Match Preview – 20:05 Kick-Off at Cristal Arena, Genk

The first leg of this Europa League tie went exactly how I thought it would; both teams scored and Iago Aspas managed to get himself on the scoresheet – but although the Spaniards will be relatively satisfied with their evening’s work, they will still be kicking themselves a little that they didn’t manage the contest a little better. Celta Vigo raced into a 3-1 lead before half time, but a complacent second half performance allowed KRC Genk to grab another goal to keep the tie delicately balanced.

That defeat was KRC Genk’s only loss in 8 games – the Belgians have won 6 of those, keeping 4 clean sheets along the way. Genk manager and former Manchester United first team coach Albert Stuivenberg’s side have lost just twice away from home since January.

Celta Vigo’s recent form has been a little mixed, they have won 2 and lost 2 of their last 4 and have kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 5. That clean sheet came at the weekend in a routine 3-0 away to second from bottom Granada. Read our KRC Genk vs Celta Vigo betting tips below.

KRC Genk’s recent results:

Apr 16th 2017 Kortrijk 0:3 KRC Genk - Belgian Europa League Playoffs

Apr 13th 2017 Celta Vigo 3:2 KRC Genk - Europa League

Apr 8th 2017 SV Roeselare 0:1 KRC Genk - Belgian Europa League Playoffs

Apr 1st 2017 KRC Genk 4:0 Lokeren - Belgian Europa League Playoffs

Celta Vigo’s recent results:

Apr 16th 2017 Granada 0:3 Celta Vigo - La Liga

Apr 13th 2017 Celta Vigo 3:2 KRC Genk - Europa League

Apr 9th 2017 Celta Vigo 0:2 Eibar - La Liga

Apr 6th 2017 Valencia 3:2 Celta Vigo - La Liga

Odds

KRC Genk odds 33/20

Celta Vigo odds 8/5

Draw 5/2

(Odds taken from UniBet)

KRC Genk vs Celta Vigo Predictions

It’s conceivable that we could see a repeat of the first leg encounter between these two sides when they meet again on Thursday in Genk. Celta Vigo have score 13 goals in their last 5 and KRC Genk have scored 12 in their previous 5, and given the openness of the game between the 2 last week, we should expect goals in this. I’m going for a score draw on Thursday, putting Celta Vigo into the Europa League Semi Finals.

UniBet have odds of 4/6 for the game to have over 2.5 goals which is a nice accumulator filler, but their odds of 3/1 for the game to finish level with both teams to score look the most enticing offer of the lot.

Our Tips

Over 2.5 goals 4/6 UniBet

Draw/both teams to score 3/1 UniBet