GENK. Genk was finally too much to handle for Antwerp with the goal of Alieu Fadera (10′), Tolu Arokodare (75′) and Tolu Arokodare (77′).
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Tuesday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot with the support of Quentin Blaise and Florian Lemaire. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.72 degrees Celsius or 49.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Genk was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Antwerp that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Genk was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Genk won the match.
Genk shot 16 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Antwerp shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Genk received 1 yellow card (Gerardo Arteaga). On the other side, Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (Soumaila Coulibaly, Mandela Keita and Ritchie De Laet).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Genk has 34 points like Club Brugge to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Antwerp will stays with 32 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will host Cercle Brugge on the 20th of January with a 19-6 head to head stats in favor of Genk (6 draws).
Antwerp will host Sporting Charleroi on the 20th of January with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Charleroi (3 draws).
Genk – Formation
Genk
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90'
10'
Genk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt , Gerardo Arteaga , Mujaid Sadick , Mark McKenzie , Joris Kayembe , Bryan Heynen , Bilal El Khannouss , Patrik Hrosovsky , Christopher Baah , Yira Collins Sor and Alieu Fadera .
The home team had on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Andi Zeqiri, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Luca Oyen, Alejandro Galarza, Carlos Cuesta, Josue Ndenge Kongolo and Tolu Arokodare .
Substitutions
Genk made 4 changes: Christopher Baah for Tolu Arokodare (69′), Alieu Fadera for Luca Oyen (90′), Bryan Heynen for Andi Zeqiri (90′) and Yira Collins Sor for Anouar Ait El Hadj (88′).
Player of the match: Alieu Fadera
The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Alieu Fadera.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (59% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
Antwerp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez , Ritchie De Laet , Toby Alderweireld , Soumaila Coulibaly , Sam Vines , Arthur Vermeeren , Mandela Keita , Jürgen Ekkelenkamp , Arbnor Muja , Vincent Janssen and Michel Ange Balikwisha .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gyrano Kerk , Alhassan Yusuf , George Ilenikhena , Chidera Ejuke , Zeno Van Den Bosch , Milan Smits and Senne Lammens.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 5 changes: Arbnor Muja for Chidera Ejuke (46′), Ritchie De Laet for Zeno Van Den Bosch (46′), Jürgen Ekkelenkamp for George Ilenikhena (65′), Mandela Keita for Alhassan Yusuf (74′) and Michel Ange Balikwisha for Gyrano Kerk (74′).
Player of the match: Jean Butez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was the goalkeeper: Jean Butez. His rating is 7.14. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Westerlo – RWDM – 3-0
- Kortrijk – Gent – 0-2
- OH Leuven – AS Eupen – 3-0
- Genk – Antwerp – 3-0
- Club Brugge – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-1
