Ostend - Genk Belgium, Playoffs for Europa League Start: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Ostend - GenkBelgium, Playoffs for Europa League
Start: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Ostende and Genk go into a battle that will determine the last candidate to enter the League Europe area of the Belgian First Division Division. By regulation, the teams will only play one match.
Ostend finished the season in fifth place, but then managed to get to fourth in the playoffs of the championship and now qualify for the final. Genk, on the other hand, finished eighth in the regular season, having to play a semi-final against St. Trudien. At the first meeting, the two teams ended up on a draw, but then Genk made a decisive hit home 3-0.
If we have to compare Ostend and Genk right now, there is no question about the far better form of Genk. "Blue and White" are an extremely robust team that has performed very well in the past season of the Europa League. Genk does not know the taste of losing 10 consecutive matches in all tournaments, registering 7 wins and three draws. Far from home, Genk is also hard to beat, proof of which is only three defeats in their last 15 visits in 2017.
At the same time, Ostend recorded three wins and three losses for his last six games, but we have to note that all three defeats came from stronger opponents in Charleroi, Ghent and Bruges.
Ostend have a big advantage in this match due to the fact that they have been hostile to Genk for eight consecutive games, the last of which ended in their favor after 6-0.
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