OH Leuven will host Genk at the Den Dreef Stadium on Saturday in the second round of the 2024-25 Jupiler Pro League campaign. The home side locked horns with newly-promoted Beerschot in their league opener last weekend and put out a solid defensive showing but failed to impress in attack as the two sides played out a goalless draw.
The hosts now sit 10th in the league table with one point from an obtainable three and will be looking to pick up their first win of the new campaign this weekend.
Genk endured a disappointing pre-season campaign and have now begun the new campaign in a similar fashion, playing out a goalless draw against Standard Liege on matchday one. They were the far better side in the matchup between the two sides at the Cegeka Arena but failed to capitalize on their possessional dominance and ultimately had to settle for a point.
The visitors sit a place above their midweek opponents in the league table, although they are level on points and will be looking to pull away with a win on Saturday.
OH Leuven vs Genk Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 18 meetings between OH Leuven and Genk. The hosts have won just two of those games while the visitors have won 12 times. There have been four draws between the two teams.
- The visitors have won all but one of their last five games in this fixture.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last 17 games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2011.
- In a low-scoring weekend, Leuven and Genk were two of 10 teams without a goal on opening day.
OH Leuven vs Genk Prediction
Leuven are on a run of back-to-back winless outings after winning their previous two games. They have, however, won three of their last four competitive home games and will be hopeful of a positive result here.
Genk are on a run of consecutive draws and have won just one of their last six games. They have lost each of their last four league games on the road but should have just enough to snap that streak this weekend.
Prediction: Leuven 1-2 Genk
OH Leuven vs Genk Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Genk to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Seven of the last eight matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last five league matchups)