Genk vs Antwerp prediction and betting tips on May 20, 2024
Game Prediction
Genk and Antwerp will play against each other in the 39th round of the Belgian Pro League (the Championship Group) on May 20, 2024. The hosts can compete for 4th place; for the guests, any result other than a victory means finishing in the last, 6th position.
Key statistics and trends:
- Genk has lost 4 times in a row.
- Antwerp, including the cup final, has 5 defeats in a row and 8 failures happened in 9 previous matches.
- The most popular score between the clubs is a 1-1 draw (4 times).
- Genk wins the first half in 40% of matches, Antwerp does the same in 37% of the confrontations.
Genk – the shape of the team and its analysis: it stopped working after the scandal
“The Smurfs” were able to finish in the top 6. Still, their match with Westerlo, which took place in the previous round, brought a final 1-1 score and led to a scandal. Maybe it backfired, or they just lost their shape at the end of spring. One way or another, the team, after a good stretch, lost 4 times in a row and fell back to 5th position. For now, the club can get Cercle Brugge, which is 2 points ahead. Only a victory can make this aim come true.
Antwerp – the shape of the team and its analysis: the last chance to save the season is lost
“The Great Old Ones” made it to their second consecutive cup final. Still, the team that won all the inner trophies in 2023 lost to Royal Union this time – the only goal was scored at the very end of the first half by Machida. Speaking about the championship, the team lost to Cercle Brugge, which is the seventh defeat in 8 rounds. Even to have a chance of ousting the opponent from the final 5th place, the ex-champion needs to win now.
Genk: team news
Heynen, Sor, Ouattara and Oyen have got health problems.
Antwerp: team news
Ondrejka, Valencia, Engels and Bataille continue to recover from injuries.
Genk vs Antwerp: possible starting line-ups
Genk (possible line-up): Vandevoordt – McKenzie, Cuesta, Sadick – Kayembe, El Hadj, Hrosovsky, Galarza, El Ouahdi – Arokodare, Zeqiri.
Antwerp (possible line-up): Lammens - van den Bosch, Alderweireld, de Laat - Wijndal, Ekkelenkamp, Keita, Matazo, Balikwisha - Kerk, Janssen
Previous head-to-head matches
The hosts won with a 3-2 score in Antwerp, extending their successful streak, in November. Still, then “the Smurfs” were twice as strong.
Free prediction for the match Genk vs Antwerp on May 20:
It’s not so much the hosts who are strong, but the guests who are completely blown away. These need to be beaten at the home arena – as a result, we bet on the hosts to win (odd: 1.83).