UEFA Europa League Matchday 2 Thu, Oct 2 · 20:00 Cegeka Arena, Genk
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Our take

Genk were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on Genk. Genk had 4.3 days of rest, Ferencvarosi TC 7 and had to travel 1,054 km.

Away travel1,054 kmRest days4.3 · 7Matches / 14d3 · 1
Genk43%
Draw26%
Ferencvarosi TC31%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.30
Genk43%
Draw27%
Ferencvarosi TC30%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.21
Genk44%
Draw26%
Ferencvarosi TC30%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.27
Genk36%
Draw26%
Ferencvarosi TC38%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.45
Genk42%
Draw27%
Ferencvarosi TC31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.24
Over 2.5 55% 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)

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Referee · GreeceAnastasios Sidiropoulos
  • Cards per match 5.8
  • Penalties per match 0.45
  • Matches 58

Team strength

GenkFerencvarosi TC
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 40
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 57
46 AttackIn forecast 61
50 DefenceIn forecast 56
— 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—

Ferencvarosi TC

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenkFerencvarosi TC
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— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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— Yellow cardsContext —
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This league season, per match
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.05
1.14 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext +0.85
90% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
15.70 ShotsContext 13.00
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
35% On target shareContext 31%
10.38 Shots in the boxContext 8.60
65% Box shareContext 65%
11% ConversionContext 15%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.17
10.80 Shots allowedContext 11.40
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.11
3.22 BlocksContext 3.25
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
71% Save rateContext 60%
62% PossessionIn forecast 48%
519 PassesContext 359
456 Accurate passesContext 280
88% Pass accuracyContext 78%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.96
11.30 FoulsContext 15.60
13.10 Fouls sufferedContext 13.30
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 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 / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km1,689 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Ferencvarosi TC
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,054 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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 Ferencvarosi TC
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 20Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.3Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 28 Sep7UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 25 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,054 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,689 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days2 / 3 / 51 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one2.820.9

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

Genk Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1H. Van Crombrugge(G)
18J. Kayembe 6M. Smets 3Mujaid Sadick 77Z. El Ouahdi
21I. Bangoura 17P. Hrošovský 8B. Heynen
10J. Ito 9H. Oh 7J. Steuckers
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Ferencvarosi TC Confirmed XI
3-5-2
90D. Dibusz(G)
27I. Cissé 28T. Raemaekers 3S. Gartenmann
47C. O'Dowda 64A. Tóth 5N. Keïta 10J. Levi 20Cadu
75L. Joseph 19B. Varga
+2 more reported missing outside this XI

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 -0.02 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Ferencvarosi TC Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genk-0.9 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Ferencvarosi TC+0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

Genk · Home No home games yet this season.
Ferencvarosi TC · Away No away games yet this season.

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 last 2 of 2 meetings

0 Genk wins2 draws0 Ferencvarosi TC wins
Goals per game0.50 – 0.50 Over 2.50% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 50%
  • 9 Nov 2023Ferencvarosi TC1–1Genk
  • 26 Oct 2023Genk0–0Ferencvarosi TC

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Anastasios Sidiropoulos Greece · 58 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.41league 4.19
Red cards0.36league 0.19
Cards 5+69%league 41%
Fouls26.8league 26.3
Penalties0.45league 0.30
Home wins40%league 37%
Genk1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L3 Aug 21H · Shakhtar Donetsk1–22
Ferencvarosi TC1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W24 Oct 24H · Nice1–02

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

Genk1 games · scored 1 · conceded 0
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Ferencvarosi TC1 games · scored 1 · conceded 1
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Genk10 games · scored 17 · conceded 13
3 3 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 4 31-45
5 3 46-60
1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Ferencvarosi TC10 games · scored 19 · conceded 16
4 1 0-15
2 4 16-30
4 4 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
5 4 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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