KVC Westerlo 1–2 KRC Genk
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.5 – 1.3
- Actual xG
- 0.9 – 2.6
- Goals
- 1 – 2
Footybot made KVC Westerlo favourites at 43%.
KRC Genk won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.9.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Zakaria El Ouahdi, 53.9 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Yaimar Medina +12.3, Shunsuke Saito +9.4.
Well below it: Junya Ito −15.6, Doğucan Haspolat −9.3, Seiji Kimura −9.1.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
KVC Westerlo
| 11 Apr 2026 | W 2–1 | at Standard Liège |
| 5 Apr 2026 | W 2–0 | v RC Sporting Charleroi |
| 22 Mar 2026 | D 0–0 | at Standard Liège |
| 14 Mar 2026 | L 1–2 | v Club Brugge KV |
| 7 Mar 2026 | W 1–0 | at Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
KRC Genk
| 12 Apr 2026 | D 0–0 | v Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
| 3 Apr 2026 | W 2–1 | at Royal Antwerp FC |
| 22 Mar 2026 | D 5–5 | at RAAL La Louvière |
| 19 Mar 2026 | L 1–5 | at SC Freiburg |
| 15 Mar 2026 | W 1–0 | v Sint-Truidense VV |
Head to head
| 14 Dec 2025 | KRC Genk 1–1 KVC Westerlo |
| 2 Nov 2025 | KVC Westerlo 0–1 KRC Genk |
KVC Westerlo
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afonso Patrao | 15 | 100.0 | – |
| Naoufal Bohamdi-Kamoni | 9 | 63.6 | – |
| Nacho Ferri | 90 | 46.7 | +1.1 |
| Shunsuke Saito | 56 | 46.2 | +9.4 |
| Andreas Jungdal | 90 | 46.1 | −5.7 |
| Josimar Alcócer | 88 | 43.2 | +5.5 |
| Arthur Piedfort | 90 | 42.0 | −2.0 |
| Doğucan Haspolat | 75 | 40.5 | −9.3 |
| Emin Bayram | 90 | 40.1 | −5.7 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 90 | 39.1 | +0.3 |
| Allahyar Sayyadmanesh | 90 | 37.7 | −5.5 |
| Roman Neustädter | 75 | 36.6 | −9.0 |
| Seiji Kimura | 90 | 36.5 | −9.1 |
| Serhiy Sydorchuk | 15 | 34.9 | – |
| Dylan Ourega | 34 | 26.3 | – |
KRC Genk
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bibout | 20 | 100.0 | – |
| Zakaria El Ouahdi | 90 | 53.9 | +4.7 |
| Konstantinos Karetsas | 83 | 49.8 | +1.7 |
| Daan Heymans | 90 | 49.1 | −1.6 |
| Mujaid Sadick | 90 | 48.8 | +5.4 |
| Yaimar Medina | 70 | 46.8 | +12.3 |
| Lucca Brughmans | 90 | 46.6 | – |
| Ibrahima Sory Bangoura | 90 | 46.1 | +3.5 |
| Matte Smets | 90 | 44.2 | −3.8 |
| Noah Adedeji-Sternberg | 14 | 43.0 | – |
| Bryan Heynen | 90 | 41.4 | −3.6 |
| Robin Mirisola | 70 | 40.3 | −2.9 |
| Joris Kayembe | 20 | 32.1 | – |
| Junya Ito | 90 | 30.6 | −15.6 |