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Cercle Brugge
Vs
Genk

Since 23/09/2018
2
CB wins
7
Draws
9
GEN wins
Meetings
18
on record
Total goals
57
23 Cercle B… · 34 Genk
Goals per game
3.17
both sides combined
Over 1.5
89%
of meetings
Over 2.5
56%
of meetings
BTTS
83%
of meetings
Last meeting
1-1
25 Jan 2026
Next game
16 Jan
Saturday, Belgium - Jupiler Pro Le
Cercle Brugge vs Genk: the head-to-head
Cercle Brugge and Genk have a fiercely balanced rivalry, with nine draws out of eighteen encounters since 2018, making it hard to separate the two sides. The record shows 2 wins for Cercle Brugge, 9 for Genk, and 7 draws, with an average of 3.17 goals per game. In 89% of the meetings at least two goals were scored, 56% saw three or more, and 83% featured both teams finding the net. The latest clash ended 1-1 on 25 January 2026, Genk hosting Cercle Brugge in the Jupiler Pro League. Across all meetings, Cercle Brugge have scored 23 goals to Genk’s 34. At home, Cercle Brugge have played nine matches, winning once, drawing three and losing five; away they have also played nine, winning one, drawing four and losing four. The next fixture is scheduled for 16 January 2027 in the same competition.
01 Head-to-head record02 Recent meetings03 Goal Analysis04 Current form05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture06 League Table07 Squad value analysis08 Recent results09 Upcoming fixtures
Next meeting
Cercle Brugge vs Genk
Saturday 16 January 2027 · Belgium - Jupiler Pro League
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01Head-to-head record⚖
Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge
GenkGenk
2
wins
9
23
goals
34
0
clean sheets
3
The last 18 games between these two clubs
11%
win %
50%
3.17
avg goals
3.17
89%
over 1.5 %
89%
56%
over 2.5 %
56%
33%
over 3.5 %
33%
1.28
scored
1.89
1.89
conceded
1.28
83%
btts
83%
0%
clean sheet
17%
9.06
corners
9.06
3.31
cards
3.31
Top three rows are this fixture: 18 meetings, 2 to Cercle Brugge, 7 drawn, 9 to Genk, at 3.17 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge
Won at home
11%
1 of 9 home meetings
Won away
11%
1 of 9 away meetings
Drawn
39%
7 of 18 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
GenkGenk
Won at home
44%
4 of 9 home meetings
Won away
56%
5 of 9 away meetings
Drawn
39%
7 of 18 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayCercle Br…
25 Jan 2026Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueGenk1-1Cercle BruggeDview
19 Oct 2025Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueCercle Brugge2-2GenkDview
08 Feb 2025Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueGenk2-1Cercle BruggeLview
14 Sep 2024Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueCercle Brugge2-3GenkLview
04 May 2024Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueCercle Brugge4-1GenkWview
13 Apr 2024Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueGenk1-1Cercle BruggeDview
20 Jan 2024Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueGenk1-1Cercle BruggeDview
13 Aug 2023Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueCercle Brugge0-1GenkLview
17 Mar 2023Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueCercle Brugge1-1GenkDview
20 Aug 2022Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueGenk2-1Cercle BruggeLview
05 Mar 2022Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueCercle Brugge2-2GenkDview
07 Nov 2021Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueGenk1-1Cercle BruggeDview
07 Mar 2021Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueGenk2-0Cercle BruggeLview
28 Nov 2020Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueCercle Brugge1-5GenkLview
07 Dec 2019Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueCercle Brugge1-2GenkLview
26 Oct 2019Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueGenk1-0Cercle BruggeLview
24 Nov 2018Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueGenk1-2Cercle BruggeWview
23 Sep 2018Belgium - Jupiler Pro LeagueCercle Brugge2-5GenkLview
03Goal Analysis⚽
Cercle Brugge · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-422D30W41W21W23L14L22D33D01L01LA·ZW04/04H·RLL11/04A·DEN19/04H·DEN24/04H·ZW01/05A·RLL09/05A·SL08/08H·ST14/08A·CBK23/08H·LU29/08
Avg total
3.7
Avg scored
1.9
Avg conceded
1.8
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.44 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.471.701.271.871.671.53
vs Stronger (8)1.001.501.002.001.001.20
vs Similar (22)1.641.771.331.832.001.70
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %20% (-5pp vs league)
Genk · Last 10 – goals for & against
40-402L30W00D00D20W00D12L32W44D40WA·CHA02/05H·KW10/05A·SL16/05H·ANT19/05A·OL23/05A·GEN31/05A·ZW09/08H·KW15/08A·ANT22/08H·SB28/08
Avg total
2.7
Avg scored
1.7
Avg conceded
1.0
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.44 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.701.271.530.801.871.73
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (12)1.671.331.400.601.861.86
vs Weaker (18)1.721.221.600.901.881.62
Clean sheet %40% (+15pp vs league)
04Current form📈
Cercle Brugge
DWWWLLDDLL
Last 10: 19 scored, 18 conceded.
Genk
LWDDWDLWDW
Last 10: 17 scored, 10 conceded.
Cercle Brugge
Home · last 10
DLLDLWWLDL
2 won · 13 scored, 18 conceded
Away · last 10
DWWLWDWLDL
4 won · 19 scored, 18 conceded
Genk
Home · last 10
WWWDDDWDWW
6 won · 17 scored, 4 conceded
Away · last 10
LDWWLDWDLD
3 won · 17 scored, 20 conceded
05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱
Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'33%1-15'33%16-30'33%31-45'33%46-60'33%61-75'33%76-90'33
1st half / 2nd half
Scored33% / 67%
Conceded67% / 33%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 18 meetings have goal timings on record. See Cercle Brugge's full Goal Clock across all their games.
