Genk vs Union St. Gilloise

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🕒 Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Cegeka Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Nathan Verboomen 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Genk 7 · Union St. Gilloise 1
Referee Stats
22 matches · 4.05 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.05
Reds avg 0.23
Penalties avg 0.41
Over 4.5 cards 55%
Home wins 45%
Draws 36%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • Genk controlled possession (65%).
  • 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
Union St. Gilloise (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 7-9-4

Goals For / Against

23 / 20
Avg: 1.15 / 1.00

Points

30
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7

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
1.50
1.30
GF
1.15
1.10
GA
1.00
47%
O2.5
27%
60%
BTTS
60%
27%
Score 1st
67%

League-position context

Genk rank7th
Union St. Gilloise rank1st
Genk points42
Union St. Gilloise points66
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.
Union St. Gilloise: #1 · 66 pts · GD +33
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
24-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.

Union St. Gilloise last 5 away

W D D D D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals5-3
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent 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%

Union St. Gilloise trend breakdown

Over 2.527%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.527%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Genk score at home80%
Genk clean sheet at home20%
Union St. Gilloise score away67%
Union St. Gilloise clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Genk score first27%
Genk win after scoring first75%
Union St. Gilloise score first67%
Union St. Gilloise win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Genk 50% · Union St. Gilloise 33%
Avg first goal minute: Genk 38.8' · Union St. Gilloise 35.1'

Vs league average

Genk score at home1.30 vs 1.39
Genk concede at home1.10 vs 1.23
Union St. Gilloise score away1.15 vs 1.23
Union St. Gilloise concede away1.00 vs 1.39
Genk score 6% below league average, while Union St. Gilloise score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Genk are 11% below league average at home, and Union St. Gilloise are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.20 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

Union St. Gilloise goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
6
Total Shots
15
11
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
10
8
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
11
12
Offsides
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
6
Total Passes
512
277
Passes Accurate
437
205
Passes %
85%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
10'
10' Goal · 0-1
P. David
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Burgess
27'
27' Z. El Ouahdi
44'
44' F. Leysen
46'
46' O. Niang
56'
56' Goal · 1-1
J. Ito
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Steuckers
59'
59' K. Mac Allister
62'
62' P. David
1st substitution · For: R. Florucz
62'
62' M. Rasmussen
2nd substitution · For: K. Van de Perre
69'
69' J. Erabi
1st substitution · For: Oh Hyeon-Gyu
69'
69' A. Khalaili
3rd substitution · For: L. Patris
69'
69' J. Ito
2nd substitution · For: Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
70'
70' Z. El Ouahdi
3rd substitution · For: K. Nkuba
78'
78' VAR
Oh Hyeon-Gyu
Goal cancelled
81'
81' A. Ait El Hadj
4th substitution · For: R. Schoofs
81'
81' O. Niang
5th substitution · For: R. Sykes
90'
90' K. Van de Perre
90'
90' Goal · 2-2
R. Schoofs
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Florucz
90+1'
90+1' J. Kayembe

Genk vs Union St. Gilloise 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Union St. Gilloise beat Genk 2-1 on Sunday, 21 September 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Nathan Verboomen. It was played at Cegeka Arena.

First half: Union St. Gilloise took an early lead at 10' when P. David scored, with the assist credited to C. Burgess, making the score 0-1. Z. El Ouahdi received a yellow card for Genk at 27'. F. Leysen received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 44'.

Second half: O. Niang received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 46'. Genk leveled the score at 56' when J. Ito scored, with the assist credited to J. Steuckers, making the score 1-1. K. Mac Allister received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 59'. Union St. Gilloise made their 1st substitution at 62', with P. David replacing R. Florucz. Union St. Gilloise made their 2nd substitution at 62', with M. Rasmussen replacing K. Van de Perre. Genk made their 1st substitution at 69', with J. Erabi replacing Oh Hyeon-Gyu. Union St. Gilloise made their 3rd substitution at 69', with A. Khalaili replacing L. Patris. Genk made their 2nd substitution at 69', with J. Ito replacing Noah Adedeji-Sternberg. Genk made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Z. El Ouahdi replacing K. Nkuba. VAR intervened at 78' for Genk (Goal cancelled). Union St. Gilloise made their 4th substitution at 81', with A. Ait El Hadj replacing R. Schoofs. Union St. Gilloise made their 5th substitution at 81', with O. Niang replacing R. Sykes. K. Van de Perre received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 90'. Union St. Gilloise found a late equaliser at 90' when R. Schoofs scored, with the assist credited to R. Florucz, making the score 2-2. J. Kayembe received a yellow card for Genk at 90+1'.

Genk used 3 substitutions while Union St. Gilloise used 5 substitutions. Genk got 2 yellow cards, while Union St. Gilloise got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • Genk controlled possession (65%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals9 (56.3%)
BTTS9 (56.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)

Genk vs Union St. Gilloise Head-to-Head History by Season