**Genk's looking to bounce back after getting mauled by Club Brugge, and Kortrijk? They're in proper freefall.** 🔴 This should be a tale of differing trajectories in the Pro League basement brawl.

Genk have the form edge with a win in their last five, though they've been leaky defensively. Kortrijk, meanwhile, are limping in with just one win across their last five and shipped 3+ goals twice in that span. That's the kind of form that gets exposed at the Cegeka Arena.

Key storylines:

- **Genk's backline needs tightening** after shipping 2 to Fortuna and 3 to Brugge; Kortrijk will probe but lack the clinical edge to punish sloppiness
- **Kortrijk missing M. Anderson** while Genk are without K. Haroun — both sides down key personnel, but Genk have the squad depth to compensate
- **The H2H favors Genk heavily** (25 wins to 18) and home form usually counts in mismatches like this

Expected lineups:

- **KRC Genk**: L. Brughmans, Y. Medina, J. N. Kongolo, M. Smets, K. Amaro, B. Heynen, I. S. Bangoura, A. Yokoyama
- **KV Kortrijk**: M. Ilić, J. Ndjeungoue, G. Ruyssen, R. Kohon, H. Murray-Campbell, N. Mehssatou, B. Dejaegere

Prediction:

**Genk 2–0 Kortrijk.** Home side should dominate possession and convert one of their early chances; Kortrijk's leaky defense makes them sitting ducks at this level. 🎯