HEVERLEE. Genk beats OH Leuven 1-0 after P. Onuachu scored just 1 goal (17′).
Genk remained with 10 players after A. Preciado received a red card in the 43′. Nonetheless, Genk still was able to win this match competing only in players.
The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme who had the assistance of Nico Claes and Michael Geerolf. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. OH Leuven was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Genk that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
OH Leuven had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Genk succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
OH Leuven shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Genk shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
OH Leuven received 3 yellow cards (M. Maertens, J. D. Thorsteinsson and F. Ricca). On the opposite side, Genk received 2 yellow cards (C. Cuesta and G. Arteaga).
Also, Genk didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Preciado (Genk) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (43′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, OH Leuven will stay with 20 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Genk will have 31 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will play away with Cercle Brugge on the 5th of November with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of OH Leuven (5 draws).
Genk will host Sporting Charleroi on the 4th of November with a 18-14 head to head stats in favor of Genk (8 draws).
OH Leuven – Formation
OH Leuven
87'
77'
OH Leuven started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru , Joren Dom , Ewoud Pletinckx , Federico Ricca , Hamza Mendyl , Sofian Kiyine , Kristiyan Malinov , Casper De Norre , Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson , Mathieu Maertens and Mario González .
The home team had on the bench: Raphael Holzhauser , Louis Patris, Nachon Nsingi, Nordin Jackers, Dylan Ouedraogo, Musa Al-Taamari and Mandela Keita.
Substitutions
OH Leuven made 4 changes: J. D. Thorsteinsson for M. Al-Tamari (46′), S. Kiyine for R. Holzhauser (71′), J. Dom for L. Patris (87′) and H. Mendyl for D. Ouedraogo (87′).
Best player: Federico Ricca
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for OH Leuven was Federico Ricca.
His rating is with 48 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Genk – Formation
Genk
43'
17'
Genk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt , Daniel Muñoz , Carlos Cuesta , Mark McKenzie , Gerardo Arteaga , Bryan Heynen , Patrik Hrošovský , Ángelo Preciado , Bilal El Khannouss , Mike Trésor and Paul Onuachu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matias Galarza, Mbwana Ally Samatta , Matisse Didden, Tobe Leysen, András Németh, Joseph Paintsil and Nicolás Castro.
Substitutions
Genk made 3 changes: B. El Khannous for J. Paintsil (59′), P. Onuachu for M. Samatta (75′) and M. Tresor Ndayishimiye for A. Nemeth (90′).
Best player: Maarten Vandevoordt
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was the goalkeeper: Maarten Vandevoordt. His rating is 8.60. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Kortrijk – Zulte-Waregem – 1-3
- Sint-Truiden – Sporting Charleroi – 2-1
- Cercle Brugge – AS Eupen – 5-1
- OH Leuven – Genk – 0-1
