UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 Thu, Nov 27 · 20:00 Cegeka Arena, Genk
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Our take

It was too close to call.

FC Basel 1893 were the stronger side on L90 Strength (46 vs 39). Absences weigh more on Genk. Genk had 4.3 days of rest, FC Basel 1893 21.1 and had to travel 408 km.

Away travel408 kmRest days4.3 · 21.1Matches / 14d1 · 0
Genk39%
Draw26%
FC Basel 189335%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.38
Genk39%
Draw27%
FC Basel 189333%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.28
Genk41%
Draw26%
FC Basel 189333%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.33
Genk32%
Draw26%
FC Basel 189342%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.55
Genk38%
Draw27%
FC Basel 189335%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.32
Over 2.5 54% Both score 58% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Genk)

No weather data yet

RefereeOrel Grinfeeld
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 17

Team strength

GenkFC Basel 1893
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 41
46 AttackIn forecast 36
50 DefenceIn forecast 42
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Genk

Attack—
Defense risk—

FC Basel 1893

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenkFC Basel 1893
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.25
1.30 xGVia Att/Def 1.93
1.37 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
-0.05 Goals minus xGContext -0.43
50% Scored inContext 75%
50% Clean sheetsContext 25%
11.25 ShotsContext 14.75
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.75
36% On target shareContext 32%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.75
62% Box shareContext 67%
11% ConversionContext 10%
2.75 OffsidesContext —
11.75 Shots allowedContext 19.00
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
4.67 BlocksContext 6.25
2.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.00
69% Save rateContext 83%
47% PossessionIn forecast 49%
436 PassesContext 401
372 Accurate passesContext 322
85% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.97
11.00 FoulsContext 14.75
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.25
1.25 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.25
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.23 xGVia Att/Def 1.93
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.68
70% Scored inContext 75%
20% Clean sheetsContext 13%
13.50 ShotsContext 13.88
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.75
36% On target shareContext 34%
7.89 Shots in the boxContext 8.25
55% Box shareContext 60%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.13 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.40 Shots allowedContext 15.88
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.88
4.13 BlocksContext 4.50
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.38
77% Save rateContext 75%
60% PossessionIn forecast 51%
541 PassesContext 422
465 Accurate passesContext 346
86% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.87
9.70 FoulsContext 14.13
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 15.50
1.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 8 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Genk
Rest4.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC Basel 1893
Rest21.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel408 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Genk FC Basel 1893
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.3Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 23 Nov21.1UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 6 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km408 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one2.814

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Genk Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1H. Van Crombrugge(G)
19Y. Medina 6M. Smets 3Mujaid Sadick 77Z. El Ouahdi
8B. Heynen 17P. Hrošovský
14Y. Sor 38D. Heymans 20K. Karetsas
9H. Oh
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
FC Basel 1893 Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1M. Hitz(G)
31D. Schmid 24F. Daniliuc 32J. Adjetey 6K. Tsunemoto
14A. Bacanin 5A. Silu 22L. Leroy
7P. Otele 17M. Broschinski 11B. Traoré

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Genk Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC Basel 1893 Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genk-1.7 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • FC Basel 1893+1.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Genk · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
0.50
FC Basel 1893 · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.50
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Orel Grinfeeld 17 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.24league 4.06
Red cards0.29league 0.16
Cards 5+47%league 41%
Fouls26.0league 24.7
Penalties0.29league 0.40
Home wins59%league 49%
Genk

No previous matches with this referee.

FC Basel 1893

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Genk4 games · scored 5 · conceded 4
0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 76-90
FC Basel 18934 games · scored 6 · conceded 5
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Genk10 games · scored 13 · conceded 11
1 3 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 3 31-45
4 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 1 76-90
FC Basel 18938 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
2 1 0-15
3 16-30
1 3 31-45
4 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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