MECHELEN. Mechelen recovers against Genk with a goal on the M. Trésor 35′ and a goal on the B. Heynen 90′.

The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the collaboration of Quentin Lesceux and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Mechelen was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Genk that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Genk was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Genk to win the match​.

Mechelen shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Genk shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Mechelen received 1 yellow card (Kerim Mrabti ). Talking about the opposition, Genk didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this encounter, Mechelen will have 27 points to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Genk will have 63 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with Union Saint-Gilloise on the 19th of March with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).

Genk will play away agasint Cercle Brugge on the 17th of March with a 18-6 head to head stats in favor of Genk (5 draws).

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Steven Defour decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke (6.4), Jannes Van Hecke (6.3), David Bates (6.5), Dries Wouters (6.8), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.5), Alessio Da Cruz (5.9), Dimitri Lavalėe (6.1), Geoffry Hairemans (7.8), Kerim Mrabti (6.8), Nikola Storm (7.4) and Julien Ngoy (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ngal’ayel Mukau, Iebe Swers, Frederic Soelle Soelle, Yannick Thoelen, Bilal Bafdili, Yonas Malede (7.0) and Enock Agyei.

Substitutions

Mechelen made 3 changes: Julien Ngoy  for Yonas Malede (63′), Alessio Da Cruz for Ngal’ayel Mukau (85′) and Jannes Van Hecke for Iebe Swers (90′).

Best player: Geoffry Hairemans​

The most impressive player for Mechelen was Geoffry Hairemans.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 50 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Genk – Formation

Also Genk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.4), Daniel Muñoz (7.0), Carlos Cuesta (6.7), Mark McKenzie (6.8), Gerardo Arteaga (6.3), Bryan Heynen (7.4), Patrik Hrošovský (6.8), Joseph Paintsil (6.3), Bilal El Khannouss (7.3), Mike Trésor (7.8) and Tolu Arokodare (6.8).

They had on the bench: Anouar Ait El Hadj, Rasmus Carstensen, Mujaid Sadick, Nicolás Castro (6.7), Mbwana Ally Samatta (6.7), Mike Penders, Ángelo Preciado (6.8), Tobe Leysen, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed and Yira Collins Sor (6.6).

Substitutions

Genk made 5 changes: Bilal El Khannouss for Yira Sor (46′), Joseph Paintsil  for Angelo Preciado (46′), Tolu Arokodare for Mbwana Samatta (63′), Mike Trésor for Nicolás Castro (77′) and Gerardo Arteaga for Anouar El Hadj (80′).

Best player: Mike Trésor​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Mike Trésor.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 34 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Mechelen – Genk – 2-2