Genk vs Club Brugge KV

3 - 5
🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Cegeka Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Lawrence Visser 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Genk 7 · Club Brugge KV 2
Referee Stats
27 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.30
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.52
Over 4.5 cards 56%
Home wins 41%
Draws 33%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Genk (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 7-8-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 22
Avg: 1.30 / 1.10

Points

29
Avg: 1.45

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Club Brugge KV (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 12-2-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 23
Avg: 1.75 / 1.15

Points

38
Avg: 1.90

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.45
PPG
1.90
1.30
GF
1.75
1.10
GA
1.15
47%
O2.5
53%
60%
BTTS
60%
27%
Score 1st
60%

League-position context

Genk rank7th
Club Brugge KV rank2nd
Genk points42
Club Brugge KV points63
Genk: #7 · 42 pts · GD -1
21 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Club Brugge KV: #2 · 63 pts · GD +23
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.
21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Genk last 5 home

W W L W D
Points10/15
Weighted index76
Goals7-4
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Club Brugge KV last 5 away

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals11-7
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Genk trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 27%

Club Brugge KV trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 7%

Scoring reliability

Genk score at home80%
Genk clean sheet at home20%
Club Brugge KV score away80%
Club Brugge KV clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Genk score first27%
Genk win after scoring first75%
Club Brugge KV score first60%
Club Brugge KV win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Genk 50% · Club Brugge KV 50%
Avg first goal minute: Genk 38.8' · Club Brugge KV 37.2'

Vs league average

Genk score at home1.30 vs 1.39
Genk concede at home1.10 vs 1.23
Club Brugge KV score away1.75 vs 1.23
Club Brugge KV concede away1.15 vs 1.39
Genk score 6% below league average, while Club Brugge KV score 42% above league average.
Defensive side: Genk are 11% below league average at home, and Club Brugge KV are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Genk goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
46-60 4
31-45 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
61-75 1
46-60 0

Club Brugge KV goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
13'
13' Goal · 0-1
H. Vetlesen
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Tzolis
22'
22' Goal · 0-2
R. Vermant
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Tzolis
24'
24' Goal · 1-2
Y. Sor
Normal Goal · Assist: Oh Hyeon-Gyu
25'
25' VAR
Y. Sor
Goal confirmed
38'
38' Y. Medina
43'
43' Goal · 2-3
H. Vanaken
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Vetlesen
45+3'
45+3' Oh Hyeon-Gyu
45+3'
45+3' R. Vermant
46'
46' Oh Hyeon-Gyu
1st substitution · For: R. Mirisola
50'
50' K. Sabbe
51'
51' Goal · 3-3
D. Heymans
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Hrošovský
61'
61' Mujaid Sadick
65'
65' K. Sabbe
1st substitution · For: H. Siquet
72'
72' Y. Sor
2nd substitution · For: J. Ito
72'
72' Y. Medina
3rd substitution · For: A. Palacios
74'
74' R. Vermant
2nd substitution · For: N. Tresoldi
76'
76' Goal · 4-3
J. Ito
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Palacios
80'
80' Goal · 4-4
A. Stanković
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Tzolis
81'
81' Z. El Ouahdi
4th substitution · For: K. Nkuba
81'
81' P. Hrošovský
5th substitution · For: J. Steuckers
84'
84' J. Ordoñez
88'
88' VAR
A. Palacios
Penalty cancelled
90'
90' H. Vetlesen
3rd substitution · For: B. Meijer
90'
90' Carlos Forbs
4th substitution · For: C. Sandra
90+3'
90+3' Goal · 4-5
C. Sandra
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Tresoldi

Genk vs Club Brugge KV 3-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Club Brugge KV beat Genk 5-3 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Lawrence Visser. It was played at Cegeka Arena.

First half: Club Brugge KV took the lead at 13' when H. Vetlesen scored, with the assist credited to C. Tzolis, making the score 0-1. Club Brugge KV extended the lead at 22' when R. Vermant scored, with the assist credited to C. Tzolis, making the score 0-2. Genk reduced the deficit at 24' when Y. Sor scored, with the assist credited to Oh Hyeon-Gyu, making the score 1-2. VAR intervened at 25' for Genk (Goal confirmed). Y. Medina received a yellow card for Genk at 38'. Club Brugge KV took the lead at 43' when H. Vanaken scored, with the assist credited to H. Vetlesen, making the score 2-3. Oh Hyeon-Gyu received a yellow card for Genk at 45+3'. R. Vermant received a yellow card for Club Brugge KV at 45+3'.

Second half: Genk made their 1st substitution at 46', with Oh Hyeon-Gyu replacing R. Mirisola. K. Sabbe received a yellow card for Club Brugge KV at 50'. Genk leveled the score at 51' when D. Heymans scored, with the assist credited to P. Hrošovský, making the score 3-3. Mujaid Sadick received a yellow card for Genk at 61'. Club Brugge KV made their 1st substitution at 65', with K. Sabbe replacing H. Siquet. Genk made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Y. Sor replacing J. Ito. Genk made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Y. Medina replacing A. Palacios. Club Brugge KV made their 2nd substitution at 74', with R. Vermant replacing N. Tresoldi. Genk took the lead at 76' when J. Ito scored, with the assist credited to A. Palacios, making the score 4-3. Club Brugge KV leveled the score at 80' when A. Stanković scored, with the assist credited to C. Tzolis, making the score 4-4. Genk made their 4th substitution at 81', with Z. El Ouahdi replacing K. Nkuba. Genk made their 5th substitution at 81', with P. Hrošovský replacing J. Steuckers. J. Ordoñez received a yellow card for Club Brugge KV at 84'. VAR intervened at 88' for Genk (Penalty cancelled). Club Brugge KV made their 3rd substitution at 90', with H. Vetlesen replacing B. Meijer. Club Brugge KV made their 4th substitution at 90', with Carlos Forbs replacing C. Sandra. Club Brugge KV took the lead at 90+3' when C. Sandra scored, with the assist credited to N. Tresoldi, making the score 4-5.

Genk used 5 substitutions while Club Brugge KV used 4 substitutions. Genk got 3 yellow cards, while Club Brugge KV got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games35
Home Wins11
Draws6
Away Wins18
Over 2.5 Goals24 (68.6%)
BTTS25 (71.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games17
Home Wins9
Draws2
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals13 (76.5%)
BTTS12 (70.6%)

Genk vs Club Brugge KV Head-to-Head History by Season