GENK. Genk beat Kortrijk to win 2-1. P. Onuachu was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Genk to strike first with a goal of P. Onuachu at the 37′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, P. Onuachu gave the win to Genk in the 78′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Genk made the most of its better ball possession (58%).
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 Jonathan Lardot who had the assistance of Florian Lemaire and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Theophile Diskeuve. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Genk had a superior ball possession 58% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Genk was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Genk won the match.
Genk shot 28 times, 7 on target, 21 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Genk received 4 yellow cards (D. Munoz, A. Preciado, B. Heynen and G. Arteaga). On the opposite side, Kortrijk didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Genk will have 28 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Kortrijk will stay with 10 points like RFC Seraing to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will host Sporting Charleroi on the 4th of November with a 18-14 head to head in favor of Genk (8 draws).
Kortrijk will host Zulte-Waregem on the 15th of October with a 14-13 head to head in favor of Zulte-Waregem (9 draws).
Genk – Formation
Genk
87'
76'
37', 78'
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 , Daniel Muñoz , Carlos Cuesta , Mark McKenzie , Gerardo Arteaga , Patrik Hrošovský , Bryan Heynen , Ángelo Preciado , Bilal El Khannouss , Mike Trésor and Paul Onuachu .
The home team had on the bench: Matias Galarza, Nicolás Castro, Tobe Leysen, András Németh , Rasmus Carstensen, Matisse Didden and Mbwana Ally Samatta .
Substitutions
Genk made 3 changes: A. Preciado for M. Samatta (76′), B. El Khannous for A. Nemeth (76′) and M. Tresor Ndayishimiye for M. A. Galarza (84′).
Best player: Paul Onuachu
The player that probably impressed the most for Genk was Paul Onuachu.
His rating is with 2 goals, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14.
Kortrijk – Formation
Kortrijk
Also Kortrijk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adnan Čustović played with: Marko Ilić , Oleksii Sych , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , Aleksandar Radovanović , Kristof D’Haene , Satoshi Tanaka , Habib Keita , David Henen , Didier Lamkel Zé , Faïz Selemani and Felipe Avenatti .
They had on the bench: Tom Vandenberghe, Billal Messaoudi , Pape Habib Gueye , Kevin Vandendriessche, Dorian Dessoleil, Nayel Mehssatou, Maxim De Man, Stjepan Lončar and Dylan Mbayo.
Substitutions
Kortrijk made 5 changes: F. Selemani for B. Messaoudi (67′), D. Henen for P. Gueye (74′), O. Sych for N. Mehssatou (83′), F. Avenatti for D. Mbayo (83′) and H. Keita for S. Loncar (83′).
Best player: Marko Ilić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was the goalkeeper: Marko Ilić. His rating is 7.25. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Zulte-Waregem – OH Leuven – 2-5
- RFC Seraing – KV Oostende – 1-1
- Genk – Kortrijk – 2-1
- Club Brugge – Westerlo – 0-2
