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Genk

Pro League Belgium

Belgian Cup

Founded:	1988
Stadium:	Luminus Arena
Coach:	Felice Mazzù
Pro League Form:
Overall Form:

Genk home ground venue is Luminus Arena.

Felice Mazzù is the current coach for Genk.

Genk Pro League Match Fixtures and Results

[ Home Overall Away ]

Genk have played a total of 30 matches in Belgium Pro League. Their current statistics is 14 win, 6 draw and 10 lose.

Genk did not lose their last two matches in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Genk results for their home or away matches in Pro League 2016/2017.

Click on + to view detailed soccer statistics of the goal scorers, yellow and red cards for each match.
The match kick-off date and time is automatically converted to your local timezone.

Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Genk	30	14	6	10

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
12/03/2017	Westerlo	0 - 4	Genk	0-2	H2H	O	+
K. Schuermans 6'
		0 - 1	7' Ally Samatta
		0 - 2	27' Thomas Buffel
Benjamin De Ceulaer 32'
Elton Acolatse 32'
K. Schuermans 32'
C. Strandberg 32'
			34' Alejandro Pozuelo
			46' Jere Uronen
			46' Sandy Walsh
		0 - 3	62' Omar Colley
Khaleem Hyland 64'
Koen Van Langendonck 65'
			73' Alejandro Pozuelo
			73' José Naranjo
			80' Thomas Buffel
			80' Leandro Trossard
			85' Sander Berge
		0 - 4	90+1' Ruslan Malinovskyi
Nicolas Rommens 90+1'
04/03/2017	Genk	2 - 1	Club Brugge	2-1	H2H	O	+
Ally Samatta 5'		1 - 0
			20' Laurens De Bock
Ally Samatta 42'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	43' José Izquierdo
			61' Jelle Vossen
			61' A. Diaby
			61' Lior Refaelov
			61' Wesley Moraes
			64' Ricardo Van Rhijn
Ruslan Malinovskyi 73'
Jean-Paul Boëtius 81'
Bryan Heynen 81'
			83' Timmy Simons
			83' Dorin Rotariu
Ally Samatta 85'
José Naranjo 85'
Siebe Schrijvers 90+1'
Thomas Buffel 90+1'
			90+2' Ricardo Van Rhijn
26/02/2017	Anderlecht	2 - 0	Genk	1-0	H2H	O	+
K. Mbodji 32'		1 - 0
			46' Leandro Trossard
			46' Jean-Paul Boëtius
Youri Tielemans 50'		2 - 0
Youri Tielemans 58'
			64' Siebe Schrijvers
			64' Thomas Buffel
A. Chipciu 64'
Adrien Trébel 64'
			75' Ruslan Malinovskyi
			75' José Naranjo
Massimo Bruno 85'
Nicolae Stanciu 85'
Isaac Kiese Thelin 90'
Frank Acheampong 90'
19/02/2017	Genk	1 - 1	Sporting Charleroi	0-0	H2H	O	+
Jakub Brabec 39'
			44' Dillon Sheppard
			56' C. Benavente
			56' G. Hendrickx
Jakub Brabec 67'
Bryan Heynen 67'
Alejandro Pozuelo 68'
Ruslan Malinovskyi 77'
Jean-Paul Boëtius 77'
			79' Clinton Mata
			79' Stergos Marinos
			82' Stergos Marinos
			82' Stergos Marinos
Leandro Trossard 84'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	86' Stergos Marinos
