Genk hosts Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of the Champions League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Tuesday, August 3rd at Luminus Arena (Genk)
Genk scores without any problems. In the last five matches, the Belgians have scored nine goals. But this brought the result in only two games. Genk defeated Maastricht in a friendly match (5-2) and tied against Standard Liege in the first round of the Belgian Championship (1-1). The Belgian club lost three other matches. Genk's defense plays poorly, and the team conceded 2.6 goals on average in the last five games. Bookmakers give a coefficient of 2.22 that the Shakhtar will score over 1.5 goals. It cannot be said that Genk is failing this or that part of the game. The team conceded three of four goals from Oostende (3-4) after the break. But Genk scores more often in the second half. The Belgians scored 9 out of 12 goals after the break.
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Shakhtar Donetsk started the new season with two victories in the Ukrainian championship. The Miners continued their unbeaten streak, which has already lasted five matches. The team did not concede in three of them. In all five games, Shakhtar players have never conceded more than one goal. Bookmakers give a coefficient of 1.42 that Genk will score under 1.5 goals. Shakhtar is equally good in both halves. The team scored all three goals against PFC Lviv after the break. And Ingulets conceded two goals in the first half of the game. Four out of five goals against Obolon were scored in the first half. And Turkguchu Munich conceded from the Ukrainian club in each of the halves. Interestingly, Shakhtar conceded both goals in the second half. And both of them were scored in the 81st minute of the match.
At the start of the season, Shakhtar is showing more convincing results than Genk. The Ukrainian club has not lost any of the last five matches, including two official ones. The Belgians won only one out of five games. But as the game against Ingulets in the league showed, Shakhtar is at least capable of conceding. And given that Genk players have scored 2.4 goals on average in the last five games, it is highly likely that the hosts will be able to aggrieve the visitors' goalkeeper. But the visitors are quite good in the attack either. Shakhtar also scored 2.4 goals on average, which means we may well expect a productive game in which the Ukrainian team is likely to achieve success.
Prediction for the match: Shakhtar Donets to win with +0.5 handicap and Over 2.5 goals scored
