Rapid Vienna beats Genk 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Ljubicic

GENK. Rapid Vienna conquers Genk 1-0 after R. Ljubicic scored just 1 goal (29').

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Rapid Vienna beats Genk 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Ljubicic

GENK. Rapid Vienna tops Genk 1-0 after R. Ljubicic scored just 1 goal (29′). Genk was much superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins with the assistance of Luis Campos and Pedro Almeida. The 4th official was Hélder Miguel Azevedo Malheiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Genk

0 - 1

Team 1

Rapid Vienna

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 146 Attack 89
  • 62 Dangerous attack 24
  • 129 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 14 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 1 Total 0
  • 2 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Genk had a strong ball possession 67% while Rapid Vienna was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Genk had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Rapid Vienna was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Genk shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Rapid Vienna shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Genk received 2 yellow cards (P. Onuachu and C. Cuesta). Talking about the opposition, Rapid Vienna received 7 yellow cards (M. Moormann, M. Ullmann, O. Strunz, F. Feldhofer, M. Grull, F. Stojkovic and P. Gartler).

Match Timeline

21'
Martin Moormann- Yellow
29'
41'
C. Cuesta- sub ->J. Ito
46'
46'
46'
46'
46'
Oliver Strunz - sub ->E. Kara
50'
52'
Oliver Strunz - Yellow
69'
75'
Marco Grüll- Yellow
75'
75'
Jonas Auer- sub ->M. Grull
76'
Luca Oyen - sub ->A. Preciado
78'
89'
C. Cuesta- Yellow
90'
90'
Paul Gartler- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Olympique Lyonnais
16
6
Rangers
8
6
Sparta Praha
7
6
Brøndby
2
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Monaco
12
6
Real Sociedad
9
6
PSV
8
6
Sturm Graz
2
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Spartak Moskva
10
6
Napoli
10
6
Leicester City
8
6
Legia Warszawa
6
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Eintracht Frankfurt
12
6
Olympiakos Piraeus
9
6
Fenerbahçe
6
6
Antwerp
5
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Galatasaray
12
6
Lazio
9
6
Olympique Marseille
7
6
Lokomotiv Moskva
2
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Crvena Zvezda
11
6
Sporting Braga
10
6
Midtjylland
9
6
Ludogorets
2
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
13
6
Real Betis
10
6
Celtic
9
6
Ferencváros
3
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
West Ham United
13
6
Dinamo Zagreb
10
6
Rapid Vienna
6
6
Genk
5
6

After this encounter, Genk will stay with 5 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Rapid Vienna will have 6 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Genk – Formation

Genk
G
M. Vandevoordt 26.Belgium
7.1
D
Angelo Preciado  77.Ecuador
6.4
78'
D
Mark McKenzie 2.United States
7.2
D
Mujaid Sadick 3.Spain
6.4
46'
D
Gerardo Arteaga 5.Mexico
6.1
69'
M
Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway
7.0
M
Patrik Hrosovsky 17.Slovakia
7.1
M
Joseph Paintsil 28.Ghana
6.7
F
Théo Bongonda 10.Belgium
7.2
F
Junya Ito 7.Japan
6.7
46'
F
Iké Ugbo 21.Canada
6.5
46'
Substitutes
G
T. Leysen 40.Belgium
G
Vic Chambaere 30.Belgium
D
C. Cuesta 46.Colombia
6.8
46' 90'
D
S. Juklerød 6.Norway
6.8
69'
D
Jhon Lucumí 33.Colombia
6.7
46'
M
Mike Trésor 11.Belgium
M
Bastien Toma 14.Switzerland
M
Luca Oyen  24.Belgium
6.7
78'
M
Jay-Dee Geusens 15.Belgium
M
Carel Eiting 20.Netherlands
M
A. Németh 35.Hungary
F
Paul Onuachu 18.Nigeria
7.0
46' 50'

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

The manager John van den Brom decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt (7.1), Ángelo Preciado (6.4), Mujaid Sadick (6.4), Mark McKenzie (7.2), Gerardo Arteaga (6.1), Kristian Thorstvedt (7.0), Patrik Hrošovský (7.1), Joseph Paintsil (6.7), Theo Bongonda (7.2), Ike Ugbo (6.5) and Junya Ito (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tobe Leysen, Vic Chambaere, Carlos Cuesta (6.8), Simen Juklerød (6.8), Jhon Lucumi (6.7), Mike Trésor, Bastien Toma, Luca Oyen (6.7), Jay-Dee Geusens, Carel Eiting, András Németh and Paul Onuachu (7.0).

Genk could not rely on the presence of P. Onuachu (injured).

Substitutions

Genk made 5 changes: J. Ito for C. Cuesta (46′), M. Sadick for J. Lucumi (46′), I. Ugbo for P. Onuachu (46′), G. Arteaga for S. Jukleroed (69′) and A. Preciado for L. Oyen (78′).

Best player: Mark McKenzie​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Mark McKenzie.

His rating is (7.2) with 88 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.

Rapid Vienna – Formation

Rapid Vienna
G
Paul Gartler 25.Austria
7.8
90'
D
Filip Stojkovic 22.Montenegro
7.4
76'
D
Emanuel Aiwu 4.Austria
7.1
D
Martin Moormann 26.Austria
7.3
21'
D
Maximilian Ullmann 31.Austria
6.3
89' 41'
M
Dejan Petrovic 16.Slovenia
7.2
M
Robert Ljubicic 5.Austria
7.3
75' Goals29'
M
Thorsten Schick 13.Austria
6.9
M
Christoph Knasmüllner 8.Austria
6.6
46'
M
Marco Grüll 27.Austria
7.0
75' 75'
F
E. Kara 29.Austria
7.0
46'
Substitutes
G
Richard Strebinger 1.Austria
G
Niklas Hedl 45.Austria
D
Lukas Sulzbacher 37.Austria
D
Marko Dijakovic 33.Austria
6.6
89'
M
Dalibor Velimirovic  47.Austria
M
Srđan Grahovac 14.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.5
75'
M
Jonas Auer 23.Austria
6.8
75'
F
Kelvin Arase 36.Austria
F
Koya Kitagawa 32.Japan
6.3
46'
F
T. Ballo 10.Austria
F
Oliver Strunz  18.Austria
6.2
46' 52'
F
Taxiarchis Fountas 9.Greece

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

Ferdinand Feldhofer played with: Paul Gartler (7.8), Filip Stojković (7.4), Emanuel Aiwu (7.1), Martin Moormann (7.3), Maximilian Ullmann (6.3), Dejan Petrović (7.2), Robert Ljubičić (7.3), Thorsten Schick (6.9), Christoph Knasmüllner (6.6), Marco Grüll (7.0) and Ercan Kara (7.0).

They had on the bench: Richard Strebinger, Niklas Hedl, Lukas Sulzbacher, Dalibor Velimirović, Srđan Grahovac (6.5), Jonas Antonius Auer (6.8), Kelvin Arase, Marko Dijakovic (6.6), Koya Kitagawa (6.3), Thierno Ballo, Oliver Strunz (6.2) and Taxiarchis Fountas.

Rapid Vienna could not rely on the presence of O. Strunz (injured).

Substitutions

Rapid Vienna made 5 changes: C. Knasmullner for K. Kitagawa (46′), E. Kara for O. Strunz (46′), R. Ljubicic for S. Grahovac (75′), M. Grull for J. Auer (75′) and M. Ullmann for M. Dijakovic (89′).

Best player: Paul Gartler​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rapid Vienna was the goalkeeper: Paul Gartler. His rating is 7.80. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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