Genk vs Basel prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-26 20:00.
[p]Genk and Basel are aiming to build on respectable starts to their UEFA Europa League (UEL) campaigns, with both clubs within touching distance of the top eight places. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Entertainment had been in short supply after Genk’s first three UEL league phase matches this season yielded just two goals, but that narrative changed emphatically when they won 4-3 at Braga on matchday four. That result leaves them a mere point adrift of the top eight pre-round, and formed part of an eight-match unbeaten run (W4, D4) across all competitions, although that was unceremoniously ended with a 1-0 domestic home defeat to Mechelen at the weekend. Genk will hope to bounce back swiftly here, but that’s far from guaranteed at home, where they’ve won just two of their last eight games (D2, L4), while their two home league phase games so far saw them fail to score (D1, L1). [/p]
[p]Basel will be striving for more consistency heading into the second half of their league phase campaign, with two wins and two defeats from four games to date. A 3-1 home win over FCSB on matchday four will inspire confidence, but their difficulties on the road are well documented, as the Swiss champions have lost each of their last three European away matches. They could now achieve the unwanted milestone of losing four in a row for the first time since a sobering run between February and October 2016, and falling to that unwanted feat would leave their top eight hopes in tatters.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Basel are unbeaten in each of their last five major European matches against Belgian opposition (W3, D2), with those two draws coming across their two prior H2Hs with Genk in this competition back in 2012/13. Â [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Five of Genk’s previous seven games have produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]None of Genk’s last 12 goals were scored beyond the 80th minute.[/p]
[p]Eleven of Basel’s previous 14 European games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Four of Basel’s last five wins were accompanied by a clean sheet.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Daan Heymans claimed a goal and an assist in Genk’s last UEL outing, and is unbeaten in each of his 11 goalscoring appearances at club level (W9, D2). Basel’s LĂ©o Leroy is the only player in this season’s UEL to have attempted 10+ shots, made 10+ tackles and committed 10+ fouls ahead of matchday five.[/p]
[p]Zakaria El Ouahdi and Junya Ito are Genk’s two main injury concerns, while Basel appear close to full strength.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With both sides still waiting for their first respective home and away UEL wins this season, and Genk typically being involved in low-scoring affairs, a 1-1 correct score bet seems generously priced.[/p]
[p][i]Author: James Hilsum[/i][/p]