Europa League: Genk vs Real Betis – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Genk and Real Betis who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Real Betis head over to the Cegeka Arena this coming Thursday to face title favourites Genk in a round 3 match in the Europa League.

Team form: Genk vs Real Betis

Genk Form

Genk have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Ferencvaros, they came out empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against FCV Dender EH. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Cercle Bruges. Genk just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Europa League matches at the Cegeka Arena. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Real Betis Form

Real Betis look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 0-2 and 1-2 winners against Ludogorets Razgrad and Espanyol, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Villarreal, as the match resulted in a 2-2 draw. Real Betis won three of a possible six away matches in the Europa League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored five while also conceding six times.

Betting facts for Genk and Real Betis

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Genk and Real Betis. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Genk vs Real Betis

Having scored just once in six Europa League matches, Hyun-Gyu Oh hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Thursday. Simultaneously, Real Betis hope to see Cedric Bakambu adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Europa League outings.

Popular betting markets: Genk vs Real Betis

Full-time result

Genk claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Real Betis won four of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost one of the games in this run. Real Betis remained unbeaten in their last 7 games on the bounce. Real Betis have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 9 matches now without losing.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Genk only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Real Betis scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Real Betis will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Thursday with Genk managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Genk, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Real Betis, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches. Real Betis are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 37 matches.