GENK. Genk prevails over Sporting Charleroi 4-2. Genk was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Bram Van Driessche with the assistance of Yves De Neve and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Lothar D’hondt. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Genk

4 - 2

Sporting Charleroi

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 17 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 5
  • 143 Attack 75
  • 72 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Genk had a strong ball possession 61% while Sporting Charleroi was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Genk had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Genk won the match​.

Genk shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Sporting Charleroi shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Genk received 2 yellow cards (J. Ito and M. McKenzie). Regarding the opposition, Sporting Charleroi received 3 yellow cards (A. Gholizadeh, S. Nicholson and S. Knezevic).

Match Timeline

26'
27'
35'
40'
45'
55'
Mark McKenzie- Yellow
55'
Patrik Hrosovsky(goal)D. Munoz
68'
71'
Luca Oyen - sub ->T. Bongonda
72'
81'
81'
81'
82'
Luca Oyen (goal)K. Thorstvedt
83'
85'
Stefan Knezevic - Yellow
90'

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 this match, Genk will have 25 points like AS Eupen to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi will stay with 32 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will host Antwerp on the 19th of December with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of Genk (3 draws).

Sporting Charleroi will play away agasint AS Eupen on the 19th of December with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Charleroi (4 draws).

Genk – Formation

Genk
G
M. Vandevoordt 26.Belgium
6.1
D
S. Juklerød 6.Norway
7.4
90'
D
Mark McKenzie 2.United States
6.8
55'
D
Daniel Muñoz 23.Colombia
7.4
D
Mujaid Sadick 3.Spain
6.8
M
Patrik Hrosovsky 17.Slovakia
7.1
68'
M
Bryan Heynen 8.Belgium
6.8
M
Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway
7.2
F
Paul Onuachu 18.Nigeria
7.2
81' 35'
F
Théo Bongonda 10.Belgium
6.8
72'
F
Junya Ito 7.Japan
8.4
26' 40'
Substitutes
G
T. Leysen 40.Belgium
D
T. Rommens 25.Belgium
90'
M
Luca Oyen 24.Belgium
7.6
72' 83'
M
Carel Eiting 20.Netherlands
M
Angelo Preciado 77.Ecuador
F
Iké Ugbo 21.Canada
6.8
81'
F
Joseph Paintsil 28.Ghana
F
Mike Trésor 11.Belgium

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

The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.1), Daniel Muñoz (7.4), Mujaid Sadick (6.8), Mark McKenzie (6.8), Simen Juklerød (7.4), Kristian Thorstvedt (7.2), Bryan Heynen (6.8), Patrik Hrošovský (7.1), Junya Ito (8.4), Paul Onuachu (7.2) and Theo Bongonda (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: T. Rommens, Ike Ugbo (6.8), Luca Oyen (7.6), C. Eiting, Á. Preciado, J. Paintsil, M. Trésor and T. Leysen.

Substitutions

Genk made 3 changes: T. Bongonda for L. Oyen (72′), P. Onuachu for I. Ugbo (80′) and S. Jukleroed for T. Rommens (90′).

Best player: Junya Ito​

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

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 39 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
5.7
D
Joris Kayembe 12.Belgium
5.9
D
Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland
6.3
85'
D
Loïc Bessilé 5.Togo
6.3
D
Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus
6.4
D
Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium
6.5
81' 27'
M
Ryota Morioka 44.Japan
7.5
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
7.6
M
Ali Gholizadeh 8.Iran
7.3
71' 55' 45'
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
6.8
81'
F
Shamar Nicholson 10.Jamaica
7.0
82'
Substitutes
G
Didier Desprez 13.France
D
Valentine Ozornwafor 25.Nigeria
D
Karim Zedadka 7.France
M
Amine Benchaib 34.Belgium
6.3
81'
M
G. Gillet 30.Belgium
F
Anass Zaroury 70.Morocco
6.5
71'
F
Anthony Descotte 15.Belgium
6.6
81'

Sporting Charleroi started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Edward Still played with: Hervé Koffi (5.7), Jackson Tchatchoua (6.5), Stefan Knežević (6.3), Stelios Andreou (6.4), Loic Bessile (6.3), Joris Kayembe Ditu (5.9), Ali Gholizadeh (7.3), Marco Ilaimaharitra (7.6), Ryota Morioka (7.5), Adem Zorgane (6.8) and Shamar Nicholson (7.0).

They had on the bench: Anass Zaroury (6.5), D. Desprez, Amine Benchaib (6.3), G. Gillet, V. Ozornwafor, Anthony Descotte (6.6) and K. Zedadka.

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 3 changes: A. Gholizadeh for A. Zaroury (71′), J. Tchatchoua for A. Benchaib (81′) and A. Zorgane for A. Descotte (81′).

Best player: Marco Ilaimaharitra​

The most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Marco Ilaimaharitra.

His rating is (7.6) with 57 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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