10th October GENK - KORTRIJK
- Sat 19:45
Genk Vs Kortrijk
- Game for: 8th round of First Division A
- Last Game: Genk - Kortrijk: 3-2
- History of Games: 4-0-2
- Predicted Score: Genk 3 - 1 Kortrijk
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 10 | Genk | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | LDDWDW |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | WLLLLL |
10th (IN FIRST DIVISION A )
- League : This is the 4th home game this season.
- Home Record : 2W - 1D - 0L
- Last Game : Club Brugge - Genk: 3-0
- Next Game : 23 Oct Genk - Standard Liege
16th (IN FIRST DIVISION A )
- League : This is the 4th away game this season.
- Away Record : 0W - 0D - 3L
- Last Game : Kortrijk - Sk Beveren: 1-0
- Next Game : 23 Oct Kortrijk - Kv Mechelen
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Genk
Kortrijk ( 4-4-2 )
- Brughmans
- Kayembe
- Kongolo
- Smets
- Amaro
- Tahirovic
- Heynen
- Yokoyama
- Erenbjerg
- Ito
- Durosinmi
- Ilic
- Ndjeungoue
- Drouhin
- Murray-Campbell
- Mehssatou
- Landschoot
- Dejaegere
- Roche
- Podgoreanu
- Ambrose
- Koyalipou
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
GenkVsKortrijk
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Kenan Haroun | 6.50 | Out - injured |
| Ken Nkuba | - | Out - injured |
| Adrian Palacios | - | Out - injured |
| Yaimar Medina | 6.06 | Out - injured |
| Christian Akpan | 5.91 | Out - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Matthew Anderson | 5.92 | Out - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Jess Thorup might select winger Ayumu Yokoyama for the match against Kortrijk on Saturday.
Genk have five definite absentees, including Kenan Haroun and Ken Nkuba.
Daniel Beichler is set to manage Kortrijk for the first time in matchday eight.
Matthew Anderson is the only injury worry for the away team in Saturday's match.
The manager may bring back Suf Podgoreanu and Goduine Koyalipou for the Cegeka Arena clash.
Odds
Genk Win: 1.42
DRAW: 4.5
Kortrijk Win: 6
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Live Streaming Football
| Belgium | DAZN (OTT Platfrom) |
Live Football on TV
| Belgium | DAZN Pro League 1, Proximus Pickx |
Game Analysis
A heavy favourite, with the price to match. Genk is the shortest price on a book of 1.42 / 4.5 / 6 (1 / X / 2), an implied 64.4%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 64.4% / 20.3% / 15.2% on an overround of 9.3%.
In the league table Genk sit 10th on 9 points (2W 3D 2L) with Kortrijk 16th on 3 points (1W 0D 6L).
Genk read L-D-D-W-D-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 3D 1L) — patchy.
Kortrijk read W-L-L-L-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 0D 5L) — a badly out of sorts side.
Head to head the record reads 4-0-2 — Genk wins, draws, then Kortrijk wins. Their last meeting finished Genk - Kortrijk: 3-2.
Genk team news: Jess Thorup might select winger Ayumu Yokoyama for the match against Kortrijk on Saturday.
Genk team news: Genk have five definite absentees, including Kenan Haroun and Ken Nkuba.
Kortrijk team news: Daniel Beichler is set to manage Kortrijk for the first time in matchday eight.
Kortrijk team news: Matthew Anderson is the only injury worry for the away team in Saturday's match.
Genk are without 5 — Kenan Haroun (Out - injured), Ken Nkuba (Out - injured), Adrian Palacios (Out - injured), Yaimar Medina (Out - injured), Christian Akpan (Out - injured).
Kortrijk are without 1 — Matthew Anderson (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: Genk set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-4-2. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Genk lean hardest on Joris Kayembe (8.3), Bryan Heynen (8.3), Junya Ito (8.3) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Kortrijk lean hardest on Thierry Ambrose (6.9), Brecht Dejaegere (6.9), Marko Ilic (6.9) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
The projected score for this one is Genk 3 - 1 Kortrijk, a home win by 2 with 4 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: Genk at 1.42 is short enough that the value, if there is any, sits on the handicap or in the goals market rather than the outright.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 9th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.