Mechelen vs Genk – Preview, Tips and Odds

Belgium: Jupiler Pro League

KV Mechelen

Full Time

2:2

Genk

Highlights and Stats

The teams of Mechelen and Genk will face each other on Friday for a game in the 26th round of the Belgian First Division. Mechelen is currently on 13th position in the table with 26 points, while The Smurfs are in the 1st place with 62 points.

Mechelen vs Genk Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/10/28	Last 20 Games
KV Mechelen	loss	? Laway Dhome Laway Laway Dhome Laway Dhome Laway Whome Whome Dhome Laway Whome Laway Dhome Laway Laway Whome Laway Whome
Genk	win	? Whome Daway Whome Whome Daway Whome Daway Whome Laway Laway Daway Whome Laway Whome Daway Whome Whome Laway Whome Laway

Worth Mentioning

When Mechelen last faced Genk on the pitch, the game finished with the score of 3:1 to Genk. The two teams met each other on the 28th of October 2022. Mechelen were unable to register a win across the previous eight head-to-head matches, recording 5 defeats and 3 draws in the process. Playing at home turned out advantageous in the latest 10 face-to-face clashes. The hosts went all guns on their opponents and secured 7 wins and did not lose any. Four of the previous five matches saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and three finished with over 2.5 goals. Over this span of time, Mechelen proved successful in keeping one clean sheet, and Genk prevented their opponents from scoring in one of the games. The most recent five encounters between the two teams resulted in an average score of 3.40 goals per match.

Mechelen vs Genk Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

KV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  1.25

  1.75

• Fouls

  11.82

  10.27

• Corners

  4.73

  5.82

• Offsides

  1.27

  1.27

• Cards

  2.27

  1.55

• Posession

  45%

  55%

2022/10/28 Pro League

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  15

  9

• Corners

  7

  8

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  2

  4

• Posession

  59%

  41%

2022/05/21 Pro League

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  12

  21

• Corners

  3

  7

• Offsides

  2

  4

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2022/04/29 Pro League

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  2

  4

• Fouls

  13

  7

• Corners

  9

  1

• Offsides

  4

  3

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2022/02/16 Pro League

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  1

  4

• Fouls

  6

  5

• Corners

  5

  12

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  2

  0

• Posession

  43%

  57%

2021/12/05 Pro League

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  10

  5

• Corners

  5

  10

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  3

  0

• Posession

  36%

  64%

2021/03/04 Cup

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  1

  4

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2021/01/30 Pro League

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  4

  3

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  0%

  0%

2020/09/20 Pro League

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  17

  12

• Corners

  4

  1

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  44%

  56%

2019/08/03 Pro League

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  13

  11

• Corners

  5

  4

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2017/12/02 Pro League

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  20

  12

• Corners

  3

  6

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  38%

  62%

2017/11/29 Cup

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2017/08/26 Pro League

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2017/01/28 Pro League

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  12

  19

• Corners

  2

  7

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2016/10/02 Pro League

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  12

  12

• Corners

  5

  5

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  5

  1

• Posession

  37%

  63%

2016/01/23 Pro League

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2015/09/18 Pro League

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2015/04/24 Pro League

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2015/04/18 Pro League

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  4

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2014/11/23 Pro League

KV MechelenHGenk

• Goals

  0

  3

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2014/07/27 Pro League

HKV MechelenGenk

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

ShowHideDetailed Stats

Mechelen Form

On February 10th, Mechelen ended in a 1:2 defeat to AS Eupen away from home in a First Division encounter. For the time being, the club is suffering a streak without a triumph for two consecutive matches with a total of 1 loss and 1 draw recorded in the process. The home factor has proven its significance in Mechelen’s last 10 outings. The team playing at home won 6 times and have not lost in 8 out of 10 games. Out of the outfit’s latest 10 clashes, 2 finished without a winner and in a draw. Four of the preceding five Mechelen clashes resulted in over 2.5 goals, with both sides scoring also in four. The squad turned out incapable of limiting their opponents to no goals in any of the games throughout the period, while they were unsuccessful in scoring in just one match. From a statistical point of view their last 5 outings produced an average of 3.40 goals per 90 minutes of football.

• Goals
  1.30
• Fouls
  11.29
• Corners
  6.57
• Offsides
  2.29
• Cards
  2.29
• Posession
  52%

Genk Form

Genk came up against Antwerp on Sunday and the encounter ended in a 0:1 disappointment at home. Until its last encounter, the outfit had enjoyed an undefeated streak of five games, recording one draw and four wins in the process. Being the host turned out to be of little importance in Genk’s recent ten clashes, with the sides performing on homeground triumphing on 4 occasions and the visitors recording four wins. Three of Genk’s five previous matches featured over 2.5 goals and three witnessed goals at both ends. Genk managed to prevent their opponents from scoring on one occasion and they failed to net goals on their own in only one of those meetings. During their last five games, the teams involved netted 17 goals in total.

