Player of the matchBryan HeynenGNK · 101′ played · 11 duels won · 18 final-3rd passes · 6 clearances
7.9- Possession
- 63%37%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 17 (6)16 (5)
- Corners
- 49
- Table · 9 v 16 pts
- 9th → 8th3rd → 2nd
Pro LeagueMatchday 6Cegeka ArenaRef N. Verboomen
This meeting
Match strip & events
GNK 1–1 GNT · 2–6 yellow1′HT90′Genk on top 51 of 90 min · GNK 54% · GNT 46% pressure · peaks GNK 47′, GNT 10′
- Full time 1–1
- Aaron Biboutfor Rafiu Durosinmi
- Ibrahima Cisséfor José Mendieta
- El Hadji Seckfor Momodou Sonko
- Josué KongoloYellow card
- Abdelkahar Kadrifor Mathias Delorge
- Hyllarion Goorefor Michel-Ange Balikwisha
- Leonardo LopesYellow card
- Daan Heymansfor Jeppe Erenbjerg
- Jerry Afriyiefor Junya Ito
- Mathias DelorgeYellow card
- Leonardo Lopesfor Kyrell Wilson
- Benjamin TahirovićYellow card
- Rafiu Durosinmi1–1Goal · header · assist Junya Ito
- Benjamin Tahirovićfor Ibrahima Bangoura
- Noah Adedeji-Sternbergfor Ayumu Yokoyama
- Half-time 0–1
- Tiago AraújoYellow card
- José MendietaYellow card
- Josue VergaraYellow card
- Momodou SonkoYellow card
- Momodou Sonko0–1Goal · right foot · assist Tiago Araújo
Top ratings
XI avg 7.10 v 6.96
Bryan HeynenGNK7.9
Rafiu DurosinmiGNK7.7
Kevin AmaroGNK7.7
Momodou SonkoGNT7.4
Joris KayembeGNK7.4
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Momodou SonkoGNT4 (2)
- Mouhamed NgomGNT4
- Rafiu DurosinmiGNK3 (1)
Big chances created
- Junya ItoGNK1
- Tibe De VliegerGNT1
Passes
- Josué KongoloGNK84/90
- Matte SmetsGNK78/85
- Joris KayembeGNK74/81
Progressive passes
- Josué KongoloGNK86 (96%)
- Matte SmetsGNK80 (94%)
- Joris KayembeGNK65 (80%)
Final-third passes
- Bryan HeynenGNK18
- Joris KayembeGNK9
- Matte SmetsGNK9
Key passes
- Kevin AmaroGNK3
- Mathias DelorgeGNT3
- Junya ItoGNK3
Ball recoveries
- Davy RoefGNT9
- Mouhamed NgomGNT7
- Junya ItoGNK6
Duels won
- José MendietaGNT12/19
- Bryan HeynenGNK11/15
- Rafiu DurosinmiGNK9/11
Dribbles
- Bryan HeynenGNK2/3
- Noah Adedeji-SternbergGNK2/3
- Josué KongoloGNK2/2
Tackles
- Momodou SonkoGNT5
- Kevin AmaroGNK4
- Tiago AraújoGNT4
Clearances
- Christian BurgessGNT10
- Mouhamed NgomGNT7
- Bryan HeynenGNK6
Saves
- Davy RoefGNT5
- Lucca BrughmansGNK5
Table after full time
Pro League 2026/2027| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | 19:3 | +16 | 16 | 1st | |
| 2 | 6 | 5-1-0 | 11:3 | +8 | 16 | 3rd ▲1 | |
| 3 | 6 | 5-0-1 | 12:3 | +9 | 15 | 2nd ▼1 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4-0-1 | 11:5 | +6 | 12 | 4th | |
| 6 | 6 | 3-2-1 | 12:10 | +2 | 11 | 6th | |
| 7 | 6 | 3-1-2 | 4:5 | -1 | 10 | 7th | |
| 8 | 6 | 2-3-1 | 13:9 | +4 | 9 | 9th ▲1 | |
| 9 | 6 | 3-0-3 | 7:10 | -3 | 9 | 8th ▼1 | |
| 10 | 6 | 2-2-2 | 12:10 | +2 | 8 | 10th | |
| 18 | 5 | 0-0-5 | 1:12 | -11 | 0 | 18th |
- Genk
- 9th → 8th8 → 9 pts
- Gent
- 3rd → 2nd15 → 16 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table
What stands out
- 8thfrom 9th
Genk moved from 9th to 8th in the Pro League table with this result.8 → 9 points after 6 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
- 2ndfrom 3rd
Gent moved from 3rd to 2nd in the Pro League table with this result.15 → 16 points after 6 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
- 5win run ended
This result ended Gent's run of 5 consecutive Pro League (Belgium) wins.Winning run from 2026-08-09; league matches of this season only.
