UEFA Europa League Matchday 3 Thu, Oct 23 · 17:45 Cegeka Arena, Genk
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Our take

Real Betis were slight favourites.

Real Betis were the stronger side on L90 Strength (69 vs 37). Absences weigh more on Genk. Genk had 4.2 days of rest, Real Betis 5 and had to travel 1,761 km.

Away travel1,761 kmRest days4.2 · 5Matches / 14d1 · 1
Genk25%
Draw25%
Real Betis50%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.76
Genk26%
Draw26%
Real Betis48%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.61
Genk26%
Draw25%
Real Betis49%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.70
Genk19%
Draw23%
Real Betis58%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.97
Genk25%
Draw26%
Real Betis50%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.66
Over 2.5 57% 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 · AzerbaijanElcin Masiyev
  • Cards per match 2.0
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 2

Team strength

GenkReal Betis
37 L90 StrengthIn forecast 69
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 72
46 AttackIn forecast 79
50 DefenceIn forecast 59
— 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—

Real Betis

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenkReal Betis
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.96 xGVia Att/Def 0.48
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.87
-1.46 Goals minus xGContext +1.52
50% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
15.50 ShotsContext 9.00
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
23% On target shareContext 33%
12.00 Shots in the boxContext 4.50
75% Box shareContext 50%
3% ConversionContext 22%
3.50 OffsidesContext —
9.50 Shots allowedContext 14.50
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
— BlocksContext 5.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
71% Save rateContext 71%
55% PossessionIn forecast 51%
483 PassesContext 464
422 Accurate passesContext 414
88% Pass accuracyContext 89%
7.09 Team ratingContext 6.89
11.00 FoulsContext 15.50
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.66 xGVia Att/Def 1.07
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.09
-0.36 Goals minus xGContext +0.73
80% Scored inContext 100%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
15.80 ShotsContext 13.90
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
31% On target shareContext 30%
9.89 Shots in the boxContext 8.50
61% Box shareContext 58%
8% ConversionContext 13%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.13
10.00 Shots allowedContext 11.60
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
2.88 BlocksContext 3.00
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
72% Save rateContext 81%
62% PossessionIn forecast 53%
528 PassesContext 497
459 Accurate passesContext 429
87% Pass accuracyContext 86%
7.02 Team ratingContext 6.95
11.70 FoulsContext 10.40
14.40 Fouls sufferedContext 13.40
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km323 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Real Betis
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,761 km1,167 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
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 Real Betis
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.2Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 19 Oct5La Liga 2025-2026, 18 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,761 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways323 km1,167 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 51 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one34.1

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)
18J. Kayembe 6M. Smets 3Mujaid Sadick 27K. Nkuba
8B. Heynen 24N. Sattlberger
19Y. Medina 17P. Hrošovský 20K. Karetsas
9H. Oh
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Betis Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álvaro Vallés(G)
12R. Rodríguez 16Valentín Gómez 5Marc Bartra 24Aitor Ruibal
6Sergi Altimira 18Nelson Alexander Deossa Suarez
17Rodrigo Riquelme 20G. Lo Celso 7Antony
11C. Bakambu
+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 +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Betis Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genk-1.2 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Real Betis+1.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Genk · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00
Real Betis · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.00

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 · Elcin Masiyev Azerbaijan · 2 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.00league 4.08
Red cards0.00league 0.14
Cards 5+0%league 42%
Fouls23.0league 25.7
Penalties0.00league 0.36
Home wins0%league 42%
Genk

No previous matches with this referee.

Real Betis

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

Genk2 games · scored 1 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Real Betis2 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Genk10 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
2 4 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
5 2 46-60
1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 18 · conceded 11
2 4 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 1 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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