GENK. Sint-Truiden defeats Genk 1-0 after D. Hayashi scored just 1 goal (29′). Genk was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Christof Dierick with the support of Dirk Gilon and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 4 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 149 Attack 86
- 78 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Genk had a strong ball possession 67% while Sint-Truiden was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Genk was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Sint-Truiden succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Genk shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Sint-Truiden shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Genk received 1 yellow card (P. Hrosovsky). On the opposite side, Sint-Truiden received 5 yellow cards (D. Hayashi, M. Konate, W. Janssens, R. Bauer and D. Schmidt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Genk will stay with 45 points to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden will have 42 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will play away with Club Brugge on the 20th of March with a 21-18 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (11 draws).
Sint-Truiden will host Beerschot-Wilrijk on the 20th of March with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Sint-Truiden (2 draws).
Genk – Formation
Genk
46'
41'
Genk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt , Daniel Muñoz , Carlos Cuesta , Jhon Lucumi , Gerardo Arteaga , Patrik Hrošovský , Bryan Heynen , Mike Trésor , Junya Ito , Paul Onuachu and Theo Bongonda .
The home team had on the bench: Aziz Ouattara Mohammed, Tobe Leysen, András Németh, Mujaid Sadick , Kristian Thorstvedt , Luca Oyen , Ángelo Preciado and Joseph Paintsil .
Substitutions
Genk made 5 changes: J. Lucumi for M. Sadick (46′), M. Tresor Ndayishimiye for K. Thorstvedt (46′), P. Hrosovsky for J. Paintsil (67′), D. Munoz for A. Preciado (68′) and T. Bongonda for L. Oyen (68′).
Best player: Bryan Heynen
The most impressive player for Genk was Bryan Heynen.
His rating is with 46 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Sint-Truiden – Formation
Sint-Truiden
29'
Sint-Truiden started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Bernd Hollerbach played with: Daniel Schmidt , Daiki Hashioka , Ameen Al-Dakhil , Toni Leistner , Robert Bauer , Wolke Janssens , Christian Brüls , Mory Konate , Dimitri Lavalėe , Daichi Hayashi and Taichi Hara .
They had on the bench: Nelson Balongo, Christopher Durkin, Alessandro Russo, Jorge Teixeira , João Klauss , Rocco Reitz and Arnaud Dony.
Sint-Truiden could not rely on the presence of J. Klauss (injured).
Substitutions
Sint-Truiden made 3 changes: D. Hayashi for J. Klauss (53′), W. Janssens for J. Teixeira (83′) and C. Bruls for R. Reitz (88′).
Best player: Daniel Schmidt
The player that probably impressed the most for Sint-Truiden was the goalkeeper: Daniel Schmidt. His rating is 8.05. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Antwerp – 2-1
- Standard Liège – RFC Seraing – 0-1
- Genk – Sint-Truiden – 0-1
- Beerschot-Wilrijk – Gent – 0-2
