MECHELEN. Genk and Mechelen draw 1-1. T. Arokodare scored the first goal (32′) for Genk. R. Schoofs equalized (38′). Genk was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the support of Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Genk had a superior ball possession 56% while Mechelen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Genk was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Genk to win the match.
Mechelen shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Genk shot 14 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Mechelen received 1 yellow card (Ngal’ayel Mukau). On the other side, Genk received 2 yellow cards (Zakaria El Ouahdi and Joseph Paintsil).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Mechelen has 33 points to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Genk will has 37 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with Antwerp on the 17th of February with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).
Genk will host RWDM on the 17th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Genk (0 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
58'
38'
66'
Mechelen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Besnik Hasi decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke , Munashe Garananga , David Bates , Elias Cobbaut , Bill Antonio , Ngal’ayel Mukau , Rob Schoofs , Daam Foulon , Geoffry Hairemans , Lion Lauberbach and Kerim Mrabti .
The home team had on the bench: Sandy Walsh, Jannes Van Hecke, Mory Konaté , Islam Slimani , Yannick Thoelen, Boli Bolingoli , Bilal Bafdili , Isaac Asante and Patrick Pflücke .
Mechelen could not rely on the presence of Bilal Bafdili (injured).
Substitutions
Mechelen made 4 changes: Lion Lauberbach for Islam Slimani (59′), Munashe Garananga for Mory Konaté (58′), Geoffry Hairemans for Patrick Pflücke (77′) and Bill Antonio for Bilal Bafdili (84′).
Player of the match: Kerim Mrabti
The most impressive player for Mechelen was Kerim Mrabti.
His rating is with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Genk – Formation
Genk
Genk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt , Zakaria El Ouahdi , Carlos Cuesta , Mark McKenzie , Eduard Sobol , Alejandro Galarza , Patrik Hrosovsky , Joseph Paintsil , Bryan Heynen , Bilal El Khannouss and Tolu Arokodare .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Mujaid Sadick, Andi Zeqiri , Anouar Ait El Hadj, Luca Oyen, Ken Nkuba, Vic Chambaere, Noah Adedeji-Sternberg, Konstantinos Karetsas and Christopher Baah.
Substitutions
Genk made 2 changes: Bilal El Khannouss for Christopher Baah (90′) and Bryan Heynen for Andi Zeqiri (88′).
Player of the match: Tolu Arokodare
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Tolu Arokodare.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – Anderlecht – 1-3
- Mechelen – Genk – 1-1
- RWDM – Antwerp – 0-4
- Gent – Cercle Brugge – 1-2
