Match Report
KSC Lokeren went into the game 6th in the table on 9 points; Jong KRC Genk U23 sat 9th on 6 — a 3-point gap. Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, KSC Lokeren ran at 2.4 scored and 2 conceded, Jong KRC Genk U23 at 2 and 2.4.
Momentum sat with KSC Lokeren, winners of their last four, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 KSC Lokeren wins, 0 for Jong KRC Genk U23, 2 draws, at 3.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%.
With 24 matches recorded and 0.1 yellow cards per game, A. Jacoby was the man in the middle. The match was played at Daknamstadion (capacity 12,136). On the scoreboard, Jong KRC Genk U23 led 2-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-4.
Goal scorers
KSC Lokeren: Vancy Roméo Mabanza (31'), Maxime Pau (85') · Jong KRC Genk U23: Myung-jun Kim (2'), Jonathan Coenen (25'), Yumeki Yoshinaga (63'), Myung-jun Kim (68')
Key stats
Possession: KSC Lokeren 65% · Jong KRC Genk U23 35% · Total shots: 21-14 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 12-6