			88' Chris Bedia
			88' Mamadou Fall
Alejandro Pozuelo 88'
José Naranjo 88'
			90+1' Hamdi Harbaoui
10/02/2017	Sint-Truiden	0 - 3	Genk	0-3	H2H	O	+
			25' Leandro Trossard
Rúben Fernandes 28'
		0 - 1	37' Alejandro Pozuelo
		0 - 2	39' Ally Samatta
		0 - 3	45' Ruslan Malinovskyi
Wolke Janssens 46'
Y. Boli 46'
Boli Bolingoli 46'
Cristian Ceballos 46'
Cristian Ceballos 57'
			62' Alejandro Pozuelo
			62' Jean-Paul Boëtius
Mamadou Bagayoko 63'
D. Dussaut 63'
			71' Jean-Paul Boëtius
			71' Leandro Trossard
			71' José Naranjo
			82' Omar Colley
			82' Dries Wouters
Pierrick Valdivia 89'
07/02/2017	Waasland-Beveren	0 - 0	Genk	0-0	H2H	O	+
			22' S. Dewaest
			22' Jakub Brabec
			54' Ruslan Malinovskyi
Rudy Camacho 59'
			65' Timothy Castagne
Jens Cools 76'
Niels de Schutter 76'
O. Myny 86'
N. Ampomah 86'
			86' Bennard Kumordzi
			86' H. Tshimanga
Aleksandar Boljevic 90+1'
Aaron Dhondt 90+1'
04/02/2017	Genk	1 - 0	Royal Excel Mouscron	1-0	H2H	O	+
			16' N. Gulan
			16' D. Hubert
José Naranjo 21'		1 - 0
			31' D. Hubert
			55' D. Mohamed
			55' Mërgim Vojvoda
			56' Aristote Nkaka
			63' Mërgim Vojvoda
Leandro Trossard 67'
Jean-Paul Boëtius 67'
			69' Filip Marković
			69' Farouk Miya
José Naranjo 78'
Tino-Sven Sušić 78'
Alejandro Pozuelo 90'
Bennard Kumordzi 90'
			90+3' T. Peyre
28/01/2017	Mechelen	1 - 0	Genk	0-0	H2H	O	+
			33' Timothy Castagne
			33' Sandy Walsh
			35' Sandy Walsh
Jordi Vanlerberghe 49'
Dimitrios Kolovos 63'
N. Verdier 63'
J. Van Cleemput 66'
Y. Croizet 72'
Tim Matthys 72'
			80' Ruslan Malinovskyi
			80' Sander Berge
			81' Omar Colley
			83' Alejandro Pozuelo
Seth De Witte 89'		1 - 0
G. Claes 89'
Elias Cobbaut 89'
			90+3' Alejandro Pozuelo
			90+3' José Naranjo
24/01/2017	Genk	3 - 0	Kortrijk	2-0	H2H	O	+
Siebe Schrijvers 4'		1 - 0
Marco Bizot 11'
Nordin Jackers 11'
			29' Dimitrios Goutas
Ally Samatta 42'		2 - 0
			46' Sidy Sarr
			46' T. Chevalier
Alejandro Pozuelo 68'		3 - 0
Ruslan Malinovskyi 69'
Sander Berge 69'
			69' Hannes Van Der Bruggen
			69' H. Kagé
			87' I. Ouali
			87' Xavier Mercier
Ally Samatta 87'
José Naranjo 87'
21/01/2017	AS Eupen	0 - 1	Genk	0-0	H2H	O	+
			3' S. Dewaest
			46' Bryan Heynen
			46' Sander Berge
Moussa Diallo 55'
			60' Leandro Trossard
			60' Siebe Schrijvers
Eric Ocansey 65'
Anthony Bassey 65'
			72' Ruslan Malinovskyi
S. Blondelle 78'
		0 - 1	82' Ally Samatta
Moussa Wagué 84'
Cases 84'
Cases 90'
27/12/2016	Genk	2 - 0	Gent	2-0	H2H	O	+
Alejandro Pozuelo 19'		1 - 0
Nikolaos Karelis 26'		2 - 0
			44' Anderson Esiti
			44' Brecht Dejaegere
Nikolaos Karelis 51'
Ally Samatta 51'
Bryan Heynen 65'
			65' Lasse Nielsen
			65' T. De Smet
			65' K. Saief
			65' L. Verstraete
L. Bailey 82'
Leandro Trossard 82'
