Week 20 brings us a match on Jan 14th, where Genk will host Zulte-Waregem 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 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Genk is fresh off their 3-1 win against Club Brugge. Hans Vanaken scored the first goal for Club Brugge in the 21st minute, then in the 25th minute, Joseph Paintsil sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Carlos Cuesta But luckily in the 67th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Paul Onuachu. Genk is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Zulte-Waregem recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Mechelen. Nicolas Rommens scored the first goal for Zulte-Waregem in the 5th minute, then Zinho Gano added another in the 73rd minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mechelen couldn’t manage to score, and Zulte-Waregem took the shutout win. Zulte-Waregem is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sunday Aug 14th, Genk took the match by a score of 4 to 1. Bryan Heynen struck first for Genk in the 9th minute on a penalty, then András Németh added another in the 25th minute.
Zulte-Waregem’s most prolific scorer has been Zinho Gano. The attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Genk is glad to have Paul Onuachu in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 6 goals.