Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: Royal Francs Borains 12th with 34, Jong KRC Genk U23 15th with 31. Jong KRC Genk U23's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Royal Francs Borains 1.03 scored and 1.47 conceded per game, Jong KRC Genk U23 1.31 and 1.84, with the league averaging 1.41.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Royal Francs Borains 1, draws 2, Jong KRC Genk U23 1, at 3.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Stade Robert Urbain staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Royal Francs Borains: Aboubacar Ali (12'), Aboubacar Ali (60') · Jong KRC Genk U23: Djoully Nzoko (40'), Emmanuel Sarfo (90')
Key stats
Possession: Royal Francs Borains 47% · Jong KRC Genk U23 53% · Total shots: 13-14 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 3-2