This weekend sees the second round of fixtures in the Belgium Jupiler Pro League including the meeting between KRC Genk and Standard Liège.
The match will take place at the Luminus Arena and the hosts begin the weekend in 12th place on 0 points while the visitors are in 9th place on 1 point at this early stage of the season.
𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗴 | Club Brugge - KRC Genk: 3-2. Lees meer 🔗 https://t.co/HiQmVfNyCE— KRC Genk (@KRCGenkofficial) July 24, 2022
𝗪𝗲𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗴 | Club Brugge - KRC Genk: 3-2. Lees meer 🔗 https://t.co/HiQmVfNyCE
KRC Genk come into the game having previously lost 3-2 at Club Brugge on the opening weekend of the season.
Having fallen 1-0 down, KRC Genk came back to take the lead early in the second half but conceded 2 further goals, with the decisive strike coming in the 90th minute.
Still, it was a satisfactory performance against the defending champions and something to build on for the rest of the season.
That defeat at Club Brugge means KRC Genk have lost 3 of their 4 most recent fixtures, 3 of which were preseason friendlies.
However, including league matches from last season, the loss at Club Brugge means KRC Genk have recorded only 1 win from their last 5 Belgium Jupiler Pro League matches.
Home form shows KRC Genk are tough to beat when playing at home in the Belgium Jupiler Pro League and they have recorded 10 undefeated encounters in their last 12 league games on home soil. Both teams have scored in 4 of their last 6 home league matches.
Standard Liège travel to the Luminus Arena on the back of a 2-2 draw at home against Genk in the Belgium Jupiler Pro League last weekend.
Standard Liège did well in the game considering they had a man sent off after only 15 minutes when the score was 0-0.
Standard Liège took the lead in the first half but conceded 2 goals in the second period. However, they did not give up and Standard Liège scored the equaliser in the 89th minute.
Including preseason friendlies, Standard Liège have failed to win any of their last 6 matches. They have recorded just a single victory from their last 6 league games and have won only 2 of their last 12 encounters in the Belgium Jupiler Pro League.
Trends show Standard Liège have scored just a single goal in their last 5 away league fixtures.
Team news and KRC Genk are without Luca Oyen who has a serious knee injury. They also have doubts over the fitness of Vic Chambaere, Adnane Abid, Mujaid Sadick, and Paul Onuachu.
Standard Liège will be without defender Alexandro Calut who is suspended following his red card last week. He is the only absentee for the visitors.
This is going to be a tight game and although we expect to see both team score, we could have under 2.5 goals in the match. That leaves us with 1-1 as a potential final score and a share of the points.