On Saturday Mar 5th, Cercle Brugge and Genk will play a match in Brugge in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 9th placed Cercle Brugge is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Mechelen. Hugo Cuypers scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 31st minute, then Vinicius Costa added another in the 37th minute on a feed from Geoffry Hairemans. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Cercle Brugge should be reasonably happy with their performance, while genk is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Kortrijk. Paul Onuachu struck first for Genk in the 17th minute, then Joseph Paintsil added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Paul Onuachu At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kortrijk couldn’t manage to score, and Genk took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Genk should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Genk and Cercle Brugge last played eachother at the Luminus Arena on Nov 7th. Genk and Cercle Brugge battled to a 1-1 draw. Thibo Somers struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 38th minute, but Theo Bongonda got the equalizer for Genk in the 89th minute earning them at least the one point.
Genk’s most prolific scorer has been Paul Onuachu. The Nigerian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Cercle Brugge’s top weapon lately has been Kevin Denkey, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.