Royal Charleroi SC
- Charleroi have won one of their last five games and are undefeated in three home fixtures (W1, D2).
- Hans Cornelis has been tasked with improving the results of Charleroi since his appointment as head coach, and his side have been a pragmatic, defense-first unit, who sit deep and aim to counter with pace in direct transitions when they win the ball back.
- Cornelis has been patient in the build-up and clinical in the attack, and they will look to exploit space with the pace of Parfait Guiagon, who has four league goals from 15 appearances, the team’s top-scorer this season.
Racing Genk
- Racing Genk have lost both of their last two away matches in all competitions.
- Genk have been playing a different game, dominated by the ball.
- Thorsten Fink keeps his side patient in build-up and always looking to overload the central channels.
- They press high, and when they lose the ball, they recover in numbers.
Head-to-Head
Royal Charleroi SC have won the last two head-to-heads, most recently beating Genk 1-0 away from home two months ago in First Division A play.
Key Players
Hyun-Gyu Oh is the biggest goal threat for Genk with six from 17 appearances in the league this season, but Charleroi have the players to make this a tough game for the visitors.
Betting Insights
- Genk sit in seventh place on 24 points from 18 games in First Division A, four points better off than Charleroi who are 12th on 20 points.
- The bookies have Genk as slight favorites with odds of 2.51, while Charleroi are around 2.94 at home.
- Charleroi have only conceded eight goals at home from nine league games (W3, D4, L2), while Genk have averaged 1.22 goals per away game in the same competition (W3, D3, L3).
Prediction
The game will be close, but we’ll side with Genk for a win as they have the slight edge in terms of the table and the odds.
