Standard Liege vs Genk Predictions

Standard Liege head into this weekends game against table toppers Genk sitting nicely in 5th position with 19 points from their opening 11 games. They are unbeaten in their last 5 games in all competitions, winning 4 and drawing the other, scoring 10 goals in the process.

Genk are flying, they sit top of the table after 11 games with 29 points and head into this weekends game off the back of a fantastic 4-2 win away at Besiktas in the Europa League. They have lost just once in their last 32 games in all competitions, a 3-1 loss to Sarpsborg in the Europa League.

Standard Liege have started their domestic campaign losing just 2 games in their opening 11, both of which have come away from home. At home they are unbeaten with 3 wins and 2 losses from their 5 games with wins against Gent, Sint Truiden and a fantastic 3-1 win over Club Brugge, alongside draws against Cercle Brugge and Charleroi. It’s those draws against the weaker sides that will ultimately cost them any chance at the title this season, whilst on their day they could turn over anyone. They score 1.8 goals per game at home and concede 1.00 goals per game. Standard love to score in the second half, they have netted 64.7% of their goals in the 2nd half this season.

Genk have made a superb start to their season on all fronts, domestically they are top after 11 games. They have won 9 and drawn 2 of those 11 making them unbeaten so far this season. Genk are now unbeaten in their last 14 consecutive Belgium First Division games, with their last loss being a 5-0 defeat away from home to Sunday’s opponents Standard Liege. This Genk side are a different proposition this season altogether and are firing on all cylinders in the goals department. They have netted in every league game this season and have scored 19 goals in 5 away games, averaging 3.8 goals per game. Genk, like Standard Liege have preferred the second half this season, with 66.6% of Genk’s goals being scored in the 2nd half of games.

Statistically this game looks like it will be a goal fest with both sides scoring plenty of goals. Standard Liege home games average 2.8 goals per game whilst Genk’s away games average a whopping 5 goals per game. The bookmakers have caught on to this and have priced both the Goals and the Both Teams to Score markets very short, however the team goals market interests us. Genk score 3.8 per game away from home and have netted 2 or more goals in 100% of their away games this season, scoring 4-2-3-5-5. At around even money they look a superb price to find the net twice here. As for the correct score market, we see a high scoring affair but feel Genk will just have enough to pinch it, so we are backing 3-2 Genk.