Racing Genk vs Kortrijk
Genk will open the Belgian League campaign this year as the host. They immediately set high targets as champions of the season. This time they will face Kortrijk on Saturday (7/27) morning at Cristal Arena.
Genk hosted Kortrijk twice as the host throughout the year; they won 1-0 in the Belgian Cup, then were held to a 1-1 draw in league competition. At the end of the season, Genk finally won the league championship with 9 wins, 4 draws and only lost 2 as the host. They even delivered the achievement with the Super Cup trophy after defeating KV Mechelen with a landslide score, 3-0.
Kortrijk alone can only finish in 8th place, but their position rises to 4 if we only take away records; they recorded 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. They were still playing until Saturday (20/7) against Excelsior in a trial match and managed to win big with a score of 4-0. The party was expected to be able to help them make a surprise at the Cristal Arena even though the opportunity was fairly small facing the team that won two titles last season.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.48