Genk vs Mechelen prediction and preview
Pro League · Saturday 22 May 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Genk vs Mechelen preview
The Pro League fixture between Genk and Mechelen is scheduled for Saturday 22 May 2027 at 00:00 UTC.
Genk come into the game with a L-W-W-L-D run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Mechelen's recent sequence reads W-W-D-L-L. Over their last 6, Genk have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Mechelen average 1.2 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
Head to head, Genk have 0 wins to Mechelen's 1 across 1 meeting, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 1.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 0. The most recent meeting, on 31 Oct 2026, ended Mechelen 1-0 Genk.
At home this season Genk have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from 5 matches; on the road Mechelen have 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from 3.
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Head-to-head
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Genk expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Lucca Brughmans, Josué Kongolo, Matte Smets, Kevin Amaro, Joris Kayembe, Bryan Heynen, Junya Ito, Benjamin Tahirović, Noah Adedeji-Sternberg, Jeppe Erenbjerg, Rafiu Durosinmi
Mechelen expected line-up (3-4-1-2)
Nacho Miras, José Marsà, Luc Marijnissen, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Fredrik Hammar, Thérence Koudou, Simion Michez, Marco Decherf, Myron van Brederode, Bouke Boersma