GenkGenk
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'33%1-15'33%16-30'33%31-45'33%46-60'33%61-75'33%76-90'33
1st half / 2nd half
Scored67% / 33%
Conceded33% / 67%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 18 meetings have goal timings on record. See Genk's full Goal Clock across all their games.
06League Table🏆
RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1CharleroiCharleroi412
100%
3.0
92+7
2.8
75%
50%
50%
9.5
50%
2.3
33%
20.2
50%
31
134142.20.5
50%
2GentGent412
100%
3.0
72+5
2.2
75%
50%
0%
7.8
25%
3.2
25%
20.2
50%
58
1722191.80.5
49%
3Union St. GilloiseUnion St. Gilloise410
75%
2.5
111+10
3.0
75%
75%
25%
8.0
25%
3.5
50%
24.0
75%
98
3238282.80.2
52%
4Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV49
75%
2.2
82+6
2.5
75%
75%
0%
11.5
50%
3.7
33%
19.2
25%
196
9223812.00.5
60%
5Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem48
50%
2.0
83+5
2.8
75%
75%
50%
9.5
50%
2.8
25%
26.5
75%
20
8492.00.8
48%
6Standard LiegeStandard Liege48
50%
2.0
96+3
3.8
100%
75%
50%
10.0
25%
3.5
50%
22.0
75%
54
148312.21.5
44%
7GenkGenk47
50%
1.8
128+4
5.0
100%
100%
75%
9.5
25%
3.2
50%
22.8
75%
113
3919553.02.0
58%
8Lommel UnitedLommel United47
50%
1.8
62+4
2.0
50%
25%
25%
11.0
50%
2.3
33%
17.5
0%
26
81541.50.5
45%
9AntwerpAntwerp47
50%
1.8
109+1
4.8
100%
100%
50%
9.0
25%
2.8
50%
21.0
75%
33
910142.52.2
49%
10AnderlechtAnderlecht46
50%
1.5
35-2
2.0
50%
50%
0%
10.0
50%
3.8
75%
25.2
100%
91
5018240.81.2
53%
11St. TruidenSt. Truiden45
25%
1.2
88+0
4.0
100%
75%
50%
8.0
25%
3.2
50%
20.8
50%
30
114142.02.0
55%
12SK BeverenSK Beveren43
25%
0.8
210-8
3.0
75%
75%
50%
9.2
25%
2.5
25%
19.0
50%
12
4350.52.5
-
13Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge42
0%
0.5
57-2
3.0
50%
50%
50%
14.2
100%
2.8
25%
18.8
25%
40
185171.21.8
48%
14KV MechelenKV Mechelen42
0%
0.5
59-4
3.5
100%
50%
50%
6.0
0%
2.7
33%
22.0
75%
45
137251.22.2
49%
15RAAL La LouvièreRAAL La Louvière41
0%
0.2
48-4
3.0
100%
75%
25%
8.2
25%
4.0
75%
21.2
50%
23
66111.02.0
39%
16KVC WesterloKVC Westerlo41
0%
0.2
514-9
4.8
100%
100%
100%
10.0
50%
3.3
33%
23.5
50%
38
169121.23.5
49%
17OH LeuvenOH Leuven40
0%
0.0
29-7
2.8
75%
75%
25%
12.0
50%
3.7
67%
18.2
0%
30
76170.52.2
46%
18KortrijkKortrijk40
0%
0.0
110-9
2.8
75%
75%
25%
10.0
50%
2.2
25%
20.8
50%
18
9450.22.5
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Belgium - Jupiler Pro League 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Belgium - Jupiler Pro League stats & trends →
07Squad value analysis💰
Cercle BruggeGenk
€37.0m
squad value
€110.1m
€68.0m
attack
€249.1m
€18.8m
midfield
€36.2m
€71.6m
defence
€208.4m
26
players
27
Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Genk carries the more valuable squad.
08Recent results📅
Cercle Brugge
DateOpponentScoreRes
04 Apr@ Zulte Waregem2-2D
11 Aprvs RAAL La Louvière3-0W
19 Apr@ Dender4-1W
24 Aprvs Dender2-1W
01 Mayvs Zulte Waregem2-3L
09 May@ RAAL La Louvière1-4L
08 Aug@ Standard Liege2-2D
14 Augvs St. Truiden3-3D
23 Aug@ Club Brugge KV0-1L
29 Augvs Lommel United0-1L
Genk
DateOpponentScoreRes
02 May@ Charleroi0-2L
10 Mayvs KVC Westerlo3-0W
16 May@ Standard Liege0-0D
19 Mayvs Antwerp0-0D
23 May@ OH Leuven2-0W
31 May@ Gent0-0D
09 Aug@ Zulte Waregem1-2L
15 Augvs KVC Westerlo3-2W
22 Aug@ Antwerp4-4D
28 Augvs SK Beveren4-0W
09Upcoming fixtures🗓
Cercle Brugge
Sun 06 Sepvs Gent
Sat 12 Sep@ OH Leuven
Sat 19 Sep@ Charleroi
Sat 10 Octvs Anderlecht
Sun 25 Oct@ Union St. Gilloise
Sat 31 Octvs Antwerp
Sat 07 Nov@ RAAL La Louvière
Sat 21 Novvs KVC Westerlo
Genk
Sun 06 Sep@ Anderlecht
Sun 13 Sepvs Gent
Sun 20 Sep@ Club Brugge KV
Sat 10 Octvs Kortrijk
Sun 25 Octvs Standard Liege
Sat 31 Oct@ KV Mechelen
Sat 07 Nov@ Union St. Gilloise
Sat 21 Novvs RAAL La Louvière
Cercle Brugge stats ↗Genk stats ↗