On May 6th, Genk will travel to Charleroi to battle Sporting Charleroi in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Sporting Charleroi recorded a 1-3 loss against Gent. Adem Zorgane scored the first goal for Sporting Charleroi in the 45th minute on a penalty shot, then Darko Lemajić tied it up for Gent in the 54th minute on a feed from Bruno Godeau But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 61st minute on a goal by Darko Lemajić. Sporting Charleroi is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Genk recorded a 4-2 win against Mechelen. Daniel Muñoz scored the first goal for Genk in the 31st minute, but Geoffry Hairemans got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 60th minute , but luckily for Genk it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Genk should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Luminus Arena, Genk won by a score of 4 to 2. Tchatchoua struck first for Sporting Charleroi in the 27th minute on a feed from Shamar Nicholson, then in the 35th minute, Junya Ito sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Paul Onuachu But luckily in the 68th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Patrik Hrošovský.
Both Paul Onuachu and Junya Ito have been the hottest scorers for Genk in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Sporting Charleroi is glad to have Vakoun Issouf Bayo in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.