ST.-TROND. Sint-Truiden found a way to clinch a draw against Genk with a late goal from R. Ito scored in the (90′) after Genk got a lead with a goal from Y. Collins (2′). Sint-Truiden was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%)
Jarne Steuckers missed a decisive penalty (74′). That would have allowed Sint-Truiden to win the match.
The match was played at the Stadion Stayen stadium in St.-Trond on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt who was helped by Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.75 degrees Celsius or 49.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 4 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 98
- 45 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 2
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Sint-Truiden had a strong ball possession 61% while Genk was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sint-Truiden had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sint-Truiden to win the match.
Sint-Truiden shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Genk shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sint-Truiden received 2 yellow cards (Bruno Godeau and Kahveh Zahiroleslam). Talking about the opposition, Genk received 3 yellow cards (Zakaria El Ouahdi, Bryan Heynen and Alejandro Galarza).
Also, Genk didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Gerardo Arteaga (Genk) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sint-Truiden has 28 points like Mechelen to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Genk will has 36 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Sint-Truiden will host Gent on the 1st of February with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (8 draws).
Genk will play away against OH Leuven on the 31st of January with a 11-1 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (4 draws).
Sint-Truiden – Formation
Sint-Truiden started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Thorsten Fink decided to play with the following team: Chris Lucketti
, Rein Van Helden , Matte Smets , Bruno Godeau , Frederic Ananou , Mathias Delorge , Joel Chima Fujita , Eric Junior Bocat , Jarne Steuckers , Kahveh Zahiroleslam and Rihito Yamamoto .The home team had on the bench: Ryoya Ogawa, Fatih Kaya
, Ryotaro Ito , Olivier Dumont, Wolke Janssens, Joselpho Barnes , Matt Lendfers, Adam Nhaili and Robert-Jan Vanwesemael.Substitutions
Sint-Truiden made 3 changes: Joel Chima Fujita for Ryotaro Ito (64′), Frederic Ananou for Joselpho Barnes (89′) and Rihito Yamamoto for Fatih Kaya (89′).
Player of the match: Matte Smets
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Matte Smets.
His rating is
with 78 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.Genk – Formation
Genk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt
, Zakaria El Ouahdi , Carlos Cuesta , Mark McKenzie , Gerardo Arteaga , Patrik Hrosovsky , Alejandro Galarza , Joseph Paintsil , Bryan Heynen , Alieu Fadera and Yira Collins Sor .The following players were sitting on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Mujaid Sadick, Andi Zeqiri, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Eduard Sobol
, Luca Oyen, Noah Adedeji-Sternberg, Konstantinos Karetsas, Christopher Baah and Tolu Arokodare .Genk could not rely on the presence of Tolu Arokodare (injured).
Substitutions
Genk made 3 changes: Yira Collins Sor for Tolu Arokodare (25′), Alieu Fadera for Eduard Sobol (89′) and Joseph Paintsil for Mujaid Sadick (90′).
Player of the match: Maarten Vandevoordt
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was the goalkeeper: Maarten Vandevoordt. His rating is 7.65. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Antwerp – 1-0
- Sint-Truiden – Genk – 1-1
- Mechelen – RWDM – 3-1
- Anderlecht – Union Saint-Gilloise – 2-2