GolVolt — Genk vs Cercle Brugge: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Cercle Brugge without a win in 11 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 draws and 8 defeats. Last win: 24 April, 2:1 against Dender.

Defence

Cercle Brugge concede 2.8 goals per match

Genk1.0 Cercle Brugge2.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Genk concede 1.0.

Last time

Last meeting, 25 January 2026: Genk – Cercle Brugge 1:1

WWDD

Genk are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

Streak

Cercle Brugge have scored in 4 matches in a row

DLLL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 6 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Rafiu Durosinmi

Genk · forward

6goals 0assists 7.19avg rating

Last match, Standard Liège: rating 6.9.

Steve Ngoura

Cercle Brugge · forward

3goals 0assists 6.77avg rating

Last match, Union Saint-Gilloise: 1 goal, rating 6.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Genk at home and Cercle Brugge away, as in this match.

Genk

at home · 10

5W5D0L1.8scored per match0.6conceded per match

Cercle Brugge

away · 10

2W3D5L1.8scored per match2.3conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 25 Jan 2026 · Pro League Genk 1:1 Cercle Brugge Sor 17' · Gerkens 90+3'

2wins

2 draws3.5 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 4

0wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Genk (4-2-3-1, last: Standard Liège) · Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1, last: Union Saint-Gilloise).

LBBrughmans KAAmaro MSSmets JKKongolo JKKayembe BTTahirović BHHeynen JIIto DHHeymans NSAdedeji-Sternberg RDDurosinmi GCCoucke VKKonaté RCCaicedo EKKakou IDDiakité HBVan Der Bruggen LRLe Roux DVVanzeir AMManneh TAAkinsola SNNgoura

GenkCercle Brugge

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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