A 1-0 defeat to Antwerp on Jupiler Pro League 2023 matchday 25 saw Genk’s lead at the top slip to just six points with plenty of football left to play. We’ve previewed this weekend’s fixtures and picked out a four-fold accumulator with football odds of 13.68 – a €5 bet could see you win €68!
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KV Mechelen vs Genk
Genk will hope to get back to winning ways in Friday night’s fixture away against Mechelen. The defeat to Antwerp ended a six-game undefeated run in the league and they’ll be hoping to pile the pressure on St. Gilloise ahead of their match against Standard Liege. Genk might struggle for goals after the departure of Paul Onuachu – Mbwana Samatta simply doesn’t have the same goalscoring record. However, with a wealth of in-form talent supporting him, we still expect Genk to finish the regular season atop the league table.
Mechelen’s defeat last time out was a third in five Jupiler Pro League 2023 matches. They do boast an impressive recent record at home, but will do well to stop the force that is Genk.
Genk to win – 1.79
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Standard Liege
Not only do we like the look of St. Gilloise to beat Standard Liege on home soil, we also think there’s a good chance they keep a clean sheet in the process. They claimed a point from their trip to champions Club Brugge on matchday 25 and will be looking to pick up another three points as they hunt down Genk. The hosts are on a run of seven straight wins at Stade Joseph Marien, which includes six successive clean sheets.
Liege have failed to score more than one goal in their last eight away matches – they are hardly a prolific attack. When you pair their misfiring forwards against a rock-solid St. Gilloise defence, these look like tempting odds for a home win and clean sheet.
Union Saint-Gilloise to win to nil – 2.50
Gent vs Leuven
Gent are just three points adrift of Club Brugge as the race for the top four heats up. They host Leuven on Jupiler Pro League 2023 matchday 26, having lost just once at home since early October. A narrow 3-2 defeat to Genk remains their only loss in that time as they prepare for the arrival of a Leuven outfit in search of form.
Since the return of domestic football, Leuven have won just one of their four away matches, losing most recently on the road against bottom of the table Seraing. They have won just once in their last nine matches and are rapidly slipping down the rankings as a result. We can’t see them turning things around in their upcoming trip to Gent.
Gent to win – 1.61
Kortrijk vs Anderlecht
Anderlecht have begun stringing a few results together as they make a late charge at the post-season spots. They are now a single point from the top eight and just eight points from the top four after winning three of their previous four matches. They will fancy their chances of picking up another three points on the road against Kortrijk this weekend.
Only one team has collected fewer points at home than Kortrijk, who have also scored the second fewest on home turf. Despite Faiz Selemanie impressing again this campaign, Kortrijk don’t look to have enough to stave off an Anderlecht side full of momentum.
Anderlecht to win – 1.90
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