Antwerp and Genk have booked their tickets for the championship round since the last matchday. Nevertheless, important points are still at stake for the neighbours in second and third place. Only the vice-championship brings with it a starting place for the qualification of the upcoming top flight and both clubs would of course like to make use of this chance.
Furthermore, before the play-offs, the points scored so far are halved, which is why even the title would still be possible in both cases, at least mathematically. However, the league leaders from Bruges and the defending champions would have to collapse completely for this to happen, which is why this goal is rather unrealistic.
For the match at the Bosuilstadion between Antwerp and Genk, the prediction is that both will score and more than two goals will be scored.
Prediction & Live Odds for Antwerpen vs. Genk 17/04/2021
Antwerp coach Franky Vercauteren was eliminated from the Europa League and the domestic cup last February. These disappointments seem to have been dealt with by now. In the final spurt of the season, his team presented itself in a stable manner, but this judgement applies in parallel to the guests.
Against this background, a close match between two teams of equal calibre can be expected on the last matchday of the regular season in the Jupiler League. For the clash between Antwerp and Genk, the prediction includes goals on both sides (BTTS) and a result with at least three goals (OVER 2.5). ✅
Antwerp – Statistics & current form
Winter newcomer Maxime Le Merchand currently takes on the role of goalkeeper for Antwerp. This is not really in line with his role, as the Frenchman joined from Fulham as a defender. Nevertheless, the 31-year-old has scored in two of the last four games on the side of the oldest club in the country.
Not a bad haul especially considering that he has only played seven league games for his new employers. However, the recent arrival from London will now be unavailable for the time being. The reason is a red card from the last match against Mouscron.
Antwerp scoring stable at the moment
This game was won 3:2 despite Antwerp being outnumbered due to the sending off. This was the third win from the last four league games. Thanks to the successful final spurt, as mentioned at the beginning, participation in the upcoming championship round is now under the roof.
However, the last match was also very pleasing for another reason from the point of view of the club from the Scheldt. We are talking about Dieumerci Mbokani: The club’s best goal-scorer was injured for a long time and since his return he is far from being back to his previous level of performance. But against Mouscron, the Congolese scored for the first time in more than a quarter of a year.
Predicted line-up of Antwerp:
De Wolf – De Laet – Batubinsika – Lukaku – Seck – Haroun – Hongla – Verstraete – De Pauw – Lamkel Ze – Refaelov
Genk – Statistics & Current Form
The Smurfs are unbeaten in seven competitive matches in the Jupiler League and the Belgian Cup. In this review, they only failed to pick up a win in the league match against Liege. Like their opponents, the 2019 champions have stabilised considerably in the decisive phase of the season.
The attack has been particularly reliable, always scoring at least twice in the last seven games. Once again, Paul Onuachu is convincing in this context. The Nigeria striker has a streak of four games in a row with a personal goal! With 27 goals to his name, the Jupiler League’s top scorer’s crown should no longer be in his grasp.
Next goal by Onuachu?
In view of his scoring prowess, the odds on his next goal in the match between Antwerp and Genk are also linked with value. At Unibet, odds of 2.10 are available. With the help of the Unibet app, bets can also be placed on the move at any time!
In addition to Onuachu, Genk also have another attacker in good form in Theo Bongonda. The Belgian also scored in the recent 4-0 win against St. Truiden and earlier in the 3-2 win against Leuven. The 25-year-old has thus overcome his temporary lack of scoring power in good time.
KRC have the most goals after Brugge
With 14 goals in the season, Bongonda is Genk’s second-best scorer and only seven players top his tally in a league-wide comparison. Given the quality of the attack, which also includes Japan’s Ito with ten goals and assists apiece, it is little wonder that only Jupiler League leaders Brugge have scored more goals.
Genk’s likely line-up:
Vandevoordt – Munoz – Figuero – Lucumi – Zamora – Hrosovsky – Heynen – Ito – Thorstvedt – Bongonda – Onuachu