Week 26 brings us a match on Feb 17th, where Genk will travel to Mechelen to battle Mechelen in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 13th placed Mechelen, recorded a 1-2 loss against AS Eupen. Birger Verstraete struck first for Mechelen in the 10th minute, but Konan N’Dri got the equalizer for AS Eupen in the 86th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 91st minute on a goal by Brandon Baiye to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Genk, recorded a 0-1 loss against Antwerp. Gyrano Kerk struck first for Antwerp in the 57th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Genk was frustrated by Antwerp’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Antwerp ended the match with the shutout victory. Genk is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Genk was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Daniel Muñoz struck first for Genk in the 9th minute on a feed from El Khannous, then Rob Schoofs got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 15th minute on a feed from Yonas Malede.
Genk is glad to have Joseph Paintsil in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Mechelen’s most prolific scorer has been Nikola Storm. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.