EUPEN. AS Eupen managed to turn the table against Genk. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
AS Eupen remained in 10 people after J. Amat received a red card in the 59′. Anyway, AS Eupen still succeeded in win this contest competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put with the help of Jeroen Walschap and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
Genk was in firm control of the ball 62% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Genk was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, AS Eupen was able to find the solution to win this match.
AS Eupen shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Genk shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (I. Nuhu and B. Lambert). On the other side, Genk received 1 yellow card (C. Eiting).
(AS Eupen) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (59′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AS Eupen will have 20 points like Antwerp to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Genk will stay with 17 points to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against Gent on the 17th of October with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (2 draws).
Genk will play away agasint Sporting Charleroi on the 17th of October with a 16-13 head to head in favor of Genk (7 draws).
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
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47'
AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Stefan Krämer decided to play with the following team: Robin Himmelmann , Boris Lambert , Jonathan Heris , Jordi Amat , Konan N’Dri , Jens Cools , Stef Peeters , Edo Kayembe , Andreas Beck , Smail Prevljak and Isaac Nuhu .
The home team had on the bench: Benoît Poulain , S. Gnaka, T. Magee, Jerome Deom , Sibiry Keita , M. Koné and T. Roufosse.
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 3 changes: B. Lambert for B. Poulain (71′), K. Ndri for S. Keita (83′) and J. Cools for J. Deom (83′).
Best player: Smail Prevljak
The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was Smail Prevljak.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.
Genk – Formation
Genk
Genk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, John van den Brom played with: Maarten Vandevoordt , Daniel Muñoz , Carlos Cuesta , Jhon Lucumi , Gerardo Arteaga , Bryan Heynen , Kristian Thorstvedt , Carel Eiting , Junya Ito , Ike Ugbo and Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye .
They had on the bench: B. Toma, L. Oyen, T. Leysen, Paul Onuachu , Ángelo Preciado , M. McKenzie and Theo Bongonda .
Substitutions
Genk made 3 changes: I. Ugbo for P. Onuachu (72′), M. Tresor Ndayishimiye for T. Bongonda (72′) and D. Munoz for A. Preciado (72′).
Best player: Junya Ito
The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Junya Ito.
His rating is with 50 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Club Brugge – 1-1
- Antwerp – Gent – 1-0
- RFC Seraing – Zulte-Waregem – 5-1
- AS Eupen – Genk – 3-2
