GENT. Genk conquered Gent.

The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser who had the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Gent was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Genk that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gent was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Genk found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Gent shot 21 times, 2 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Genk shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Gent received 1 yellow card (Julien de Sart). On the opposite side, Genk received 1 yellow card (Tolu Arokodare).

Standings

After this match, Gent will stay with 38 points like Standard Liège to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Genk will have 62 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will play away against Zulte-Waregem on the 12th of March with a 18-14 head to head in favor of Gent (10 draws).

Genk will host Antwerp on the 12th of February with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Genk (4 draws).

Gent – Formation

Gent started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Paul Nardi (5.9), Joseph Okumu (7.2), Michael Ngadeu (7.3), Jordan Torunarigha (7.0), Kamil Piątkowski (7.8), Julien De Sart (7.4), Sven Kums (6.4), Hyunseok Hong (7.8), Alessio Castro-Montes (7.4), Malick Fofana (7.0) and Hugo Cuypers (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Laurent Depoitre (7.4), Sulayman Marreh, Jens Petter Hauge (6.6), Louis Fortin, Darko Lemajić (6.4), Bruno Godeau and Davy Roef.

Substitutions

Gent made 3 changes: M. Fofana for Laurent Depoitre (68′), Sven Kums for Darko Lemajić (79′) and Alessio Castro-Montes for Jens Petter Hauge (79′).

Best player: Hyunseok Hong​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Hyunseok Hong.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 38 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Genk – Formation

Genk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.5), Daniel Muñoz (7.0), Carlos Cuesta (6.6), Mark McKenzie (6.5), Gerardo Arteaga (6.4), Bryan Heynen (6.5), Patrik Hrošovský (7.2), Joseph Paintsil (7.8), Bilal El Khannouss (6.3), Mike Trésor (6.6) and Mbwana Ally Samatta (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tobe Leysen, Tolu Arokodare (7.1), Mujaid Sadick, Rasmus Carstensen, Nicolás Castro, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed, Ángelo Preciado, Yira Collins Sor (7.0) and Anouar Ait El Hadj.

Substitutions

Genk made 4 changes: Bilal El Khannouss for Yira Sor (65′), Ally Samatta for Toluwalase Arokodare (65′), Joseph Paintsil  for Angelo Preciado (84′) and Mike Trésor for Nicolás Castro (84′).

Best player: Joseph Paintsil​

The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Joseph Paintsil.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​

• Union Saint-Gilloise – Zulte-Waregem – 4-0
• Mechelen – Sporting Charleroi – 2-2
• Gent – Genk – 2-3
• Antwerp – Club Brugge – 0-0