GENK. Genk was eventually too much to handle for KV Oostende with the goal of D. Muñoz (9′), Ally Samatta (40′) and Joseph Paintsil  (73′). Genk was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the support of Michael Geerolf and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Genk had a strong ball possession 61% while KV Oostende was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

KV Oostende was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Genk was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Genk shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, KV Oostende shot 14 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Genk received 2 yellow cards (C. Cuesta and A. Ouattara). On the opposite side, KV Oostende received 3 yellow cards (Nick Bätzner, Osaze Urhoghide  and T. Ambrose).

Standings

After playing this match, Genk will have 66 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, KV Oostende will stay with 20 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will play away against Cercle Brugge on the 17th of March with a 18-6 head to head in favor of Genk (5 draws).

KV Oostende will host Westerlo on the 18th of March with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of KV Oostende (2 draws).

Genk – Formation

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

The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt (8.0), Daniel Muñoz (8.1), Carlos Cuesta (7.0), Mark McKenzie (7.3), Gerardo Arteaga (7.4), Patrik Hrošovský (7.8), Bryan Heynen (6.8), Joseph Paintsil (7.2), Bilal El Khannouss (6.7), Mike Trésor (7.2) and Tolu Arokodare (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Mike Penders, Mujaid Sadick, Rasmus Carstensen, Ángelo Preciado, Anouar Ait El Hadj (6.6), Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (6.8), Nicolás Castro (6.6), Yira Collins Sor (6.9) and Mbwana Ally Samatta (7.1).

Genk could not rely on the presence of Ally Samatta (injured).

Substitutions

Genk made 5 changes: Tolu Arokodare for Mbwana Samatta (12′), Bryan Heynen for A. Outtara Mohammed (46′), Joseph Paintsil  for Yira Sor (85′), Mike Trésor for Anouar El Hadj (85′) and Bilal El Khannouss for Nicolás Castro (85′).

Best player: Daniel Muñoz​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Daniel Muñoz.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 73 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

KV Oostende – Formation

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

Dominik Thalhammer played with: Guillaume Hubert (6.2), Osaze Urhoghide (6.8), Matej Rodin (6.6), Mateo Barać (6.0), Kelvin Arase (6.4), Sieben Dewaele (7.1), Cameron McGeehan (7.2), Nick Batzner (6.4), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.5), Thierry Ambrose (6.3) and Fraser Hornby (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dillon Phillips, Anton Tanghe, Brecht Capon (6.5), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.3), Pierre Dwomoh (6.6), Mohamed Berte (6.9) and David Atanga (6.5).

Substitutions

KV Oostende made 5 changes: Nick Bätzner for David Atanga (46′), Osaze Urhoghide  for Brecht Capon (46′), S. Dewaele for Pierre Dwomoh (62′), Kelvin Arase for Théo Matam (62′) and T. Ambrose for Mohamed Berte (79′).

Best player: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for KV Oostende was Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.

His rating is (7.5) with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• AS Eupen – Cercle Brugge – 2-2
• Westerlo – Union Saint-Gilloise – 4-2
• RFC Seraing – Mechelen – 0-2
• Genk – KV Oostende – 3-0