On the 29th of April, in this week 2 match, Genk hosts Mechelen at Luminus Arena in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Genk sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Gent. András Németh scored the first goal for Genk in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gent 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, while 3rd placed Mechelen is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sporting Charleroi. Georges Mikautadze struck first for Sporting Charleroi in the 45th minute on a feed from Youssef Maziz, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sporting Charleroi 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 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Genk and Mechelen last played eachother at the Luminus Arena on Wednesday Feb 16th. Genk won by a score of 4 to 1. Oyen struck first for Genk in the 5th minute on a feed from Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye, then Hugo Cuypers tied it up for Mechelen in the 46th minute on a feed from Rob Schoofs.
For Mechelen, their top scorers are Geoffry Hairemans and Hugo Cuypers, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Both Paul Onuachu and Junya Ito have been the hottest scorers for Genk in the last five each having scored 3 goals.