Genk vs. Mechelen Prediction, Tips and Odds – Oct. 28, 2022 20:30 CET
Genk will host Mechelen at the Cegeka Arena in the Jupiler Pro League on Friday (October 28) evening.
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Genk Team News
Manager Wouter Vrancken managed to revive the Genk team. They had a furious start to the league competition and announced that they could once again find themselves on the podium as national champions. It would be their fifth league title since their existence.
In the last game played, they beat Royal Antwerp 3-1 away from home. The goals were scored by Bryan Heynen in the 13th minute, followed by the team’s top scorer Paul Onuachu. Genk is at the top of the table with 37 points from 14 games.
Before that, they scored as many as six goals against the Westerlo team, eventually winning with an impressive 6:1. They are in excellent goal-scoring form in the previous part of the competition.
Mechelen Team News
Mechelen started the season so badly that the management managed to replace manager Danny Buijs very quickly. Management of the club did not even last three months. Steven Defour took over, and the team finally started playing attractive and efficient football.
Mechelen recently won 2:1 against KAS Eupen, and Alessi Da Cruz and Julien Ngoya scored the goals. Mechelen is 11th in the table with 17 points from 14 games.
In the last three matches, except for Eupen, the visiting team beat Standard 2:0 but lost 3:0 against Gent.
H2H
These two teams have played 43 matches. Genk was better in 22, while the guests won 11 matches. There have been ten draws between these two teams, including their last meeting, which ended goallessly. Genk is unbeaten in their last seven games together.
Injuries and suspensions
Genk: Luca Oyen, Adnane Abid, Mujad Sadick, Angelo Preciado
Mechelen: Lucas Bjer, Kerim Mrabti, Dimitri Lavalee, Birger Verstraete, David Bates
Genk vs. Mechelen Prediction
Mechelen has won just four points in six away league games this season, the fewest in the Belgian league. Genk is playing great, especially at home where they are unbeaten so far, and will certainly try to take advantage of every chance.
Kick-off Time: Friday, 28.10.2022, 20:30 CET
Prediction: AH – 1.25
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook: 20bet
