DEURNE. Genk conquers Antwerp 1-0 after A. Ait scored just 1 goal (43′). Antwerp lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the support of Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Kevin Van Damme. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.54 degrees Celsius or 72.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Antwerp had a strong ball possession 59% while Genk was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Genk was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Antwerp shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Genk shot 18 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (Vincent Janssen, Gyrano Kerk and Alhassan Yusuf). Talking about the opposition, Genk received 1 yellow card (Bilal El Khannouss).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Antwerp stays with 26 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Genk will has 47 points like Gent and Cercle Brugge to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

Antwerp – Formation

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

The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: S. Lammens (8.1), Jelle Bataille (6.7), Z. Van Den Bosch (7.0), Toby Alderweireld  (7.5), Ritchie De Laet (7.0), Alhassan Yusuf (7.0), Vincent Janssen (7.1), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (6.8), Chidera Ejuke (6.4), George Ilenikhena (7.0) and Jacob Ondrejka (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: E. Matazo (6.7), Gyrano Kerk (6.4), Michel-Ange Balikwisha (7.5), Soumaïla Coulibaly (7.1), A. Valencia, V. Udoh, N. Devalckeneer, M. Doumbia (6.8) and Davino Verhulst.

Antwerp could not rely on the presence of Soumaïla Coulibaly (injured).

Substitutions

Antwerp made 5 changes: Ritchie De Laet for Michel-Ange Balikwisha (46′), Jacob Ondrejka for M. Doumbia (60′), Jelle Bataille for Soumaïla Coulibaly (66′), George Ilenikhena for Gyrano Kerk (80′) and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp for E. Matazo (80′).

Player of the match: S. Lammens​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was the goalkeeper: S. Lammens. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Genk – Formation

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

Wouter Vrancken played with: M. Vandevoordt (8.1), Mujaid Sadick (7.0), C. Cuesta (7.5), Mark McKenzie (7.3), Z. El Ouahdi (7.3), Matías Galarza (7.5), Patrik Hrosovsky (6.7), Joris Kayembe (7.1), Bilal El Khannouss (6.7), Anouar Ait El Hadj (7.9) and Tolu Arokodare (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Alieu Fadera, Andi Zeqiri (6.3), Eduard Sobol (7.0), Noah Adedeji-Sternberg, Thomas Claes, Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, Josue Kongolo and Konstantinos Karetsas.

Substitutions

Genk made 2 changes: Anouar Ait El Hadj for Andi Zeqiri (84′) and Bilal El Khannouss for Eduard Sobol (86′).

Player of the match: M. Vandevoordt​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was the goalkeeper: M. Vandevoordt. His rating is 8.06. He performed 2 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​

• Sporting Charleroi – RWDM – 0-0
• Standard Liège – OH Leuven – 0-0
• Antwerp – Genk – 0-1