GolVolt — Westerlo vs Genk: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Westerlo score 3.8 goals per match

Westerlo3.8 Genk1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Genk score 1.2.

Last time

Last meeting, 15 August: Genk – Westerlo 3:2

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Genk have won the last 3 meetings.

Streak

Westerlo unbeaten in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 23 August, 0:4 against Lommel SK.

Table

1 point apart in the table

7.Westerlo14 pts 6.Genk15 pts

Westerlo: place 7, 14 pts · Genk: place 6, 15 pts.

Player in form

Norman Bassette: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG2.58

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.6).

Streak

Westerlo have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 21 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Norman Bassette

Westerlo · forward

7goals 1assist 7.18avg rating

Last match, SK Beveren: 2 goals, rating 8.0.

Rafiu Durosinmi

Genk · forward

6goals 0assists 7.12avg rating

Last match, Mechelen: rating 6.5.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Westerlo at home and Genk away, as in this match.

Westerlo

at home · 10

3W3D4L2.5scored per match2.5conceded per match

Genk

away · 10

2W3D5L1.0scored per match1.4conceded per match

Head to head

7 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 15 Aug 2026 · Pro League Genk 3:2 Westerlo Durosinmi 41' (k) · Heynen 43' · Bibout 79' · Ourega 6' · Smets 13' (s). Genk: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

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1 draw2.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Westerlo (4-2-3-1, last: SK Beveren) · Genk (4-2-3-1, last: Mechelen).

AJJungdal LFFlø SKKimura ALLapage DOOurega IFFofana CSSandra NKBohamdi-Kamoni ISSakamoto SSSaito NBBassette LBBrughmans JKKayembe JKKongolo MSSmets KAAmaro BHHeynen BTTahirović NSAdedeji-Sternberg JEErenbjerg JIIto RDDurosinmi

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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