Can anyone stop Genk from winning the 2024-25 Jupiler Pro League title?
That is the question on the lips of every Belgian football fan right now ahead of Matchday 2 in the play-off rounds.
This weekend, the leaders make the trip to Anderlecht, with a match against challengers Club Brugge coming the week after.
We take a look at the upcoming clash and provide some tips for your football bets online, part of our mission to help punters bet online.
Anderlecht vs Genk Preview
Genk are the form horse in this intriguing title race, having not lost in their last six Pro League matches.
Last weekend, the pace setters beat Gent 4-0 on home soil, a performance and result which highlighted everything good about Thorsten Fink’s side.
Genk are four points clear of Club Brugge ahead of kick-off this weekend, although that is a buffer which can disappear in a short space of time.
Fink’s men know they cannot afford to give the chasing pack any sense of hope in the coming weeks.
As for Anderlecht, their hopes of challenging for the main prize are effectively over following last weekend’s 2-0 loss at Club Brugge.
Besnik Hasi’s team are now 11 points off top spot and with only nine rounds of matches left in the Championship Round, a title charge is virtually impossible.
Anderlecht are the embodiment of inconsistency right now, unable to put together a run of victories.
They have lost three of the last five in the Pro League, only mustering victories over Standard Liege and Cercle Brugge.
Interestingly, not a single one of those five matches saw both teams score, which is something to keep in mind if you are looking at the BTTS market this weekend.
Genk bossed the regular season meetings against Anderlecht, winning 2-0 both home and away.
Anderlecht vs Genk Odds
*All odds are subject to change
Genk are the slight pre-match favourites at odds of 2.40 to claim the win. Anderlecht are priced at 2.90, while the draw is 3.25.
Anderlecht vs Genk Betting Tips
Tolu Arokodare to score anytime @ 3.10
Arokodare has been the premier striker in the Pro League this term, with his strike in the 4-0 win over Gent taking him to 18 goals. Wagering on him to score nearly always seems a sensible course of action.
Genk to score over 1.5 goals in the match @ 2.30
Genk had a brief dip in attacking output between Matchday 27 and 29 in the regular season, registering only two goals in three matches. But they scored twice in a 2-1 win against Union Saint-Gilloise on Matchday 30 and thrashed Gent last time out, hence why we are backing them to click into top gear vs Anderlecht.
Genk to win and over 2.5 goals in the match @ 3.73
Genk’s last two victories have seen over 2.5 goals scored in the match and the odds here look very good indeed.
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