Club Brugge tops Genk 3-0

GENK. Club Brugge was eventually too strong for Genk.

March 4, 2024

GENK. Club Brugge was after all too much to handle for Genk with the goal of Hugo Vetlesen (26′), Denis Odoi (73′) and Andreas Skov Olsen (85′ pen).

Tolu Arokodare missed a decisive penalty (18′). That would have allowed Genk to draw the match.

The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the help of Martijn Tiesters and Michael Geerolf. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.83 degrees Celsius or 56.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.

Match Statistics

Genk

0 - 3

Club Brugge

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

10 Total 12
5 On Target 5
4 Off Target 6
2 Shots blocked 1

120 Attack 83
49 Dangerous attack 27
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 1
4 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Genk was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Club Brugge that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Genk had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Club Brugge managed to find the solution to win this match.

Genk shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Genk received 2 yellow cards (Mark McKenzie and Andi Zeqiri). On the opposite side, Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Raphael Onyedika and Hugo Vetlesen).

Match Timeline

Tolu Arokodare- missed penaltyTolu Arokodare

18'

26'

Hugo Vetlesen(goal)Ferran Jutglà

Mark McKenzie- Yellow

31'

34'

Raphael Onyedika- Yellow

53'

Hugo Vetlesen- Yellow

Yira Sor - sub ->Tolu Arokodare

57'

67'

B. Meijer- sub ->Michał Skóraś

67'

Casper Nielsen- sub ->Ferran Jutglà

Andi Zeqiri- sub ->Christopher Baah

70'

73'

Denis Odoi(goal)Maxim De Cuyper

Noah Adedeji-Sternberg- sub ->Luca Oyen

79'

Ken Nkuba- sub ->Zakaria El Ouahdi

79'

83'

B. Meijer(VAR)

85'

Andreas Skov Olsen (penalty)

79'

K. Sabbe- sub ->Raphael Onyedika

90'

Philip Zinckernagel - sub ->Andreas Skov Olsen

90'

C. Talbi- sub ->Hugo Vetlesen

Andi Zeqiri- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Genk stays with 43 points like Gent and Cercle Brugge to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge will has 48 points like Antwerp to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will host Standard Liège on the 9th of March with a 23-14 head to head record in favor of Standard Liège (14 draws).

Club Brugge will host OH Leuven on the 9th of March with a 11-3 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (2 draws).

Genk – Formation

Genk

M. Vandevoordt 26.Belgium

6.8

Mark McKenzie 2.United States

6.3

31'

Joris Kayembe 18.Belgium

6.7

C. Cuesta 46.Colombia

6.3

Z. El Ouahdi 77.Morocco

7.0

79'

Bryan Heynen 8.Belgium

7.0

Bilal El Khannouss 10.Morocco

7.5

Patrik Hrosovsky 17.Slovakia

6.3

Luca Oyen 24.Belgium

7.0

79'

Christopher Bonsu Baah 90.Ghana

7.7

70'

Tolu Arokodare 99.Nigeria

6.7

57'

Substitutes

Hendrik Van Crombrugge 1.Belgium

Mujaid Sadick 3.Spain

Eduard Sobol 22.Ukraine

Ken Nkuba 27.Belgium

6.7

79'

Matías Galarza 5.Argentina

Anouar Ait El Hadj 19.Belgium

Konstantinos Karetsas 78.Belgium

Andi Zeqiri 9.Switzerland

6.6

70'

90'

Yira Sor 14.Nigeria

6.3

57'

Noah Adedeji-Sternberg 67.Belgium

6.4

79'

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

The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.8), Zakaria El Ouahdi (7.0), Carlos Cuesta (6.3), Mark McKenzie (6.3), Joris Kayembe (6.7), Bryan Heynen (7.0), Patrik Hrosovsky (6.3), Christopher Baah (7.7), Bilal El Khannouss (7.5), Luca Oyen (7.0) and Tolu Arokodare (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Mujaid Sadick, Alejandro Galarza, Andi Zeqiri (6.6), Yira Collins Sor (6.3), Anouar Ait El Hadj, Eduard Sobol, Ken Nkuba (6.7), Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (6.4) and Konstantinos Karetsas.

Substitutions

Genk made 4 changes: Tolu Arokodare for Yira Collins Sor (57′), Christopher Baah for Andi Zeqiri (70′), Luca Oyen for Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (79′) and Zakaria El Ouahdi for Ken Nkuba (79′).

Player of the match: Christopher Baah

The most impressive player for Genk was Christopher Baah.

His rating is 7.7 with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge

Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium

8.4

J. Ordoñez 4.Ecuador

7.0

Denis Odoi 6.Ghana

8.1

73'

Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium

7.0

Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium

7.7

Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark

7.5

90'

85'

Michal Skoras 8.Poland

6.8

67'

Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway

7.7

90'

53'

26'

Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria

7.0

79'

34'

Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium

7.0

Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain

8.2

67'

Substitutes

Josef Bursik 21.England

B. Meijer 14.Netherlands

7.1

67'

Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium

J. Spileers 58.Belgium

K. Sabbe 64.Belgium

6.8

79'

Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark

6.4

67'

Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark

90'

Víctor Barberá 11.Spain

C. Talbi 68.Belgium

90'

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

Ronny Deila played with: Nordin Jackers (8.4), Denis Odoi (8.1), Joel Ordóñez (7.0), Brandon Mechele (7.0), Maxim De Cuyper (7.7), Hugo Vetlesen (7.7), Raphael Onyedika (7.0), Hans Vanaken (7.0), Andreas Skov Olsen (7.5), Ferran Jutglà (8.2) and Michał Skóraś (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Víctor Barberá, Bjorn Meijer (7.1), Josef Bursik, Casper Nielsen (6.4), Dedryck Boyata, Jorne Spileers, Kyriani Sabbe (6.8), Chemsdine Talbi and Philip Zinckernagel.

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of Kyriani Sabbe (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: Ferran Jutglà for Casper Nielsen (67′), Michał Skóraś for Bjorn Meijer (67′), Andreas Skov Olsen for Philip Zinckernagel (90′), Raphael Onyedika for Kyriani Sabbe (79′) and Hugo Vetlesen for Chemsdine Talbi (90′).