Genk vs Westerlo betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on August 30th, 2024

Genk and Westerlo will be playing against each other on Friday, August 30th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), in a Pro League football game in Belgium, check the Genk vs Westerlo betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Genk vs Westerlo will occur

The game takes place in the small Luminus Arena stadium, in the city of Genk, with a capacity for 24956 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Genk vs Westerlo betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Pro League has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.74 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.82 goals per game of the last championship.

Genk last match

The last match ended in a win for the Genk team. On that occasion they met K. Beerschot V.A. for the Pro League, and the match ended 3-4. Coach T. Fink's lined up a 3-4-3 formation.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.67.

With 2 goals scored in the game, the man of the match was Tolu Arokodare. In addition to the goals scored, he performed very well in general, helping Genk come out with a positive result.

Westerlo last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Westerlo, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the OH Leuven team with a final score of 1-1.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.40.

Genk vs Westerlo h2h

Westerlo was in 11th place in the Pro League while Genk was in 5th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Westerlo team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Genk used in the match.

During the football season of 2023/2024, these Pro League teams played against each other on 17-03-2024 in a duly contested game that ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Westerlo team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Genk team, which won only 2 matches.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

Genk

Pro League leaderboard now

The Genk team with 7 points currently occupies the 8th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

In the 6th round, the team has the same score that the 9th place ranked Club Brugge team. The team also has the same points that the OH Leuven team that is placed in the 7th place.

Ranked in the middle of the league table in the Belgium Pro League, Genk has no high ambitions or relegation concerns. Despite this, the team will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Genk analysis

Currently, in the Pro League, Genk sums 8 goals for and a total of 8 goals against, after 5 rounds played.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the Genk team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 59.75%.

Signed this season by Genk, Jarne Steuckers has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against K. Beerschot V.A., he once again performed well, scoring 1 goal, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Best goalscorer from Genk

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Toluwalase Arokodare. The Attacker has already scored 4 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Genk, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Westerlo

Pro League leaderboard now

The Westerlo team with 10 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

The team has no disadvantage against Anderlecht who occupies position 1 in the 6th round and has the same amount of points.

Westerlo analysis

We have reached matchday 5 in Pro League and at the moment Westerlo has made 13 goals and conceded 10.

As we approach the Regular Season, Westerlo is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.6 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Pro League that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Westerlo is a more offensive team than Genk, having 450 attacks vs. 391 from Genk, having scored 13 times, in comparison, Genk converted into goal 8 times.

Best goalscorer from Westerlo

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Allahyar Sayyadmanesh. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Westerlo come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Genk is Toluwalase Arokodare, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Westerlo is Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Westerlo scores an average of 2.5 goals per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 6.2 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Genk is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Genk in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.6 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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