ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk had a surprising win over Genk with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Caicedo (90′) and a goal from L. Shankland (4′). Genk was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut who had the assistance of Laurent Conotte and Florian Lemaire. The 4th official was Christof Dierick. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
- 10 Total 19
- 3 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 8
- 79 Attack 162
- 31 Dangerous attack 111
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Genk had a superior ball possession 66% while Beerschot-Wilrijk was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Genk was putting more pressure with 111 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Beerschot-Wilrijk found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Genk shot 20 times, 0 on target, 20 off target.
Cards
Beerschot-Wilrijk received 1 yellow card (J. Dom). On the opposite side, Genk received 1 yellow card (K. Thorstvedt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Beerschot-Wilrijk will have 9 points to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Genk will stay with 21 points like Gent, AS Eupen, Sint-Truiden and Kortrijk to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Beerschot-Wilrijk will play away with Zulte-Waregem on the 28th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Beerschot-Wilrijk (0 draws).
Genk will host Club Brugge on the 28th of November with a 20-18 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (11 draws).
Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation
Beerschot-Wilrijk
62'
90'
83'
Beerschot-Wilrijk adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Javier Luis Torrente decided to play with the following team: Mike Vanhamel , Mohamed Réda Halaïmia , Stipe Radić , Pierre Bourdin , Jan Van den Bergh , Joren Dom , Tom Pietermaat , Moisés Caicedo , Raphael Holzhauser , Lawrence Shankland and Ramiro Vaca .
The home team had on the bench: Marius Noubissi , I. Sebaoui, A. Okyere, M. Suzuki, Mauricio Lemos , W. Biebauw and A. Sanyang.
Substitutions
Beerschot-Wilrijk made 3 changes: L. Shankland for M. Noubissi (64′), R. Holzhauser for M. Lemos (83′) and R. Vaca for M. Suzuki (90′).
Best player: Mike Vanhamel
The most impressive player for Beerschot-Wilrijk was the goalkeeper: Mike Vanhamel. His rating is 8.23. He performed 4 saves.
Genk – Formation
Genk
Also Genk adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
John van den Brom played with: Maarten Vandevoordt , Ángelo Preciado , Mujaid Sadick , Jhon Lucumi , Gerardo Arteaga , Kristian Thorstvedt , Patrik Hrošovský , Bryan Heynen , Junya Ito , Paul Onuachu and Joseph Paintsil .
The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Trésor, Theo Bongonda , C. Eiting, Ike Ugbo , M. McKenzie, L. Oyen and T. Leysen.
Substitutions
Genk made 2 changes: J. Paintsil for T. Bongonda (59′) and P. Hrosovsky for I. Ugbo (76′).
Best player: Gerardo Arteaga
The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Gerardo Arteaga.
His rating is with 95 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Kortrijk – 1-1
- Sint-Truiden – Antwerp – 2-1
- Beerschot-Wilrijk – Genk – 2-0
- KV Oostende – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-7
