KRC Genk vs Club Brugge: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

KRC Genk played Club Brugge in Pro League (Belgium). The match was played on 26 December 2025. Final score: 3:5.

Current form

KRC Genk: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Club Brugge: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

KRC Genk scores 1.26 and concedes 1.37 goals per match. Club Brugge scores 1.63 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: KRC Genk 79%, Club Brugge 47%. Over 2.5: KRC Genk 58%, Club Brugge 42%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Club Brugge has higher xG: 1.91 vs 1.85. KRC Genk: 16.5 shots per match, Club Brugge: 17.2.

Match halves

KRC Genk: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.63. Club Brugge: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 1.16.

Goals by minute

KRC Genk: 0-15 (5 goals). Club Brugge: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Pro League: 2.51 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 3
1st half
2 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
KRC GenkClub Brugge
22Shots8
KRC GenkClub Brugge
7Shots on target6
KRC GenkClub Brugge
2.24xG1.17
KRC GenkClub Brugge
9Corners2
KRC GenkClub Brugge
50Dangerous attacks33
KRC GenkClub Brugge
13Fouls12
KRC GenkClub Brugge
3Cards3
KRC GenkClub Brugge

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.26Goals scored / match1.63
KRC GenkClub Brugge
1.37Goals conceded / match1
KRC GenkClub Brugge
64%Average possession63%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
5.68Shots on target / match5.21
KRC GenkClub Brugge

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.47Shots per match17.16
KRC GenkClub Brugge
5.68Shots on target5.21
KRC GenkClub Brugge
7.7%Shot conversion9.5%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
64%Possession63%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
1.85xG for1.91
KRC GenkClub Brugge
1.38xG against1.29
KRC GenkClub Brugge

Shooting quality

KRC Genk: DominantClub Brugge: Dominant
KRC GenkClub Brugge
Accuracy (shots on target)34%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Club Brugge is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - KRC Genk · 1.8 pts / match - Club Brugge

KRC Genk
LWLDD
Season result split
32% W37% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-6
1.32 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 2.04Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Club Brugge
WLLWW
Season result split
63% W11% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-2-5
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-4
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.28Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Club Brugge is 29% better for: goals scored per match.

1.26 goals / match - KRC Genk · 1.63 goals / match - Club Brugge

Club Brugge is 37% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.37 goals / match - KRC Genk · 1 goals / match - Club Brugge

KRC Genk scoring profile: very strong

KRC Genk scores in 84% of matches (16 of 19 matches), while Club Brugge keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 matches).

Club Brugge scoring profile: very strong

Club Brugge scores in 84% of matches (16 of 19 matches), while KRC Genk keeps a clean sheet in 5% (1 of 19 matches).

24Goals scored (season)31
KRC GenkClub Brugge
26Goals conceded (season)19
KRC GenkClub Brugge
2.63Average goals in match2.63
KRC GenkClub Brugge
5Goals scored (last 5)10
KRC GenkClub Brugge
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
KRC GenkClub Brugge

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal84%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
37%2 goals47%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
5%3 goals11%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
0%4 goals11%
KRC GenkClub Brugge

How often they concede at least...

95%1 goal63%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
37%2 goals16%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
5%3 goals11%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
0%4 goals5%
KRC GenkClub Brugge

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

37%BTTS at half-time21%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
11%BTTS in both halves11%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
21%Scored in both halves32%
KRC GenkClub Brugge

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
60%BTTS - last 560%
KRC GenkClub Brugge

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
KRC GenkClub Brugge

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time84%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
KRC GenkClub Brugge

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Club Brugge is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.05 pts / match - KRC Genk · 1.11 pts / match - Club Brugge

KRC Genk - half-time state
21% leading42% draw37% trailing
Club Brugge - half-time state
21% leading47% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.05Points per match (1st half)1.11
KRC GenkClub Brugge
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.47
KRC GenkClub Brugge
0.84Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
KRC GenkClub Brugge
1.47Average goals (1st half)1
KRC GenkClub Brugge
26%Clean sheet before half-time58%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
47%No goal before half-time58%
KRC GenkClub Brugge

After half-time (2nd half)

1.37Points per match (2nd half)1.95
KRC GenkClub Brugge
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)1.16
KRC GenkClub Brugge
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
KRC GenkClub Brugge
1.16Average goals (2nd half)1.63
KRC GenkClub Brugge
53%Clean sheet after half-time63%
KRC GenkClub Brugge
47%No goal after half-time26%
KRC GenkClub Brugge

KRC Genk - second-half results

26% W58% D16% L
20
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Club Brugge - second-half results

53% W37% D11% L
21
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding300%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

KRC Genk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.60
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-4+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Club Brugge - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

KRC Genk
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
4
2
16-30
3
6
31-45
5
4
46-60
2
2
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Club Brugge
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
4
3
16-30
3
2
31-45
7
2
46-60
6
2
61-75
9
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

KRC Genk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Club Brugge

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
147%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Pro League).

Teams vs league

KRC GenkLigaClub Brugge
Average goals in match 2.632.51 2.63
Both teams scored 79%54% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%44% 42%
Clean sheets 5%26% 37%
Goal before half-time 89%70% 63%
Goal after half-time 68%74% 84%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.51
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Club BruggeGoalRomeo VermantAssist: Christos Tzolis
  2. KRC GenkGoalYira Collins SorAssist: Hyun-Gyu Oh
  3. KRC GenkYellow cardYaimar Abel Medina Ortiz
  4. Club BruggeGoalHans VanakenAssist: Hugo Vegard Vetlesen
  5. Club BruggeYellow cardRomeo Vermant
  6. KRC GenkYellow cardHyun-Gyu Oh
  7. KRC GenkSubstitutionOn: Robin MirisolaOff: Hyun-Gyu Oh
  8. Club BruggeYellow cardKyriani Sabbe
  9. KRC GenkGoalDaan HeymansAssist: Patrik Hrošovský
  10. KRC GenkYellow cardMujaid Sadick Aliu
  11. Club BruggeSubstitutionOn: Hugo Thierry SiquetOff: Kyriani Sabbe
  12. Club BruggeSubstitutionOn: Nicolo TresoldiOff: Romeo Vermant
  13. Club BruggeYellow cardJoel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero
  14. Club BruggeGoalCisse SandraAssist: Nicolo Tresoldi

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Lawrence VisserMatches officiated: 24
4.67Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 242%Home wins33%Draws25%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: KRC Genk 0 - 0 - 1 Club Brugge. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Club Brugge KV
2 : 1
KRC Genk

FAQ

What was the result of KRC Genk vs Club Brugge?

The Pro League match finished KRC Genk 3:5 Club Brugge. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before KRC Genk vs Club Brugge?

KRC Genk score 1.26 goals per game on average and Club Brugge 1.63. The Pro League average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 79% of KRC Genk's matches and 47% of Club Brugge's.

What form are KRC Genk and Club Brugge in?

Over the last 5 games KRC Genk have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Club Brugge 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for KRC Genk vs Club Brugge?

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