In a mid week match in week 24, on Wed Jan 19th, Genk and Mechelen will play a match in Genk in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Genk is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against KV Oostende. Ike Ugbo struck first for Genk in the 6th minute on a feed from Junya Ito, then Junya Ito added another in the 12th minute on a feed from Patrik Hrošovský In the end, KV Oostende was frustrated by Genk’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Genk ended the match with the shutout victory. Genk is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while mechelen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against RFC Seraing. Ferdy Druijf struck first for Mechelen in the 58th minute, then Hugo Cuypers added another in the 64th minute In the end, RFC Seraing was frustrated by Mechelen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mechelen ended the match with the shutout victory. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Mechelen and Genk last played eachother at the Afas-stadion Achter De Kazerne on the 5th of December. Mechelen and Genk battled to a 1-1 draw. Theo Bongonda struck first for Genk in the 43rd minute, then Nikola Storm tied it up for Mechelen in the 50th minute earning them at least the one point.
Nikola Storm has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Mechelen. Both Paul Onuachu and Patrik Hrošovský have been the hottest scorers for Genk in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.