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Antwerp vs Genk Prediction & Betting tips
On the last day of the regular competition, the numbers two and three play against each other.
Royal Antwerp:
After Club Brugge and Genk, Antwerp also has its ticket for Play-off 1. The Great Old recovered after the disgrace against Anderlecht and was rewarded for its offensive intentions. Vercauteren intervened after the 1-4 attack against Anderlecht. Jordan Lukaku went out as expected, occasional captain Ritchie De Laet moved out to the left and with Seck, Buta and Mbokani three new names entered the squad.
Mouscron erected a wall, which did not prevent Antwerp from creating danger. Halfway through the first period, the salary was paid according to work. Mbokani completed a clever combination over four intermediate stations. An answer from Mouscron was not forthcoming. Le Marchand therefore thought to lend a hand to the home team. After a failed check, the Frenchman tackled full on Hamdi Harbaoui’s foot. Yellow was his share first, but after the intervention of the VAR, the logical exclusion followed. Antwerp also continued to threaten with one man less. Vercauteren stuck to his other ten starters at the start of the second half. They actually started even sharper than 45 minutes earlier. After the double lead it was still shivering.
“We got ourselves in trouble,” said Frank Vercauteren. “That red card from Maxime, admittedly after a bad check by the state of the field, was unnecessary. But during half time, the group took its responsibility and we scored twice more. I am glad that we are already certain of Play-off 1, otherwise there would have been a lot of pressure against Genk. Then we would have needed a super day. ”
Genk:
Racing Genk beat STVV 4-0, is in a provisional second place and secured the ticket for Play-off 1 after a game of cat and mouse. John van den Brom gleamed with pride. John Van den Brom: “I’m not afraid of decompression. Of course we look forward to the cup final one week later. But on Sunday we will already meet an opponent with Antwerp in Play-off 1. We then play a match with the second place as the stake and half of the points will be taken to Play-off 1. Even though we are now certain of Play-off 1, we still don’t have a prize in our hands. ‘
A painful misunderstanding led to the 1-0 halfway through the first half. Genk benefited from a brilliant switch. Yuya Ito centered quickly, Paul Onuachu pulled Teixeira along and Theo Bongonda scored from close range. Moments later, Brian Heynen made it 2-0 after a double pass with Ito, Thorstvedt made it 3-0. Even a penalty could not relieve the Truiense pain. Van den Brom was happy that his goalkeeper, who was born and bred from Truienaar, stopped the penalty kick from Suzuki just before half time. The second half only offered a fourth Genk goal from top scorer Onuachu.
Van den Brom: “Where we showed our best football last week but lacked efficiency, the balls flew in nicely today. Our first chances immediately became very nice goals. That way we took control of the game ourselves and we never ran into problems again. I am not only happy for Maarten Vandevoordt himself, who was able to manifest himself in this way. But it was also important for the team. If it is still 3-1, the opponent steps into the dressing room with a different feeling. ”
Antwerp vs Genk head to head matches
06.12.20 JL Genk Antwerp 4 : 2
13.02.20 JL Antwerp Genk 1 : 1
03.12.19 CUP Antwerp Genk 4 : 3 (2 : 2)
30.10.19 JL Genk Antwerp 2 : 2
03.05.19 JL Genk Antwerp 4 : 0
* Our advice is: Both teams to score / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.65
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