Match Report
Dender went into the game 4th in the table on 25 points; Genk sat 1st on 38 — a 13-point gap. Dender had been under-performing their position — 31st on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Dender ran at 1.17 scored and 1.83 conceded, Genk at 1.1 and 0.6.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Dender 0, draws 0, Genk 4, at 3.75 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Van Roystadion in Denderleeuw (capacity 8,157). Genk led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Dender: Bruny Nsimba (58') · Genk: Daan Heymans (8'), Daan Heymans (3')
Key stats
Possession: Dender 51% · Genk 49% · Total shots: 22-8 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 8-2