On the 15th of May, in this week 5 match, Genk hosts Gent at Luminus Arena in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 2nd placed Genk is fresh off their 3-2 win against Sporting Charleroi. Marco Ilaimaharitra scored the first goal for Sporting Charleroi in the 34th minute, then Paul Onuachu tied it up for Genk in the 55th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Ken Nkuba Tshiend to cap off a wild match. Genk should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Gent, recorded a 2-1 win against Mechelen. Michael Ngadeu struck first for Gent in the 36th minute on a feed from Alessio Castro-Montes, then Geoffry Hairemans tied it up for Mechelen in the 88th minute. Gent is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Ghelamco-arena, Genk took the match by a score of 1 to 0. András Németh struck first for Genk in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Joseph Paintsil, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gent couldn’t manage to score, and Genk took the shutout win.
Gent is fortunate enough to have Tarik Tissoudali in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. For Genk, their top scorers are Theo Bongonda and Kristian Thorstvedt, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.