Week 27 features a match on Sunday Feb 13th, where Genk plays host to Standard Liège in a clash of the Pro League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 8th placed Genk is fresh off their 1-2 loss against OH Leuven. Sory Kaba struck first for OH Leuven in the 1st minute, then in the 19th minute, Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Mujaid Sadick. Genk is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Standard Liège, recorded a 1-1 draw against Cercle Brugge. Dino Hotić struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 44th minute, but Nicolas Raskin got the equalizer for Standard Liège in the 55th minute earning them at least the one point. Standard Liège looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Genk and Standard Liège last played eachother at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne on Jul 23rd. Standard Liège and Genk battled to a 1-1 draw. Konstantinos Laifis struck first for Standard Liège in the 69th minute, then Theo Bongonda tied it up for Genk in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Cyriel Dessers earning Genk a comeback draw.
Both Denis Drăguş and Renaud Emond have been the hottest scorers for Standard Liège in the last five each having scored 2 goals. For Genk, their top scorers are Junya Ito and Patrik Hrošovský, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.