GENK. Genk snatched a late win Anderlecht 1-0 after I. Ugbo scored a goal from 87minute.
The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Genk started with a aggressive line-up. On the other side, Anderlecht adopted for a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Genk – Formation
John van den Brom decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt, Daniel Muñoz, Carlos Cuesta, Jhon Lucumi, Gerardo Arteaga, Bryan Heynen, Kristian Thorstvedt, Carel Eiting, Junya Ito, Paul Onuachu and Theo Bongonda.
The home team had on the bench: L. Oyen, Ike Ugbo, C. Dessers, Patrik Hrošovský, Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye, M. McKenzie, Mujaid Sadick, T. Leysen and B. Toma.
Anderlecht – Formation
On the other side, Vincent van den Brom played with: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Michael Murillo, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Wesley Hoedt, Sergio Gómez, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Josh Cullen, Kristoffer Olsson, Lior Refaelov, Benito Raman and Joshua Zirkzee.
They had on the bench: Isaac Kiese Thelin, Christian Kouamé, K. Sardella, Francis Amuzu, Y. Verschaeren, Majeed Ashimeru, M. Kana, B. Verbruggen and C. Coosemans.
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 12 Total 16
- 3 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 7
- 97 Attack 111
- 56 Dangerous attack 60
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Genk was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Match Timeline
After this match, Genk will have 10 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Anderlecht will stay with 7 points to stay in the 14th place.
In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 11th of September with a 0-0 head to head record. Anderlecht will host Mechelen on the 12th of September with a 12-5 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (9 draw).