Cercle Brugge vs KRC Genk prediction | 16 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Cercle Brugge Cercle Rating: 66.4
H
30%
16 Jan 2027
Belgian Pro League
D
28%
KRC Genk Genk Rating: 73.0
A
42%
Cercle Brugge
Ranking: #202 overall, #7 in Belgium

66.2 → 66.4 (+0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 09 May La Louvière (A) 67.1 -0.3
2-2 08 Aug Standard Liège (A) 66.0 -1.1
3-3 14 Aug STVV (H) 67.1 +1.1
1-0 23 Aug Club Brugge (A) 67.1 0.0
0-1 29 Aug Lommel SK (H) 66.4 -0.7
KRC Genk
Ranking: #97 overall, #3 in Belgium

74.2 → 73.0 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 31 May Gent (A) 72.9 -1.0
2-1 09 Aug Zulte Waregem (A) 72.6 -0.3
3-2 15 Aug Westerlo (H) 73.1 +0.5
4-4 22 Aug Antwerp (A) 72.8 -0.3
4-0 28 Aug SK Beveren (H) 73.0 +0.2

Cercle Brugge vs KRC Genk: by the numbers

Cercle Brugge trail KRC Genk by 105 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 4 in Belgium.

The recent trend shows Cercle Brugge on the rise, +0.2 rating points over their last 10 matches, while KRC Genk has gone the other way at -1.2.

Cercle Brugge gained 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 25 Jan 2026.

Cercle Brugge first climbed to joint #92 in our European rankings on 21 Jan 2024.

KRC Genk first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 77.6 on 27 Oct 2024.