Genk vs Standard Liege Prediction and Betting Tips | December 4th 2024

Genk and Standard Liege will trade tackles in a Belgian Cup round-of-16 tie on Wednesday (December 4th). The game will be played at Cegeka Arena.

The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 2-2 draw away to St. Truiden in the Jupiler League over the weekend. They went ahead through Toluwalase Arokodare's 26th-minute strike while Adriano Bertaccini scored the first of his two goals in the 66th minute. Leo Kokubo's injury-time own goal leveled the game after his side had gone ahead in the 77th minute.

Standard Liege, meanwhile, also shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw away to Charleroi. They went into the break in the lead thanks to Leandro Kuavita's 36th-minute strike but Oday Dabbagh equalized in injury time.

Les Rouches now shift focus to the cup and booked their spot at this stage with a 3-2 extra-time home victory over Lyra-Lierse Berlaar. Genk eliminated Beveren with a 2-0 away win to get here.

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Genk vs Standard Liege Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Standard Liege have 55 wins from 110 head-to-head games. Genk were victorious on 31 occasions while 24 games ended in a share of the spoils.
• Their most recent clash came in July 2024 when both sides canceled each other out in a goalless draw on the opening day of the current Jupiler League season.
• Six of the last seven head-to-head games have produced less than three goals, with five games in this sequence seeing one side keep a clean sheet.
• Genk have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven competitive games.
• The away side on the day have not won any of the last seven head-to-head games (five losses).
• Genk have kept a clean sheet in each of their last seven home games.

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Genk vs Standard Liege Prediction

Genk are flying high in the league and currently hold a four-point advantage at the summit of the standings. They are unbeaten in nine home games played across competitions this season, winning the last seven on the trot.

Standard Liege have had another stop-start campaign this term and are the underdogs in this game.

We are backing the home side to claim a routine victory and clean sheet.

Prediction: Genk 2-0 Standard Liege

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Genk vs Standard Liege Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Genk to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No

Tip 3 - Under 2.5 goals