Genk and Zulte ‑ Waregem meet at Luminus Arena, in a match for the 22nd round of the Pro League. Genk won away by (1‑2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 09‑08‑2020. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 4 wins and 1 loss in the last 5 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 10‑08‑2019, in a Pro League match which ended with the victory of Zulte ‑ Waregem by (0‑2). The goals of the match were scored by H. Bjørdal (6 ‘) and S. Berahino (78′) for Zulte ‑ Waregem. Despite being a match between 2nd and 11th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 3rd classified in home games and the 2nd as away.
Genk :
The home team is currently in 2nd position, with 39 points won, after 11 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Gent by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Club Brugge by (3‑2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, since they achieved similar results at home and abroad. For the championship, Genk won 21 points out of a possible 30, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 games they played at their stadium.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 9 matches at their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑1 (5 out of 11 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, as 11 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 23 matches in the competition, they conceded the first goal 12 times, but got the comeback in 5.
Genk play at home and will try to stay in second place in the competition. For this reason, you must play attack for the 90 minutes. The team has not won for four games and has lost contact with the leader, Club Brugge, which opened a 12-point lead in the table. Against ZW, the team needs to present a different attitude from the last matches to come out with a positive result, with more focus, dedication and strength in attack.
Waregem :
After 9 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, the visiting team is currently in 11th position, with 30 points won. In their last match, they lost to Beerschot at home by (0‑3), after having lost in the previous match at home, in a match against OH Leuven, by (2‑3). This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 19 points away and 11 at home, with 20 goals scored and 14 suffered as away, against 14 goals scored and 27 suffered at home. For the championship, Zulte-Waregem won 19 points out of a possible 30, after 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 10 away games.
In this competition, they won the last 5 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of their last 10 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 23 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 9 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
Zulte-Waregem are having a shaky campaign and have lost the last two games. To recover in the league and be able to fight for one of the qualifying places for the Europa League play-off, the team needs to recover in the competition and nothing better than to do it with a victory. Thus, playing against a strong rival, the team needs to have a well-planned strategy, with strong markings and intensity throughout the game, exploiting counterattacks to score goals.
