Genk vs Dinamo Zagreb Prediction: Genk to finish the job

Leading 3-1 after the first leg in Croatia, Genk will look to finish the job on Thursday night (20:00, TNT Sports 6) when they host Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League knockout playoff second leg at Cegeka Arena.

Alex Jack provides his best bets in his Genk vs Dinamo Zagreb prediction piece, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the battle in Belgium.

Team News

Genk have a relatively good bill of health going into this second leg, with only Konstantinos Karetsas in the treatment room after picking up a concussion against Standard Liege on Sunday.

With Karetsas set to miss out on Thursday's game, Junya Ito is likely to be handed a starting role on the right side of the three-pronged attack.

Football Odds

As for Dinamo, striker Dion Beljo picked up a yellow card in the first leg of this play-off tie and will be suspended for this match.

Loan midfielder Ismael Bennacer has picked up a calf injury and misses out, as does long-term absentee Raul Torrente, who continues to work on his recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

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Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahce Odds

Forest were comfortable 3-0 winners in Istanbul last week and they are 8/15 (implied probability of 65.2%) to triumph in 90 minutes here.

Fenerbahce drew on their last appearance against Kasimpasa on Monday and the stalemate here is on offer at 18/5.

The visitors are 4/1 to prevail in regulation time.

Forest are 7/4 to bag over 2.5 goals again.

Genk to win @ 11/10 

After an impressive performance in Zagreb to win the first leg 3-1, Genk look more than capable of wrapping up the tie in style with a victory on home soil on Thursday.

Dinamo really needed to at least have parity in the scoreline before the away second leg, as they face a Genk side who are in form right now.

The Belgian side have been impressing under boss Nicky Hayen of late, losing just one of their last eight games in all competitions, with six wins in that spell.

Dinamo have lost their last two away games in the Europa League without scoring a goal and, with that in mind, Genk to win gets the green light.

Daan Heymans anytime goalscorer @ 15/8

Looking at the anytime goalscorer market, midfielder Daan Heymans catches the eye for Genk.

Having scored in two of Genk’s last three Europa League games, the 26-year-old seems to have a liking for this competition.

With five goals in his last eight matches in all competitions, Heymans has been making a great contribution from midfield in the final third and is well priced at 15/8 to get on the scoresheet at Cegeka Arena.

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