In this week 20 match on Dec 19th, Genk and Antwerp will play a match in Genk in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Genk recorded a 0-1 loss against Gent. Julien De Sart scored the first goal for Gent in the 29th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Genk couldn’t manage to score, and Gent took the shutout win. Genk looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Antwerp is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Standard Liège. Konstantinos Laifis scored the first goal for Standard Liège in the 57th minute, then Björn Engels got the equalizer for Antwerp in the 66th minute on a feed from Manuel Benson , but Standard Liège kept scoring and walked away with the win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Antwerp should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sep 22nd, Antwerp hosted Genk in their last match together. Antwerp was victorious by a score of 4 to 2. Paul Onuachu struck first for Genk in the 13th minute, then Ritchie De Laet tied it up for Antwerp in the 27th minute But luckily in the 37th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Birger Verstraete.
Antwerp is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Radja Nainggolan and Michel Ange Balikwisha each having 2 goals in their last five. Genk’s most prolific scorer has been Patrik Hrošovský. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.