Team stats
44 figures- 63%Possession37%
- 17Shots16
- 6Shots on target5
- 1Big chances1
- 4Corners9
- 616Passes354
- 8Fouls10
- 2Yellow cards5
All 44 stats
- Attack
- 7Accurate crosses6
- 114Attacks72
- 0Big chances missed1
- 24Crosses19
- 88Dangerous attacks42
- 23Dribble attempts13
- 1Hit woodwork0
- 0Offsides3
- 35%Shot accuracy31%
- 5Shots blocked5
- 10Shots inside box11
- 6Shots off target6
- 7Shots outside box5
- 11Successful dribbles3
- Passing
- 19Accurate long passes26
- 557Accurate passes288
- 84%Forward passes %78%
- 14Key passes12
- 59%Long pass accuracy57%
- 32Long passes46
- 90%Pass accuracy81%
- 59Passes in final third34
- Defence
- 37Ball recoveries43
- 58Ball safe67
- 57Duels won47
- 5Goal kicks10
- 6Interceptions8
- 1Last-man tackles0
- 5Saves5
- 20Tackles23
- 13Tackles won14
- Discipline
- 10Free kicks8
- Other
- 2Injuries0
- 125Possession lost121
- 5Substitutions5
- 23Throw-ins16
Head-to-head
40 meetings on record since 201316-12-12Genk W-D-L · goals 56:43
16 GNK12 draws12 GNT- With Genk at home
- 7-5-8 (26:24)
- Goals per meeting
- 2.48
- Over 2.5 goals
- 43%
- Both teams scored
- 53%
- Won by the host
- 28%
- Last 5 (Genk)
- 3W 2D 0L · 3.2 goals/game
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Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 3.8Goals per game (both sides)2.33
- 87%Over 1.567%
- 80%Over 2.547%
- 53%Over 3.520%
- 67%Both teams scored47%
- 13%Clean sheets53%
- 27%Failed to score20%
- Genk at home v Gent away
- 5Played9
- 5Won5
- 0Drawn3
- 0Lost1
- 14-5Goals (for-against)17-10
- 3Points per game2
- 100%Over 2.567%
- 20%Clean sheets44%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 v 12 games
- 16-111st-half goals (for-against)9-3
- 14-162nd-half goals (for-against)9-5
- 47%Goals after half-time50%
- 80%Goal before half-time67%
- 6-5-4Half-time W-D-L5-7-0
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off33%Model · draw 24%43%
- Projected goals
- 1.42 – 1.65total 3.07 · from goals per game before kick-off
- Most likely scores
- 1–1 10.9%1–2 9%2–1 7.7%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Genk win | 33% | No |
| Draw | 24% | Yes |
| Gent win | 43% | No |
| Over 1.5 goals | 81% | Yes |
| Over 2.5 goals | 59% | No |
| Over 3.5 goals | 37% | No |
| Both teams to score | 61% | Yes |
| Genk clean sheet | 19% | No |
| Gent clean sheet | 24% | No |
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this
Match info
- Competition
- Pro League
- Season
- 2026/2027 · Matchday 6 of 34
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Cegeka Arena, Genk
- Capacity
- 10,524 · grass
- Weather
- 18 °C · broken clouds · humidity 94%
- Referee
- N. Verboomen
- GNK coach
- Jess Thorup (1.68 PPG)
- GNT coach
- Rik Demil (1.43 PPG)
Match summary
Genk and Gent drew 1-1 in the Pro League, Regular Season.
