BRUGGE. Genk defeated Club Brugge 3-1 thanks to J. Paintsil  who scored in the 12th and 86th minute. Club Brugge lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the help of Thibaud Nijssen and Rien Vanyzere. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

1 - 3

Genk

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 21 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 7
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 71 Attack 69
  • 40 Dangerous attack 35
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a strong ball possession 59% while Genk was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Genk managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Club Brugge shot 19 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Genk shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (Denis Odoi). On the other side, Genk received 1 yellow card (Joseph Paintsil ).

Match Timeline

12'
Denis Odoi- Yellow
20'
46'
46'
61'
Bilal El Khannouss- sub ->Y. Sor
Hans Vanaken (goal)Mats Rits
64'
72'
Aziz Ouattara - sub ->Bryan Heynen
82'
Patrik Hrosovsky(goal)
83'
C. Talbi- sub ->Antonio Nusa
83'
86'
Shion Homma- sub ->Raphael Onyedika
89'
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After this encounter, Club Brugge will stay with 33 points like Cercle Brugge to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Genk will have 45 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will play away against Union Saint-Gilloise on the 4th of June with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).

Genk will host Antwerp on the 4th of June with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Genk (4 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
6.2
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.3
20'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
6.6
D
J. Hendry 5.Scotland
6.8
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
6.3
46'
M
Mats Rits 26.Belgium
7.0
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.1
64'
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
6.3
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
7.0
89'
M
A. Nusa 32.Norway
6.8
83'
F
R. Vermant 76.Belgium
6.9
89'
Substitutes
G
Josef Bursik 21.England
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
D
K. Sabbe 64.Belgium
M
C. Talbi 68.Belgium
83'
M
Shion Homma 62.Japan
6.5
89'
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
6.5
89'
F
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
F
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
6.2
46'

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

The manager Rik Demil decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (6.2), Denis Odoi (6.3), Jack Hendry (6.8), Brandon Mechele (6.6), Bjorn Meijer (6.3), Casper Nielsen (6.3), Raphael Onyedika (7.0), Mats Rits (7.0), Hans Vanaken (7.1), Antonio Nusa (6.8) and Romeo Vermant (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Kyriani Sabbe, Kamal Sowah, Chemsdine Talbi, Shion Homma (6.5), Cisse Sandra (6.5), Josef Bursik, Nick Shinton and Tajon Buchanan (6.2).

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of Chemsdine Talbi (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: Bjorn Meijer for Mbwana Samatta (46′), Bjorn Meijer for Tajon Buchanan (46′), Antonio Nusa for Chemsdine Talbi (83′), Raphael Onyedika for Shion Homma (89′) and Romeo Vermant for Cisse Sandra (89′).

Best player: Hans Vanaken​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Hans Vanaken.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 55 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14.

Genk – Formation

Genk
G
M. Vandevoordt 26.Belgium
6.7
D
C. Cuesta 46.Colombia
6.8
D
Mark McKenzie 2.United States
7.0
D
Gerardo Arteaga 5.Mexico
7.4
D
Daniel Muñoz 23.Colombia
7.2
M
Patrik Hrosovsky 17.Slovakia
8.4
82'
M
Bryan Heynen 8.Belgium
6.4
72'
M
Mike Trésor 11.Belgium
6.8
83'
M
Yira Sor 14.Nigeria
6.5
61'
M
Joseph Paintsil 28.Ghana
8.9
90' 12', 86'
F
Tolu Arokodare 99.Nigeria
7.2
Substitutes
G
T. Leysen 40.Belgium
G
Vic Chambaere 30.Belgium
D
Angelo Preciado 77.Ecuador
6.4
83'
D
Mujaid Sadick 3.Spain
D
Rasmus Carstensen 22.Denmark
M
Anouar Ait El Hadj 19.Belgium
M
Luca Oyen 24.Belgium
M
Bilal El Khannouss 34.Morocco
7.6
61'
M
Aziz Ouattara 4.Ivory Coast
6.2
72'
F
Ally Samatta 7.Tanzania
6.7

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

Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.7), Daniel Muñoz (7.2), Carlos Cuesta (6.8), Mark McKenzie (7.0), Gerardo Arteaga (7.4), Bryan Heynen (6.4), Patrik Hrošovský (8.4), Joseph Paintsil (8.9), Mike Trésor (6.8), Yira Collins Sor (6.5) and Tolu Arokodare (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tobe Leysen, Ángelo Preciado (6.4), Anouar Ait El Hadj, Luca Oyen, Vic Chambaere, Bilal El Khannouss (7.6), Mujaid Sadick Aliu, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (6.2), Mbwana Ally Samatta (6.7) and Rasmus Carstensen.

Substitutions

Genk made 3 changes: Y. Sor for Bilal El Khannous (61′), Bryan Heynen for A. Outtara Mohammed (72′) and Mike Trésor for Angelo Preciado (83′).

Best player: Joseph Paintsil​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Joseph Paintsil.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 18 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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