GENK. Genk beat OH Leuven to win 2-1. A goal from M. Trésor was decisive in the 87min. It was Genk to strike first with a goal of Bryan Heynen at the 23′. Then it was a penalty in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mike Trésor gave the win to Genk in the 87′ minute with a goal. Genk made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the B-Veld Racing Genk stadium in Genk on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg assisted by Kevin Dhondt and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Genk was in firm control of the ball 60% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Genk was putting more pressure with 97 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Genk won the match​.

Genk shot 22 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, OH Leuven shot 11 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Genk received 4 yellow cards (Bryan Heynen, Mark McKenzie, Joseph Paintsil  and Patrik Hrosovsky). Talking about the opposition, OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson and Federico Ricca).

Standings

After this match, Genk will have 71 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, OH Leuven will stay with 39 points like Sint-Truiden to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will play away with Sporting Charleroi on the 23rd of April with a 19-14 head to head stats in favor of Genk (8 draws).

OH Leuven will host Standard Liège on the 23rd of April with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (4 draws).

Genk – Formation

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

The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt (7.2), Daniel Muñoz (6.5), Carlos Cuesta (6.9), Mark McKenzie (6.8), Gerardo Arteaga (6.2), Bryan Heynen (7.8), Bilal El Khannouss (7.7), Patrik Hrošovský (7.1), Joseph Paintsil (6.6), Mbwana Ally Samatta (6.6) and Mike Trésor (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Yira Collins Sor (7.0), Tobe Leysen, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed, Nicolás Castro, Luca Oyen, Ángelo Preciado (6.8), Anouar Ait El Hadj (6.9) and Mujaid Sadick.

Substitutions

Genk made 4 changes: D. Muñoz for Angelo Preciado (46′), Ally Samatta for Yira Sor (66′), Bilal El Khannouss for Anouar El Hadj (81′) and Mike Trésor for A. Outtara Mohammed (90′).

Best player: Bryan Heynen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Bryan Heynen.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 34 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8.

OH Leuven – Formation

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

Marc Brys played with: Valentin Cojocaru (7.8), Louis Patris (7.1), Ewoud Pletinckx (6.9), Federico Ricca (6.8), Hamza Mendyl (6.9), Casper De Norre (7.0), Siebe Schrijvers (7.1), Musa Al-Taamari (6.8), Mathieu Maertens (6.4), Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (6.7) and Mario González (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Joel Schingtienne, Thibault Vlietinck (6.6), Dylan Ouedraogo (6.8), Nordin Jackers, Nathaniel Opoku, Joren Dom (6.6) and Kristiyan Malinov.

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 3 changes: Mario González for Thibault Vlietinck (76′), Mathieu Maertens for Joren Dom (82′) and Siebe Schrijvers for Dylan Ouedraogo (89′).

Best player: Valentin Cojocaru​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for OH Leuven was the goalkeeper: Valentin Cojocaru. His rating is 7.80. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Mechelen – Club Brugge – 0-3
• Union Saint-Gilloise – Sint-Truiden – 2-1
• AS Eupen – Anderlecht – 0-1
• Genk – OH Leuven – 2-1