KVC Westerlo 1–2 KRC Genk — Belgian Pro League 2025/26 Match Stats

Belgian Pro League · 2025Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 16:15 UTCHet Kuipje

KVC Westerlo

WLDWW

1–2Historical match

KRC Genk

LWDWD

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

KRC Genk won 1–2.

Shots: 1210
Shots on target: 35
Expected goals: 0.872.6
Possession: 52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Genk beat KVC Westerlo 2–1. Recorded in this match (KVC Westerlo – Genk): shots 12–10, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 0.87–2.6, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Genk's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Genk's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.54 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2 goals/match	1.54 goals/match	1.29 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Genk have a visible away split

moderate

Genk's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

12.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season15.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	12.4 shots/match	15.2 shots/match	13.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Genk have recorded the higher season possession share.

49.8%PossessionKVC Westerlo · Genk● 58.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	KVC Westerlo	Genk	Baseline
Possession	49.8%	58.7%	49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots12 shots10 shotsKVC Westerlo 12 shots, KRC Genk 10 shots
Shots on target3 shots5 shotsKVC Westerlo 3 shots, KRC Genk 5 shots
Expected goals0.87 xG2.6 xGKVC Westerlo 0.87 xG, KRC Genk 2.6 xG
Possession52%48%KVC Westerlo 52%, KRC Genk 48%
Corners3 corners7 cornersKVC Westerlo 3 corners, KRC Genk 7 corners
Fouls11 fouls12 foulsKVC Westerlo 11 fouls, KRC Genk 12 fouls
Yellow cards1 card2 cardsKVC Westerlo 1 card, KRC Genk 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

KVC Westerlo: 12 shots, 3 on target, 0.86 xG. Genk: 10 shots, 5 on target, 2.62 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: KVC Westerlo 0.86 xG · Genk 2.62 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0KVC Westerlo

2Draws

3KRC Genk

14 Dec 2025KRC Genk — KVC Westerlo · Belgian Pro League1–1

2 Nov 2025KVC Westerlo — KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League0–1

25 Jan 2025KVC Westerlo — KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League1–2

30 Aug 2024KRC Genk — KVC Westerlo · Belgian Pro League1–0

17 Mar 2024KVC Westerlo — KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: KVC Westerlo favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · KRC Genk in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KVC Westerlo35 matchesKRC Genk35 matches

1.26 goals/matchGoals scored35/35▲ 1.54 goals/match

1.31 goals/match ▲Goals allowed35/351.46 goals/match

1.51 xG/matchExpected goals33/331.49 xG/match

14.8 shots/matchShots35/3515.2 shots/match

4.66 shots/matchShots on target35/35▲ 5.77 shots/match

49.8%Possession35/35● 58.7%

5.4 corners/match ●Corners35/355.26 corners/match

1.83 cards/matchCards30/281.46 cards/match

11.6 fouls/matchFouls35/3510.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples35 / 35home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 20:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded