DEURNE. Genk beats Antwerp 3-1. Genk got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from B. Heynen (17′) and P. Onuachu (33′). Antwerp tried to recover with a goal from V. Janssen (42′). Nonetheless, the contest was closed by a goal (78′) scored by P. Onuachu for Genk.

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the help of Jo De Weirdt and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Antwerp was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Genk that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Genk succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Antwerp shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Genk shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Antwerp received 1 yellow card (D. Almeida). Regarding the opposition, Genk received 1 yellow card (D. Munoz).

Standings

After this match, Antwerp will stay with 33 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Genk will have 37 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will host Anderlecht on the 6th of November with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (5 draws).

Genk will host Sporting Charleroi on the 4th of November with a 18-14 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (8 draws).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez (5.6), Ritchie De Laet (6.2), Toby Alderweireld (7.3), William Pacho (6.8), Sam Vines (6.2), Pieter Gerkens (6.5), Alhassan Yusuf (7.3), Calvin Stengs (6.8), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (6.9), Michel Ange Balikwisha (7.8) and Vincent Janssen (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Frey (6.4), Arthur Vermeeren, Arbnor Muja (6.2), Christopher Scott (6.2), Dinis Almeida (6.1), Ortwin De Wolf and Jelle Bataille.

Substitutions

Antwerp made 5 changes: W. Pacho for D. Almeida (61′), V. Janssen for M. Frey (76′), M. Balikwisha for C. Scott (76′), J. Ekkelenkamp for A. Muja (76′) and C. Stengs for J. Bataille (86′).

Best player: Michel Ange Balikwisha​

The player that probably impressed the most for Antwerp was Michel Ange Balikwisha.

His rating is (7.8) with 18 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Genk – Formation

Also Genk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.1), Daniel Muñoz (6.4), Carlos Cuesta (7.0), Mark McKenzie (7.3), Gerardo Arteaga (7.0), Bryan Heynen (8.0), Patrik Hrošovský (7.3), Joseph Paintsil (6.1), Bilal El Khannouss (6.3), Mike Trésor (8.1) and Paul Onuachu (8.0).

They had on the bench: Aziz Ouattara Mohammed, András Németh, Tobe Leysen, Rasmus Carstensen (6.2), Matias Galarza, Nicolás Castro (6.8) and Mbwana Ally Samatta (7.1).

Substitutions

Genk made 4 changes: B. El Khannous for N. Castro (68′), D. Munoz for R. Carstensen (75′), J. Paintsil for M. Samatta (75′) and P. Onuachu for A. Nemeth (85′).

Best player: Mike Trésor​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Mike Trésor even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 28 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• KV Oostende – Zulte-Waregem – 2-1
• Antwerp – Genk – 1-3
• Gent – RFC Seraing – 2-1