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Genk welcome Dender to Cegeka Arena for a Belgian Jupiler League matchday eight fixture on Sunday. The home side are coming off a morale-boosting 2-0 away win over Anderlecht last weekend.
They missed a seventh-minute penalty as Jarne Steuckers fluffed his lines from 12 yards but Mujaid Sadick made amends to put them ahead in the 37th minute. Noah Adedeji-Sternberg stepped off the bench to make sure of the result with his first goal for the Blue-White.
Dender, meanwhile, suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to Standard Liege. Soufiane Benjdida and Andi Zeqiri scored in either half to help the visitors leave with all three points.
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The loss saw them drop to sixth spot in the table with 11 points to show for their efforts in seven games. Genk lead the way at the summit with 16 points to their name.
Genk vs Dender Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Genk have three wins while Dender were victorious once in four prior head-to-head games.
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides since March 2009 when Genk claimed a 4-3 home win.
- Four of Genk's last five league games have been decided by a one-goal margin.
- Five of Dender's last six league games have witnessed goals at both ends and also produced three goals or more.
- Genk have scored at least two goals in four of their last five league games.
- Six of Genk's seven league games this season have produced at least eight corner kicks.
Genk vs Dender Prediction
Genk are currently flying high as they seek to make amends for their disastrous campaign last season. Thorsten Fink's side have won their last five league games on the trot to open up a three-point advantage at the summit of the standings.
Dender, for their part, made a breathtaking start to the season following their promotion from the Challenger Pro League last season. They raced to the summit of the standings early on following a four-game unbeaten start to the campaign but have tailed off in recent weeks.
We are backing the home side to claim a comfortable victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Genk 3-1 Dender
Genk vs Dender Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Genk to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Genk to score over 1.5 goals
Tip 5 - Over 8.5 corner kicks
