Cercle Brugge vs Genk betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on September 14th, 2024

Cercle Brugge and Genk will play on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), in a Pro League game to be held in Belgium, check the Cercle Brugge vs Genk betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cercle Brugge vs Genk will occur

The game will be played in the small Jan Breydelstadion stadium, in the city of Brugge, with a capacity for 29062 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Cercle Brugge vs Genk betting tip 2024/2025

The Pro League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.82 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.7 goals per match played.

Cercle Brugge last match

In the last match played, Cercle Brugge met Club Brugge, in a match valid for the Pro League. The match ended in a loss by 3-0. The coach M. Muslić's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 5.50.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Gary Magnee was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Genk last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Genk, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Westerlo team with a final score of 1-0.

The odds of 1.65 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Cercle Brugge vs Genk h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Pro League, Genk ranked 4th place while Cercle Brugge was in 5th place. Genk took to the field with a 3-4-2-1 tactic, while Cercle Brugge deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 04-05-2024. The match was valid for the 2023/2024 season of the Pro League, and it ended with a 4-1 win for Cercle Brugge.

The performance of the Genk team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Cercle Brugge team.

Cercle Brugge

Pro League leaderboard now

With 4 points, 1 win, 3 losses 1 draw, and a negative balance, Cercle Brugge enters this game in 14th place in the Pro League.

This means that Sint-Truiden team, in 15th place, is close behind in the 7th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Cercle Brugge analysis

Cercle Brugge have a negative goal difference, having after 6 rounds conceded 10 goals to opponents and scored 6. An average to improve.

Cercle Brugge seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Cercle Brugge has a ball possession average of 49.6% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Cercle Brugge vs Genk 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Best goalscorer from Cercle Brugge

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Kevin Denkey. The Attacker has scored 2 times in this competition and helped Cercle Brugge avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Genk

Pro League leaderboard now

The Genk team with 10 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

In the 7th round, Westerlo, that is in the 5th place, has the same score.

Genk analysis

Genk shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 6 games has only conceded goals on 8 occasions, and has scored in 9.

Genk is in an enviable position! Having 3 wins in the Pro League, they are the sure favorite.

As we approach the Regular Season, Genk is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.6 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents. Therefore, the Genk team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 60.4%.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Matte Smets, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Westerlo, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from Genk

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Toluwalase Arokodare. The Attacker has scored 4 times in this competition and helped Genk avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Historical data: Genk

The Genk team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 4 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

The best time to place bets is between 30-45 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Genk scores an average of 2.5 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.4.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 6.6 corners per game.

Cercle Brugge is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.6 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Cercle Brugge in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.33 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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