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

Sun 14th Dec, 18:15 BST, Cristal Arena, Genk

Thorsten Fink and Issame Charai pit their wits in the Pro League on Sunday evening, as KRC Genk face Westerlo at the Cristal Arena. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every stats you could ever need to make a well-informed wager is shown below. Flip between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for it all.


Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

This Pro League fixture, with Genk and Westerlo going head-to-head, offers real intrigue in the widely used over market, with a total of 3+ goals being scored seeming highly probable. Forwards at both clubs will look to come out on the front foot and, having reviewed the relevant statistics and odds, we have come to the conclusion that a bet on over 2.5 goals is the best option.

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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 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Genk
51%
7/10
3%
7/10
2%
Draw
22%
31/10
2%
16/5
Westerlo
27%
10/3
4%
10/3
2%
Draw 1-1
9%
15/27/1
Genk 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Genk 1-0
7%
10/1
8%
8/1
Genk 2-0
7%
10/117/2
6%
Westerlo 2-1
7%
14/111/1
Draw 2-2
7%
11/110/1
Genk 3-1
6%
11/19/1
Westerlo 1-0
5%
18/114/1
Genk 3-0
4%
14/111/1
Genk 3-2
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
Draw 0-0
3%
20/114/1
Westerlo 2-0
3%
28/118/1
10%
Genk 4-1
3%
20/116/1
Westerlo 3-1
3%
28/120/1
9%
Westerlo 3-2
3%
28/120/1
9%
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
19/404/9
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
8/58/5
4%
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/7
3%
11/20
1%
Away 1st Goal
46%
11/88/5
No 1st Goal
2%
20/114/1
15%
BTTS - Yes
65%
1/21/2
2%
BTTS - No
35%
6/47/5
1%
BTTS - Home Win
30%
15/8
5%
9/5
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/418/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
17%
11/25/1
8%
Home/draw
73%
1/5
2%
2/9
2%
Away/draw
49%
11/10
5%
11/10
2%
Home/away
78%
2/92/9
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/81/7
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
5/14/1
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
11/1011/10
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
4/613/20
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
5/25/2
3%
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
2/72/7
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
11/2
7%
5/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1/9
1%
1/10
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/501/80
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
18/114/1
Home DNB
67%
3/103/10
1%
Away DNB
42%
12/511/5
3%
Genk win to nil
22%
11/4-
Westerlo win to nil
10%
9/1-
Genk / Genk
31%
8/5
4%
6/4
Genk / Westerlo
3%
28/125/1
Genk / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Genk
17%
4/118/5
Draw / Westerlo
8%
9/18/1
5%
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1
7%
11/2
Westerlo / Genk
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
Westerlo / Westerlo
12%
6/111/2
Westerlo / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win Pro League table

Genk have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Pro League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 25 goals to 21 goals.

Home League Performance

Genk have played 8 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Westerlo are in 11th position in the Pro League on 20 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 20 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 4. Westerlo have conceded 17 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Genk
Westerlo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Union SG1711422237 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 7
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
2
St Truiden171034633 
Mar 14
w
 
1-2A
Feb 7
w
 
0-3F
3
Brugge171025732 
Dec 26
l
 
2-1F
Mar 14
d
 
5-5F
4
Anderlecht17944631 
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
5-2A
5
Mechelen17764327 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
6
S. Liege17737-424 
Feb 21
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 21
7
Gent17656023 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 27
8
Genk17656-223 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Dec 14
9
Z.Waregem17575022 
w
 
3-2A
Jan 17
w
 
3-1F
Jan 31
10
Antwerp17557020 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 14
11
Westerlo17557-120 
Dec 14
w
 
0-1F
-
-
12
S.Charleroi17548-419 
l
 
0-1A
Dec 19
Feb 21
l
 
2-0A
13
La Louviere17467-518 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
Dec 20
d
 
0-00-0
14
Leuven17449-916 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 7
15
Cercle B17278-613 
Jan 24
d
 
2-2F
Jan 17
l
 
4-1A
16
Dender17269-1312 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 31
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
5
Westerlo have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Genk 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Westerlo 11TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Genk have beaten Westerlo in 3 consecutive league meetings
11
Genk have not lost to Westerlo in 11 consecutive league meetings
League games at Genk since 2015
Genk
Westerlo
Goals: Scored
14
6
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
GNK
4
D
1
League games at Westerlo since 2015
Westerlo
Genk
Goals: Scored
4
11
Games: Scored
3 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
3 / 6
GNK
4
D
2
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for KRC Genk in their meeting with Westerlo, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 30 consecutive Pro League outings.

Genk 8th Westerlo 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Genk will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Westerlo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-28
Genk have scored 28% fewer goals at home than predicted
+40
Westerlo have scored 40% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season
Genk
PG (predicted goals)
Westerlo
2
1.4
Attack rating
15%
better
GNK
WES
view stats
Games scored14
9
Failed to score2
7
Scored first6
5
Goals scored20
21
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game12
11
Avg. shots per goal10
9
Conversion rate for10
11
Avg. XG for1.7
1.8
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
GNK
WES
6%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
11
Clean sheets1
5
Conceded first10
9
Goals conceded20
26
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Genk Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17554
M SmetsH OhK. KaretsasB Heynen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Smets DEF171
1
-
M Sadick DEF172
2
1
B Heynen MID171
4
-
H Oh FWD1652
-
K. Karetsas MID155
2
-
J Steuckers FWD155
-
N. Adedeji-Sternberg FWD15
-
P Hrosovsky MID131
-
J Kayembe DEF121
2
-
Y Medina DEF121
1
-
N Sattlberger MID121
2
-
Y Sor FWD121
-
Z Ouahdi DEF1141
2
-
J Erabi FWD101
2
-
H Crombrugge GLK9
-
K Nkuba DEF91
2
-
D Heymans MID92
1
-
I. Bangoura MID9
1
-
T Lawal GLK8
-
R. Mirisola FWD811
1
-
J Ito FWD72
-
A. Palacios Hernández DEF6
-
J. Ndenge Kongolo DEF4
1
-
Westerlo Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17544
A JungdalN FerriI SakamotoA Sayyadmanesh
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Jungdal GLK17
2
-
E Bayram DEF1722
2
-
B Reynolds DEF1711
3
-
I Sakamoto MID1734
-
D Haspolat MID171
2
-
N Ferri FWD1752
3
-
J Alcocer FWD1633
2
-
T Keybus MID151
2
-
G Yow FWD152
-
A Piedfort MID1421
-
K Vaesen FWD1411
2
-
A Sayyadmanesh FWD1331
4
-
S Kimura DEF12
-
T Rommens DEF121
2
-
A. Awokoya-Mebude FWD111
-
L. Mbamba-Muanda DEF5
1
-
R Neustädter DEF4
-
S Sydorchuk MID4
-
M Fixelles MID4
-
E. Bujupi FWD4
1
-
A. Lapage DEF3
-
R. Smekens MID1
-