• Goals
  1.70
• Fouls
  12.56
• Corners
  4.89
• Offsides
  1.56
• Cards
  1.89
• Posession
  52%

Formations and Lineups

KV Mechelen

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Gaëtan Coucke
• D6Jannes Van Hecke
• D27David Bates
• D4Dries Wouters
• D18Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
• M22Alessio Da Cruz
• M14Dimitri Lavalėe
• M7Geoffry Hairemans
• M19Kerim Mrabti
• M11Nikola Storm
• F9Julien Ngoy

1 Gaëtan Coucke 6 Jannes Van Hecke 27 David Bates 4 Dries Wouters 18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 22 Alessio Da Cruz 14 Dimitri Lavalėe 7 Geoffry Hairemans 19 Kerim Mrabti 11 Nikola Storm 9 Julien Ngoy

Genk

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G26Maarten Vandevoordt
• D23Daniel Muñoz
• D46Carlos Cuesta
• D2Mark McKenzie
• D5Gerardo Arteaga
• M8Bryan Heynen
• M17Patrik Hrošovský
• M28Joseph Paintsil
• M34Bilal El Khannouss
• M11Mike Trésor
• F99Tolu Arokodare

26 Maarten Vandevoordt 23 Daniel Muñoz 46 Carlos Cuesta 2 Mark McKenzie 5 Gerardo Arteaga 8 Bryan Heynen 17 Patrik Hrošovský 28 Joseph Paintsil 34 Bilal El Khannouss 11 Mike Trésor 99 Tolu Arokodare

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last KV Mechelen	Last Genk	Probability	Value Odds Over
KV Mechelen WIN	2/10	5/10	-	30.73%	3.25
DRAW	3/10	2/10	1/10	19.27%	5.19
Genk WIN	5/10	-	6/10	50.00%	2.00
Over 2.5 Goals	7/10	5/10	5/10	58.00%	1.72
BTTS	8/10	6/10	4/10	62.00%	1.61
Over 4.5 Cards	3/9	4/7	5/9	47.14%	2.12
Over 10.5 Corners	3/9	5/7	4/9	48.10%	2.08
KV Mechelen over 1.5 Goals	3/10	4/10	-	34.50%	2.90
Genk over 1.5 Goals	6/10	-	5/10	55.50%	1.80

Match Details

KV MechelenvsGenk

• 90+4`
  2 - 2

  

  B. HeynenP. Hrosovsky
• 90`
  (in) I. Swers(out) J. Van Hecke

  
• 86`
  (in) N. A. Mukau(out) A. Da Cruz

  
• 80`
  

  (in) A. Ait El Hadj(out) G. Arteaga
• 77`
  

  (in) N. Castro(out) M. Tresor Ndayishimiye
• 75`
  N. StormY. Malede

  

  2 - 1
• 65`
  K. MrabtiTripping

  
• 63`
  (in) Y. Malede(out) J. Ngoy

  
• 63`
  

  (in) M. Samatta(out) T. Arokodare
• 46`
  

  (in) Y. Sor(out) B. El Khannous
• 46`
  

  (in) A. Preciado(out) J. Paintsil
• 35`
  1 - 1

  

  M. Tresor NdayishimiyeT. Arokodare
• 21`
  G. Hairemans

  

  1 - 0

Players Ratings

KV MechelenvsGenk

• 

  7Geoffry Hairemans

  7.6 / 10

• 

  11Nikola Storm

  7.2 / 10

• 

  19Kerim Mrabti

  6.9 / 10

• 

  18Alec Van Hoorenbeeck

  6.7 / 10

• 

  4Dries Wouters

  6.6 / 10

• 

  10Yonas Malede

  6.6 / 10

• 

  34Ngal'ayel Mukau

  6.5 / 10

• 

  1Gaëtan Coucke

  6.3 / 10

• 

  6Jannes Van Hecke

  6.3 / 10

• 

  27David Bates

  6.3 / 10

• 

  22Alessio Da Cruz

  6.2 / 10

• 

  14Dimitri Lavalėe

  6.2 / 10

• 

  9Julien Ngoy

  6 / 10

• 

  8Bryan Heynen

  8.2 / 10

• 

  11Mike Trésor

  7.9 / 10

• 

  17Patrik Hrošovský

  7.3 / 10

• 

  34Bilal El Khannouss

  7.2 / 10

• 

  2Mark McKenzie

  7 / 10

• 

  23Daniel Muñoz

  6.9 / 10

• 

  99Tolu Arokodare

  6.9 / 10

• 

  19Anouar Ait El Hadj

  6.9 / 10

• 

  7Mbwana Ally Samatta

  6.9 / 10

• 

  77Ángelo Preciado

  6.7 / 10

• 

  46Carlos Cuesta

  6.6 / 10

• 

  10Nicolás Castro

  6.6 / 10

• 

  26Maarten Vandevoordt

  6.3 / 10

• 

  5Gerardo Arteaga

  6.3 / 10

• 

  14Yira Collins Sor

  6.3 / 10

• 

  28Joseph Paintsil

  6.2 / 10