GENT. Gent conquers Genk 1-0 after J. De scored just 1 goal (29′).

The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the support of Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Gent

1 - 0

Genk

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 134 Attack 108
  • 49 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Gent was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Genk that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gent was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gent won the match​.

Gent shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Genk shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Gent received 1 yellow card (R. Bezus). Regarding the opposition, Genk received 2 yellow cards (A. Preciado and P. Onuachu).

Match Timeline

Julien De Sart(goal)M. Samoise
29'
56'
67'
Luca Oyen - sub ->J. Paintsil
74'
75'
76'
79'
80'
85'
85'
89'
Andrew Hjulsager - sub ->T. Tissoudali
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After playing this match, Gent will have 30 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Genk will stay with 22 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will play away with Mechelen on the 15th of December with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (8 draws).

Genk will host Sporting Charleroi on the 16th of December with a 16-14 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (7 draws).

Gent – Formation

Gent
G
Sinan Bolat 1.Turkey
7.2
D
Michael Ngadeu 5.Cameroon
7.1
D
Andreas Hanche-Olsen 21.Norway
6.8
D
Joseph Okumu 2.Kenya
7.7
M
Núrio Fortuna 25.Angola
7.3
M
Sven Kums 24.Belgium
7.1
M
Julien De Sart 13.Belgium
7.1
29'
M
Matisse Samoise 18.Belgium
7.2
76'
F
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 8.Belgium
7.0
56'
F
Laurent Depoitre 29.Belgium
7.0
89'
F
Tarik Tissoudali 34.Morocco
7.0
89'
Substitutes
G
Davy Roef 33.Belgium
D
Bruno Godeau 31.Belgium
D
Alessio Castro-Montes 14.Belgium
6.6
76'
M
Elisha Owusu 6.Ghana
M
Roman Bezus 9.Ukraine
6.2
56' 79'
M
Andrew Hjulsager 17.Denmark
89'
F
Darko Lemajić 11.Serbia
89'

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

The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat (7.2), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (6.8), Michael Ngadeu (7.1), Joseph Okumu (7.7), Matisse Samoise (7.2), Sven Kums (7.1), Julien De Sart (7.1), Núrio Fortuna (7.3), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (7.0), Tarik Tissoudali (7.0) and Laurent Depoitre (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: D. Roef, B. Godeau, E. Owusu, Alessio Castro-Montes (6.6), Roman Bezus (6.2), Andrew Hjulsager and Darko Lemajić.

Substitutions

Gent made 4 changes: V. Odjidja-Ofoe for R. Bezus (56′), M. Samoise for A. Castro-Montes (76′), L. Depoitre for D. Lemajic (89′) and T. Tissoudali for A. Hjulsager (89′).

Best player: Joseph Okumu​

The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Joseph Okumu even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 59 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15.

Genk – Formation

Genk
G
M. Vandevoordt 26.Belgium
7.3
D
S. Juklerød 6.Norway
6.9
74'
D
Mark McKenzie 2.United States
7.1
D
Mujaid Sadick 3.Spain
7.3
M
Patrik Hrosovsky 17.Slovakia
6.8
M
Carel Eiting 20.Netherlands
7.3
M
Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway
6.8
M
Théo Bongonda 10.Belgium
6.8
85'
M
Junya Ito 7.Japan
7.8
85'
F
Paul Onuachu 18.Nigeria
6.4
80'
F
Joseph Paintsil 28.Ghana
6.2
67'
Substitutes
G
Vic Chambaere 30.Belgium
D
Angelo Preciado 77.Ecuador
6.7
74' 75'
M
Jay-Dee Geusens 15.Belgium
M
Bastien Toma 14.Switzerland
M
Luca Oyen 24.Belgium
7.0
67'
M
Mike Trésor 11.Belgium
6.8
85'
F
A. Németh 35.Hungary
F
Iké Ugbo 21.Canada
6.4
85'

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

Bernd Storck played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (7.3), Mujaid Sadick (7.3), Mark McKenzie (7.1), Simen Juklerød (6.9), Junya Ito (7.8), Kristian Thorstvedt (6.8), Patrik Hrošovský (6.8), Theo Bongonda (6.8), Carel Eiting (7.3), Paul Onuachu (6.4) and Joseph Paintsil (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Geusens, B. Toma, A. Németh, Ike Ugbo (6.4), V. Chambaere, Luca Oyen (7.0), Ángelo Preciado (6.7) and Mike Trésor (6.8).

Substitutions

Genk made 4 changes: J. Paintsil for L. Oyen (67′), S. Jukleroed for A. Preciado (74′), J. Ito for I. Ugbo (85′) and T. Bongonda for M. Tresor Ndayishimiye (85′).

Best player: Junya Ito​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Junya Ito.

His rating is (7.8) with 42 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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