Club Brugge will welcome Genk to Jan Breydel Stadium in the Belgian Pro League on Sunday. The visitors have won just two of their six league games this season and are ninth in the standings. Brugge have five wins and are third in the standings with 15 points.
Blauw-Zwart have won their last two league games and defeated Antwerp 3-1 at home last week. Hugo Vetlesen bagged a brace, while Jan Virgili opened his goalscoring account for the club, adding the third goal in the 78th minute.
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Blauw-Wit are unbeaten in the league since their narrow defeat to Zulte Waregem in the campaign opener. They faced Gent in their previous outing and were held to a 1-1 draw, with Rafiu Durosinmi scoring an equalizer early in the second half.
Club Brugge vs Genk head-to-head stats and key numbers
- The two teams have squared off 119 times in all competitions. The hosts have the lead in the head-to-head record with 60 wins. Blauw-Wit have 36 wins, and 23 games have ended in draws.
- Brugge secured a league double over the visitors last season, extending their winning run in this fixture to four games.
- The visitors have outscored Blauw-Zwart 13-12 in six league games this season. Club Brugge, meanwhile, have the joint-best defensive record in the league, conceding three goals.
- Genk have won just one of their last 12 meetings against the hosts.
- Brugge have scored at least two goals in their last five regular-season league meetings against the visitors.
- Blauw-Wit have drawn three of their last four league games, keeping two clean sheets in that period.
Club Brugge vs Genk prediction
Blauw-Zwart have seen decisive outcomes in their last seven games in all competitions, recording five wins. Interestingly, they have also kept four clean sheets in that period. They have scored 10 goals in their last four meetings against the visitors and will look to build on that prolific run.
Andrej Vasovic has been left out of the squad, while Hugo Siquet will also miss this match after being injured against Antwerp last week. Kyriani Sabbe and Hans Vanaken were included in the squad after missing out last week.
Blauw-Wit head into the match on a five-game unbeaten streak and will look to extend that run here. Notably, they have failed to score in three of their last six away meetings against Brugge, while scoring one goal each in the other three.
Yaimar Medina, Kenan Haroun, and Christian Akpan remain sidelined for the visitors.
Brugge are currently on a nine-game winning streak at home in the Pro League, and considering their recent record in this fixture, we back them to secure a win.
Prediction: Club Brugge 2-1 Genk
Club Brugge vs Genk betting tips
Tip 1: Club Brugge to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score – Yes
Edited by Shubham Dupare
