GENK. Genk found a way to reverse the score against RWDM. It was RWDM to score first with a goal from Carlos Alberto. Nevertheless, later Genk found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Tolu Arokodare (21′), Luca Oyen (35′) and Andi Zeqiri (90′).
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Michiel Allaerts with the collaboration of Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Lothar D’hondt. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.39 degrees Celsius or 50.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Genk had a strong ball possession 55% while RWDM was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Genk was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Genk won the match.
Genk shot 21 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, RWDM shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Genk received 1 yellow card (Carlos Cuesta). Talking about the opposition, RWDM received 2 yellow cards (Pierre Dwomoh and Ilay Camara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Genk has 40 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, RWDM will stays with 22 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will play away with Sporting Charleroi on the 24th of February with a 19-13 head to head record in favor of Genk (9 draws).
RWDM will host OH Leuven on the 24th of February with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of RWDM (0 draws).
Genk – Formation
Genk
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Genk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt , Zakaria El Ouahdi , Carlos Cuesta , Mark McKenzie , Eduard Sobol , Patrik Hrosovsky , Bryan Heynen , Christopher Baah , Bilal El Khannouss , Luca Oyen and Tolu Arokodare .
The home team had on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Mujaid Sadick, Alejandro Galarza, Andi Zeqiri , Joris Kayembe , Anouar Ait El Hadj, Ken Nkuba , Noah Adedeji-Sternberg and Konstantinos Karetsas.
Substitutions
Genk made 4 changes: Tolu Arokodare for Andi Zeqiri (64′), Eduard Sobol for Joris Kayembe (46′), Luca Oyen for Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (90′) and Christopher Baah for Ken Nkuba (78′).
Player of the match: Bilal El Khannouss
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Bilal El Khannouss even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 9 crosses.
RWDM – Formation
RWDM
Also RWDM adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bruno Irles played with: Théo Defourny , Ilay Camara , Mamadou Sarr , David Sousa , Omotayo Adaramola , Pierre Dwomoh , Shuto Abe , Pathé Mboup , Jeff Reine-Adélaïde , Carlos Alberto and Mickaël Biron .
These were the players on the bench: Alexis De Sart , Malcolm Ebiowei , Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni, Frederic Soelle Soelle , Abner , Guillaume Hubert, Xavier Mercier , Christ Makosso and M. Segovia.
RWDM could not rely on the presence of Xavier Mercier (injured).
Substitutions
RWDM made 5 changes: Pierre Dwomoh for Abner (80′), Shuto Abe for Frederic Soelle Soelle (67′), Carlos Alberto for Xavier Mercier (67′), Mickaël Biron for Malcolm Ebiowei (60′) and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde for Alexis De Sart (80′).
Player of the match: Carlos Alberto
The most impressive player for RWDM was Carlos Alberto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
