Genk vs Zulte-Waregem prediction and preview
Pro League · Saturday 23 January 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Genk vs Zulte-Waregem preview
Genk welcome Zulte-Waregem on Saturday 23 January 2027 (00:00 UTC) in the Pro League.
Genk come into the game with a L-W-W-L-D run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Zulte-Waregem's recent sequence reads L-L-L-L-L. Over their last 6, Genk have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Zulte-Waregem average 0.7 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 1 time in the records we hold: Genk won 0, 0 games were drawn and Zulte-Waregem won 1. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 9 Aug 2026, ended Zulte-Waregem 2-1 Genk.
At home this season Genk have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from 5 matches; on the road Zulte-Waregem have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 5.
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Genk expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Lucca Brughmans, Josué Kongolo, Matte Smets, Kevin Amaro, Joris Kayembe, Bryan Heynen, Junya Ito, Benjamin Tahirović, Noah Adedeji-Sternberg, Jeppe Erenbjerg, Rafiu Durosinmi
Zulte-Waregem expected line-up (4-3-2-1)
Brent Gabriël, Jakob Kiilerich, Laurent Lemoine, Yannick Cappelle, Enrique Lofolomo, Marley Aké, Thomas Claes, Tobias Hedl, Anosike Ementa