Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 16:15
Full Time
1:2
HT: 0 - 0

Match Timeline

4'
Yaimar Medina🟨
Yellow Card
19'
Josimar Alcócer🟨
Yellow Card
38'
Junya Ito🟨
Yellow Card
56'
Shunsuke Saito🔄
Substitution 1 → Dylan Ourega
68'
Zakaria El Ouahdi
Normal Goal → Junya Ito
70'
Yaimar Medina🔄
Substitution 1 → Kayembe
70'
Robin Mirisola🔄
Substitution 2 → Aaron Bibout
71'
Aaron Bibout
Normal Goal → Zakaria El Ouahdi
75'
Doğucan Haspolat🔄
Substitution 2 → Serhiy Sydorchuk
75'
Roman Neustädter🔄
Substitution 3 → Afonso Patrao
76'
Afonso Patrao
Normal Goal → Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
83'
Konstantinos Karetsas🔄
Substitution 3 → Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
88'
Josimar Alcócer🔄
Substitution 4 → Naoufal Bohamdi-Kamoni

Match Statistics

3Shots on Goal5
4Shots off Goal2
13Total Shots10
6Blocked Shots3
10Shots insidebox8
3Shots outsidebox2
11Fouls12
3Corner Kicks7
1Offsides10
52Ball Possession48
1Yellow Cards2
3Goalkeeper Saves2
439Total passes400
373Passes accurate343
85Passes %86
0.94expected_goals2.6
0goals_prevented0

Starting Lineups

KVC WesterloKVC Westerlo1:1

Starting XI

99Andreas JungdalG
5Seiji KimuraD
46Arthur PiedfortM
77Josimar AlcócerM
90Nacho FerriF
33Roman NeustädterD
34Doğucan HaspolatM
38Shunsuke SaitoM
40Emin BayramD
7Allahyar SayyadmaneshM
22Bryan ReynoldsD

GenkGenk1:1

Starting XI

28Lucca BrughmansG
19Yaimar MedinaD
21Ibrahima Sory BangouraM
10Junya ItoM
29Robin MirisolaF
6Matte SmetsD
8Bryan HeynenM
3Mujaid SadickD
38Daan HeymansM
77Zakaria El OuahdiD
20Konstantinos KaretsasM

Head-to-Head

📈 Team Form & Statistics

KVC Westerlo
KVC Westerlo
Form: W-W-D-L-W
Genk
Genk
Form: D-W-D-L-W
Record
6 W
2 D
2 L
4 W
2 D
4 L
Goals Per Game
1.1
Scored
vs
1.5
Scored
0.8
Conceded
vs
1.9
Conceded
Betting Indicators
Clean Sheets
60%
Clean Sheets
40%
BTTS
30%
BTTS
50%
Home/Away Performance
Scored
Home:1.0
Away:1.2
Conceded
Home:1.4
Away:0.2
Scored
Home:1.0
Away:2.3
Conceded
Home:1.0
Away:3.3

⚡ Elo Ratings

Long Term Elo Rating
1533
Average
1658
Good
Short Term Elo Rating
1593
↑ Momentum (+60)
1656
↓ Momentum (-2)
Expected Outcome
23%
Home Win
29%
Draw
48%
Away Win
Attack & Defence Elo
Long Term
1521
Attack
1558
1592
Defence
1576
Recent Form
1511
Attack
1536
1655
Defence
1561
Post-Match Changes
-10
Rating Change
0
Rating Change
Elo ratings measure team strength based on match results and opponent quality. Higher ratings indicate stronger teams.

📝 Match Preview

KVC Westerlo vs Genk: The Big O's Goal Prediction
Recommendation:OVER_2_5
Odds:1.57
Expected Value:+19.3%
Confidence:75

Life's too short for nil-nil, and this Jupiler Pro League clash between KVC Westerlo and Genk looks primed for fireworks. As The Big O, I'm not here for boring 0-0 draws; I'm here for the goals, and the data screams for action. KVC Westerlo is showing solid form at home. In their last 10 games, they've scored 11 goals and conceded 8, averaging 1.1 goals per game. Specifically at home, they score 1.0 goals per game but concede 1.4. That defensive leakiness is key. Genk, on the other hand, is a goal machine on the road. Their away stats are brutal: 2.25 goals scored and 3.25 goals conceded per game. That's a recipe for a high-scoring affair. The Head-to-Head record is also telling. In their last 10 meetings, Over 2.5 Goals hit in 50% of the matches. But look at the Goal Expectancy: Westerlo 2.12 + Genk 1.82 = 3.94 total expected goals. That is a massive number. When you plug 3.94 into a Poisson model, the probability of Over 2.5 Goals jumps to roughly 76%. The market odds for Over 2.5 Goals are 1.57. This implies a probability of about 63.7%. If you trust the Goal Expectancy of 3.94, you have a significant edge of roughly 12%. That's the kind of value The Big O lives for. Genk's away defense is a sieve (3.25 conceded per game), and Westerlo's home attack is steady. Add in that Genk recently drew 5-5 with RAAL La Louvière, proving they are involved in high-scoring games. I'm confident this one won't be a nil-nil snooze fest. The math backs the goals. The Big O says: Over 2.5 Goals.

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