Genk - Anderlecht Prediction, Picks and Tips
The champions against the record champions compete against Anderlecht at Genk. The home side had to pull numerous regulars in the summer, which is why the start was a bit bumpy. Two victories and just as many bankruptcies are not too good for a champion. It is obvious that the team has lost quality due to the changes and at the same time the finding process is still in full swing with the Flemings. The situation is even more difficult for guests from Brussels. The Violets can look back on an extremely weak season in which not even enough for the ticket to Europe. In summer, the signing of Vincent Kompany was the starting signal for a rebuilding. The player-coach is facing a mammoth task during his first job as a coach. The squad has been continuously looted in recent years and the admittedly still very good youth smithy of the Anderlechter could not compensate for the many losses by new talent. Since at the same time the financial resources are not quite as abundant as in the past, the team is currently no longer mediocre in the Belgian House of Lords. It can be read that the RSC could not win any of the first four games in the Jupiler League. A yield that is all the more devastating, because it was not even against top clubs. In the match between Genk and Anderlecht, the forecast therefore includes a home victory for the champions and a goal from top striker Mbwana Samatta. The Genk vs. Anderlecht tip provides for four units as an insert.
The past season was a real dream for the fans of the Smurfs: The own team played attractive offensive football and won the title for the fourth time in club history. But next to the supporters sat with increasing season duration scores of scouts in the stands, which noted more and more names of the strong squad troops. In the end, Genk then suffered a heavy personal bloodletting. Former Leandro Trossard now heads Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League and his Ukrainian midfielder-in-chief, Ruslan Malinovsky, has fled to Atalanta Bergamo. Already during the season, the congenial Spanish passer Alejandro Pozuelo moved to Toronto FC in the MLS. Three examples that illustrate the sell-out at the KRC. The fans are certainly happy that with Mbwana Samatta at least the most dangerous player in the jersey of the Flemings is still on board. The Tanzanian striker scored the most goals in the Jupiler League at the end of the last regular season and is slowly regaining his momentum after being in charge of his home country at the Africa Cup in the summer and appearing slightly overplayed at the start of the season. In the recent 4-0 away win at Waasland-Beveren, the striker contributed a hat-trick and after four appearances Samatta faces the same number of goals. Upgrading is still the performance of newcomer Ianis Hagi from Romania. The 20-year-old talent came from Viitorul Constanta and scored the winning goal against KV Kortrijk at the start, but so far coach Felice Mazzu has only dared to play the joker role. For use in the starting eleven Hagi, who played very strongly in the summer at the European Under-21 Championship, has not been considered until now. Australian striker Danny Vukovic and king transfer in the guise of striker Theo Bongonda - formerly Zulte-Waregem - are also out of action due to injury.
The statements of Vincent Kompany after the games on the first four matchdays are now very similar and can be filed in unison under the heading "perseverance slogans". The young team still needs a lot of time before it can possibly play at the level that the Belgian international intends. So far, the beginnings of the hoped-for development can only be recognized with much benevolence and Anderlecht is still waiting for the first win of the season. A meager yield that presents itself even calorie-poor, if you look at the previous opponents. These belonged throughout to the second set of the top Belgian league, which is why the supposed light start of the season has turned out to be less successful than planned in advance. The team was changed at various positions in the summer and is very young with players such as the only 18-year-old Yari Verschaeren and four years older Michel Vlap from the Netherlands in the midfield. Although Kompany is a runner-up in defense, players like 17-year-old Killian Sardella, who is almost half the age of "Vince the Prince", can also be found here. Numerous RSC players are at the very beginning of their careers. Notable exceptions are - apart from Kompany - the Belgian Nacer Chadli and Frenchman Samir Nasri, who are obliged by AS Monaco. The latter player has been with Manchester City and Arsenal for many years, but is well above his zenith and has been plagued by injuries in the recent past. In his last employers West Ham United and Antalyaspor he got in any case hardly any application possibilities. The change to Anderlecht is probably due more to the common time with Kompany at the Citizens and less of his remaining playful class. Given the numerous construction sites, it can be easily understood that the Genk against Anderlecht knock odds towards the home side.
Our recommendation tip for Genk - Anderlecht: Genk to win @ 1.75