Match Report
Genk, 1st with 68 points, sat 31 points above Kortrijk (3rd, 37). The last five rounds placed Genk no better than 19th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Genk were scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.1, Kortrijk 1.11 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, Genk had taken 10 of 15 points to Kortrijk's 4.
Across 35 recorded meetings, Genk have 17 wins to Kortrijk's 10, with 8 draws, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host.
Luminus Arena in Genk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,956. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Genk: P. Hrošovský (41'), P. Hrošovský (47'), Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (69') · Kortrijk: Thierry Ambrose (90'), Gilles Dewaele (5')