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Club Brugge and Genk will battle for three points in Sunday's lunchtime kick-off in the Jupiler League. The game will be played at Jan Breydel Stadion.
The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-1 victory over Sporting Lisbon at the same venue in the UEFA Champions League in midweek. They went behind to Geny Catamo's fifth-minute strike but Eduardo Quaresma's 24th-minute own goal drew them level. Casper Nielsen scored the match-winner with six minutes left on the clock.
The Blauw-Zwart will turn their focus to the domestic scene where their last game saw them claim a last-gasp 2-1 away win over KV Mechelen.
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Genk, meanwhile, saw off Kortrijk with a 3-2 comeback home win. Gilles Dewaele put the visitors ahead in the fourth minute while Patrik Hrosovsky equalized in the 41st minute. The 32-year-old put the hosts ahead when he completed his brace two minutes into the second half while Noah Adedeji-Sternberg gave them a two-goal lead midway through the second half. Thierry Ambrose pulled one back for the visitors in injury time.
The victory left Thorsten's Fink's side at the summit of the standings, having garnered 38 points from 17 games. Club Brugge are four points behind them in second spot.
Club Brugge vs Genk Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Club Brugge have 54 wins from the last 112 head-to-head games. Genk have 36 wins to their name while 22 games have ended in draws.
- Their most recent clash came in August 2024 when Genk claimed a 3-2 home win.
- Seventeen of the last 18 head-to-head games have produced three goals or more, with 14 games in this run witnessing goals at both ends.
- Club Brugge are unbeaten in their last 11 games across competitions (nine wins).
- Genk have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven league games.
- Brugge's last five games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
Club Brugge vs Genk Prediction
Club Brugge's worst start to a league season seems like eons ago and the defending champions are now well-positioned to successfully defend their crown. They could close the gap to the table-toppers to just one point with a win here.
Genk have little margin for error at the top, with the champions breathing heavily down their neck.
Games between these two sides tend to be goal-fests and we are backing the home side to claim a narrow win in a high-scoring game.
Prediction: Club Brugge 3-2 Genk
Club Brugge vs Genk Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Club Brugge to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
