Genk vs Standard Liege 2-1
Genk beat Standard Liège 2-1 at Cegeka Arena, with J. Ito scoring in the 27th minute and A. Bibout adding the winner in the 77th after A. Zeqiri had equalised for Standard Liège in the 65th. Standard Liège were reduced to ten men when Matthieu Epolo was sent off in the 33rd minute, and Genk finished with ten after Daan Heymans was dismissed in the 90th. Genk dominated with 68% possession and 24 shots to 11.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 2'Ibrahim Karamoko · Yellow card
- J. Ito27'
- 33'Matthieu Epolo · Red card
- 36'S. Drammeh for L. Pirard
- 46'T. Mohr for G. Mortensen
- 46'I. Karamoko for R. Touzghar
- 46'R. Fosso for A. Zeqiri
- Bryan Heynen · Yellow card58'
- 62'Alexis Trouillet · Yellow card
- N. Adedeji-Sternberg for A. Yokoyama64'
- 65'A. Zeqiri assist I. Hautekiet
- B. Tahirovic for A. Bibout70'
- A. Bibout77'
- 82'D. Eckert for B. Nsimba
- R. Durosinmi for I. Bangoura86'
- J. Ito for J. Erenbjerg86'
- Daan Heymans · Red card90+5'
- Daan Heymans · VAR check90+3'
Match stats
Line-ups
Genk starting XI
- 28L. Brughmans
- 20K. Amaro
- 6M. Smets
- 44J. Kongolo
- 18J. Kayembe
- 4B. Tahirovic
- 8B. Heynen
- 10J. Ito
- 38D. Heymans
- 32N. Adedeji-Sternberg
- 17R. Durosinmi
Genk bench · coach Jess Thorup
Standard Liege starting XI
- 1M. Epolo
- 20I. Karamoko
- 25I. Hautekiet
- 4D. Lavalee
- 13M. Fossey
- 80R. Fosso
- 22A. Trouillet
- 7T. Mohr
- 15S. Drammeh
- 10D. Eckert
- 11A. Abid
Standard Liege bench · coach Vincent Euvrard
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Head-to-headlast 10 meetings
Jupiler Pro League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Charleroi | 10 | +9 | 24 |
| 5 |  Anderlecht | 10 | +2 | 19 |
| 6 |  Genk | 10 | +4 | 15 |
| 7 |  Lommel United | 10 | +2 | 15 |
| 8 |  KVC Westerlo | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 |  Standard Liege | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 |  Zulte Waregem | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 |  Antwerp | 10 | -6 | 10 |