Before kickoff, Genk sat 9th on 8 points, while Gent were 3rd on 15 points. Across 40 previous meetings on record, Genk won 16 and Gent won 12, with 12 draws (2.48 goals per game).
Goals came from Rafiu Durosinmi (47') for Genk and Momodou Sonko (10') for Gent.
Genk — live results and scheduleGent — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 287.3Lucca Brughmans101′
- 207.7Kevin Amaro101′
- 67.0Matte Smets101′
- 447.0Josué KongoloYC 101′
- 187.4Joris Kayembe101′
- 216.2Ibrahima Bangoura↓46′
- 87.9Bryan Heynen101′
- 107.0Junya ItoA ↓73′
- 116.7Jeppe Erenbjerg↓73′
- 306.3Ayumu Yokoyama↓46′
- 177.7Rafiu DurosinmiG ↓87′ 92′
- 337.4Davy Roef101′
- 446.6Siebe Van der Heyden101′
- 166.9Christian Burgess101′
- 56.8Mouhamed Ngom101′
- 206.9Tiago AraújoA YC 101′
- 177.3Mathias DelorgeYC ↓80′
- 276.9Tibe De Vlieger101′
- 146.7Kyrell Wilson↓57′
- 117.4Momodou SonkoG YC ↓80′
- 77.0Michel-Ange Balikwisha↓80′
- 476.8José MendietaYC ↓86′ 91′
- 4Benjamin TahirovićMF · YC ↑46′6.9
- 23Aaron BiboutFW · ↑87′6.7
- 32Noah Adedeji-SternbergFW · ↑46′7.2
- 33Jerry AfriyieFW · ↑73′6.7
- 38Daan HeymansMF · ↑73′6.7
- 1Tobe LeysenGK
- 5Christiaan RavychDF
- 24Nikolas SattlbergerMF
- 25Milan RoganovicDF
SubstitutesCoaches: Jess Thorup (1.68 PPG) · Rik Demil (1.43 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 22Leonardo LopesMF · YC ↑57′6.5
- 37Abdelkahar KadriMF · ↑80′6.7
- 45Hyllarion GooreFW · ↑80′6.6
- 59El Hadji SeckFW · ↑80′6.5
- 75Ibrahima CisséFW · ↑86′6.5
- 3Maksim PaskotsiDF
- 30Kjell PeersmanGK
- 39Abdoul AyindeDF
- 57Matties VolckaertDF
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 0-1L18 Jul
- 0-4L22 Jul
- 0-4L29 Jul
- 3-1W1 Aug
- 2-1W2 Aug
- 1-2L9 Aug
- 3-2W15 Aug
- 4-4D22 Aug
- 4-0W28 Aug
- 0-0D6 Sep
4-2-4goals 17:191.40pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 0-0D30 Jul
- 1-0W6 Aug
- 2-0W9 Aug
- 1-1D13 Aug
- 2-1W16 Aug
- 0-0D20 Aug
- 3-2W27 Aug
- 2-1W30 Aug
- 1-0W3 Sep
- 3-0W6 Sep
7-3-0goals 15:52.40pts/game
latest 5
Referee
N. Verboomen- Cards / match
- 4.68this match 7 (+2.32)
- Yellows / match
- 4.30this match 7
- Reds / match
- 0.38
- Penalties / match
- 0.2724% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 23.9this match 18
2.06Home 2.06 vs Away 2.24 yellows/match · 17–17 red · 3 coach cards2.24
45%Results in 98 matches · draw 26%30%
home winsaway wins- With Genk
- 2-1-0 in 3 · 2.33 yellows/game
- With Gent
- 4-2-1 in 7 · 3 yellows/game
90 of 98 matches on record carry card data.
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