Match Report
Club Brugge, 1st with 57 points, sat 19 points above Genk (1st, 38). Genk had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.1/0.6 for Genk and 3.2/0.9 for Club Brugge (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Genk had not won in 5 games. From the last five rounds, Genk held 2 points of 15 and Club Brugge 9.
The sides have met 40 times in the GioScore results database: 11 wins for Genk, 8 draws and 21 for Club Brugge, at 3.35 goals per meeting. 68% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 75%. The recent editions have closed up — 2.2 goals per game over the last five against 3.35 all-time.
Luminus Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,956. Club Brugge led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Genk: Junya Ito (75'), Yira Sor (24'), Daan Heymans (51') · Club Brugge: Hugo Vetlesen (13'), Romeo Vermant (22'), Hans Vanaken (43'), Cisse Sandra (90'), Aleksandar Stanković (80')
Key stats
Possession: Genk 53% · Club Brugge 47% · Total shots: 22-8 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 9-2