Lokeren – Genk Prediction & Picks (29.07.2018)

To close the first day of play, Sporting Lokeren gets Philippe Clément’s troops on the floor. KRC Genk that played for the qualification of the Europa League on Thursday and will probably not play with the same eleven. Still, they do not want to use a final sprint like last season and narrowly pick up play-off. Will they be able to grab the three points from Daknam?

Sporting Lokeren:

Play year 2018-2019 can not start fast enough for Sporting Lokeren. After it has had a year in which it really could not achieve anything and had no hope at all, it would want to mix again with the subtoppers this year. Under the authority of Peter Maes that prevented Lokeren from relegation last year, this may have to be possible. Although the qualities of these days are no longer of the past.

Also in the preparation did not know high tops to shave and lost it from among other AZ Alkmaar and Lommel. On the other hand, it could win Zulte-Waregem but that was also their only, let us say, unexpected result. A highlight is that Steve de Ridder seems to be completely ready to take his team to a higher level. He scored just about every practice match and thus prepared the pass to make it a good season.

During the transfer period, not much has happened at Lokeren and so no significant players have left or bought yet. It seems that Lokeren mainly wants to draw the card of the youth and thus wants to work with a view to the future. It could well be the last season of chairman Roger Lambrecht.

KRC Genk:

At Genk they had a net-non-season last year. After a difficult start, the coach fired Peter Maes and set up the Philippe Clément as T1, which came from Waasland-Beveren. Thanks to a good final sprint, Genk still managed to win play-off I and in the final match he also lost the cup of Belgium. This season, at least according to many analysts, Genk would be able to participate for a possible title, provided it does not have to sacrifice qualities.

In their friendly games they showed themselves again from their best side and even won their six practice matches. Especially the 4-0 victory against Olympiakos was one of high level. It scored on average four times in each game and showed that they are ready for the new season that has already started on Thursday, because Genk is again the team that starts with European football.

However, for the time being it has lost more fixed values ​​than the realm. Thomas Buffel was the end of the contract, Schrijvers was sold for three million as well as Clinton Mata. Colley and Vanzeir were also allowed to visit other places, still players who were always eighteen, even often in the base. Replacements have not yet been found. Only Zinho Gano is attracted and he will have to take care of the goals.