fouls
9
13
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
GenkUnion SG
 
M. Penders
M. Sadick Aliu
M. Smets
Z. El Ouahdi
J. Kayembe Ditu (Y. Medina Ortiz 67')
K. Karetsas (H. Oh 66')
I. Bangoura
B. Heynen
J. Steuckers (Y. Sor 85')
C. Baah (N. Adedeji-Sternberg 84')
T. Arokodarefootball icon
A. Moris
K. Mac Allister
K. Machida
C. Burgess
(M. Rasmussen 77') C. Vanhoutte
N. Sadiki
K. Van de Perre
(F. Leysen 88') O. Niang
(R. Sykes 88') A. Khalaili
(M. Fuseini 77') football iconfootball iconP. Akinpelu
(A. El Hadj 65') F. Ivanović

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Genk or Union SG are in the sort of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 75% chance of two goals or more.

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 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Genk
42%
6/4
4%
-
Draw
26%
13/5
3%
-
Union SG
33%
13/8
3%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1-
Genk 1-0
10%
17/2
5%
-
Genk 2-1
9%
17/2-
Union SG 1-0
9%
17/2
14%
-
Union SG 2-1
8%
9/1-
Genk 2-0
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
11/1
8%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
8%
-
Union SG 2-0
5%
12/1
13%
-
Genk 3-1
4%
18/1-
Genk 3-0
3%
25/1
13%
-
Union SG 3-1
3%
20/1-
Genk 3-2
3%
25/1
13%
-
Union SG 3-2
2%
25/1-
Union SG 3-0
2%
25/1
10%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
4/5
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
1/1
4%
-
Home 1st Goal
50%
5/6
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
21/20
2%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/6
3%
-
BTTS - No
46%
11/10
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
15/4
10%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
15/4
5%
-
Home/draw
68%
4/9-
Away/draw
58%
1/2
2%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/4
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
11/4
6%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
2/1
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/11
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
5/1
9%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/8
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/1
18%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
11/1
8%
-
Home DNB
60%
5/6
6%
-
Away DNB
51%
5/6
9%
-
Genk win to nil
22%
7/2-
Union SG win to nil
17%
4/1
9%
-
Genk / Genk
21%
3/1-
Genk / Union SG
3%
25/1-
Genk / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Genk
14%
5/1-
Draw / Union SG
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Union SG / Genk
3%
25/1
13%
-
Union SG / Union SG
18%
10/3
4%
-
Union SG / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win Pro League table

Genk have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Pro League league table. Genk are unbeaten at home after 16 games and have kept 10 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 33 games against teams below in the table, having won 23, drawn 5 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 13 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Genk have outscored their opponents by 55 goals to 49 goals.

Home League Performance

Genk have played 16 games at home winning 14, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 34 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Union SG are in 3rd position in the Pro League on 55 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept 7 clean sheets. They have scored 23 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Union SG have conceded 5 goals, scored 8, scored in every game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Genk
Union SG
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Brugge3722964046 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
2
Union SG Away30151052455 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-0A
-
-
3
Genk Home3723682341 
-
-
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-1A
4
Anderlecht3015692351 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
5
Antwerp37131212828 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
6
Gent3011127845 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
7
S. Liege3010911-1339 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
8
Mechelen3010812538 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
9
Westerlo3010713137 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
4-3F
10
S.Charleroi3010713037 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
11
Leuven308139-537 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
12
Cercle B3071112-1532 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
2-3F
l
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
13
Dender308814-1832 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-1F
d
 
0-00-0
14
St Truiden3071013-1531 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
15
Kortrijk307518-2726 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
16
Beerschot303918-3418 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
3-4A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-4F
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
Championship Round
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Genk 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
16
D
2
L
2
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
Union SG 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Genk since 2021
Genk
Union SG
Goals: Scored
6
6
Games: Scored
5 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
1 / 6
GNK
2
D
2
USG
2
League games at Union SG since 2022
Union SG
Genk
Goals: Scored
12
5
Games: Scored
5 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
1 / 6
GNK
2
USG
4
Goal Statistics

KRC Genk's defensive record is very strong, Thorsten Fink's men having conceded 1 or less in 13 consecutive Pro League matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Union Saint Gilloise makes sense in this context.

Genk 1st Union SG 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Genk will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Union SG will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Genk’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+10
Union SG’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2024/2025 season
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Genk
PG (predicted goals)
Union SG
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
6%
better
GNK
USG
view stats
Games scored28
25
Failed to score5
8
Scored first20
22
Goals scored61
59
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.8
Avg. shots per game12
11
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for2.1
1.8
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
GNK
USG
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
18
Clean sheets13
15
Conceded first11
5
Goals conceded35
26
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
8
Conversion rate against13%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Genk Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
352078
M SmetsT ArokodareJ SteuckersM Sadick
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Penders GLK18
1
1
Z Ouahdi DEF3442
7
-
M Sadick DEF341
7
1
M Smets DEF36
4
1
J Kayembe DEF3622
5
-
I. Bangoura MID31
4
1
B Heynen MID352
5
-
J Steuckers MID3587
1
-
K. Karetsas MID3232
2
-
C Baah MID3533
1
-
T Arokodare FWD37205
2
-
Subs
H Crombrugge GLK19
1
-
A. Palacios Hernández DEF
-
J. Ndenge Kongolo DEF4
-
P Hrosovsky MID3164
2
-
Y Medina MID2
-
N Sattlberger MID2411
4
-
H Oh FWD3391
1
-
Y Sor FWD2115
-
N. Adedeji-Sternberg FWD3034
-
Union SG Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3715510
A MorisP DavidA KhalailiK Allister
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Moris GLK37
2
-
K Allister DEF3331
9
1
C Burgess  DEF2812
10
-
K Machida DEF3111
2
1
A Khalaili MID3125
6
-
N Sadiki MID3613
5
-
C Vanhoutte MID3014
4
1
K. Van de Perre MID21
4
-
O. Niang MID2421
8
-
F Ivanovic FWD31144
2
-
P David FWD31154
8
-
Subs
V Chambaere GLK1
-
R Sykes DEF2021
4
-
F Leysen DEF26
3
-
M Rasmussen MID2312
1
-
A Hadj MID2554
2
-
H Teklab MID61
-
A Castro-Montes MID2025
3
-
M. Giger FWD3
-
M Fuseini FWD3051
5
-