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Cork City vs Genk: result 1-2 and analysis

UEFA Europa League3rd Qualifying RoundKick-off on August 4, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Turner's Cross, Cork

Cork City
1-2
Genk

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What was the result of Cork City vs Genk?

Genk won 1-2 on August 4, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 12′Thomas BuffelGenk
  • 41′S. DewaestGenk
  • 63′Alan John BennettCork City

Official lineup for Cork City vs Genk

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cork City

4-3-3
  1. 24S. Maguire
  2. 26G. Buckley
  3. 10Steven Beattie
  1. 16Gearóid Morrissey
  2. 6G. Bolger
  3. 11S. Dooley
  1. 18M. McSweeney
  2. 14Kevin Patrick O'Connor
  3. 22Kenny Browne
  4. 3Alan John Bennett
  1. 1Mark McNulty

Genk

4-3-3
  1. 31L. Bailey
  2. 77M. Samatta
  3. 92N. Kebano
  1. 24Pozuelo
  2. 19Thomas Buffel
  3. 15D. Wouters
  1. 25W. Ndidi
  2. 5S. Walsh
  3. 21J. Uronen
  4. 6S. Dewaest
  1. 1M. Bizot
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 7 matches in all competitions, Cork City have 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Genk have 9, 1 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cork City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 28, 2016Genk(away)0-1UEFA Europa League
Jul 21, 2016BK Hacken(home)1-0UEFA Europa League
Jul 14, 2016BK Hacken(away)1-1UEFA Europa League
Jul 7, 2016Linfield(home)1-1UEFA Europa League
Jun 30, 2016Linfield(away)1-0UEFA Europa League
Genk
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 31, 2016Oostende(home)2-1Jupiler Pro League
Jul 28, 2016Cork City(home)1-0UEFA Europa League
Jul 21, 2016Buducnost Podgorica(away)0-4UEFA Europa League
Jul 14, 2016Buducnost Podgorica(home)2-0UEFA Europa League
May 29, 2016Charleroi(home)5-1Jupiler Pro League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Cork City wins, 0 draws, 1 Genk win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 28, 2016Genk 1-0 Cork CityUEFA Europa League

Last archived meeting: Genk vs Cork City on Jul 28, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Cork City score 0.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 7; Genk score 2.0 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cork City0.90.924/71/7
Genk2.01.358/1510/15

Over the last 7 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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