			87' T. De Smet
Alejandro Pozuelo 90'
Tino-Sven Sušić 90'
21/12/2016	Zulte-Waregem	1 - 0	Genk	1-0	H2H	O	+
Soualiho Meïté 26'		1 - 0
Luca Marrone 46'
Christophe Lepoint 46'
Alessandro Cordaro 60'
			70' Leandro Trossard
			70' L. Bailey
			73' Thomas Buffel
Alessandro Cordaro 81'
Igor Vetokele 81'
			86' Tino-Sven Sušić
			86' Nikolaos Karelis
Onur Kaya 88'
S. Coopman 88'
18/12/2016	Genk	2 - 2	Standard Liège	1-2	H2H	O	+
Omar Colley 3'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	15' Orlando Sá
			22' Edmilson Junior
		1 - 2	25' I. Belfodil
			37' Orlando Sá
Ally Samatta 38'
			39' Benito Raman
			39' Isaac Mbenza
Wilfred Ndidi 45+1'
			58' Isaac Mbenza
			65' Orlando Sá
			65' J. Dompé
Sandy Walsh 67'
Jere Uronen 67'
Leandro Trossard 73'
Thomas Buffel 73'
Ally Samatta 77'		2 - 2
			81' Edmilson Junior
			81' C. Fiore
			82' Reginal Goreux
			90+2' Adrien Trébel
04/12/2016	Genk	1 - 2	Lokeren	1-0	H2H	O	+
Leandro Trossard 20'		1 - 0
			60' M. Tičinović
			60' B. Straetman
		1 - 1	66' M. Terki
			70' G. Hupperts
			70' Marko Miric
		1 - 2	75' S. Bolbat
Thomas Buffel 81'
Ally Samatta 81'
Bryan Heynen 82'
Tino-Sven Sušić 82'
			85' Tom De Sutter
			85' Branislav Ninaj
27/11/2016	KV Oostende	6 - 0	Genk	2-0	H2H	O	+
Franck Berrier 19'		1 - 0
Michiel Jonckheere 22'
Antonio Milic 29'		2 - 0
			36' L. Bailey
			46' Bryan Heynen
			46' Tino-Sven Sušić
			54' Jakub Brabec
			55' Wilfred Ndidi
Knowledge Musona 56'		3 - 0
			67' Thomas Buffel
			67' Leandro Trossard
			68' L. Bailey
Knowledge Musona 70'
Y. El Ghanassy 70'
Landry Dimata 71'		4 - 0
Adam Marusic 75'
Bruno Godeau 75'
			78' Alejandro Pozuelo
			78' Bennard Kumordzi
Michiel Jonckheere 82'
Cyriac 82'
Cyriac 83'		5 - 0
Landry Dimata 86'		6 - 0
19/11/2016	Genk	2 - 0	AS Eupen	2-0	H2H	O	+
Moussa Diallo 20'		1 - 0
Alejandro Pozuelo 38'		2 - 0
Tino-Sven Sušić 66'
Bryan Heynen 66'
Thomas Buffel 77'
Leandro Trossard 77'
			81' Mamadou Sylla
			81' T. Taulemesse
			82' L. Amani
Nikolaos Karelis 84'
Ally Samatta 84'
			86' L. Amani
			86' Guy Dufour
			89' S. Blondelle
			89' Peter Hackenberg
06/11/2016	Club Brugge	1 - 1	Genk	0-0	H2H	O	+
			9' Wilfred Ndidi
Dion Cools 27'
		0 - 1	49' Thomas Buffel
Claudemir 57'
José Izquierdo 57'
			71' Nikolaos Karelis
			71' Ally Samatta
Hans Vanaken 74'
Wesley Moraes 74'
Stefano Denswil 74'
			76' Marco Bizot
Jelle Vossen 85'		1 - 1
			85' Bryan Heynen
			85' Bennard Kumordzi
			85' Thomas Buffel
			85' Sandy Walsh
			90' Ally Samatta
29/10/2016	Genk	2 - 1	Westerlo	0-0	H2H	O	+
Nikolaos Karelis 32'
Alejandro Pozuelo 54'		1 - 0
			59' Michaël Heylen
			59' Yoni Buyens
Nikolaos Karelis 66'		2 - 0
Nikolaos Karelis 66'
Ally Samatta 66'
Thomas Buffel 70'
Bryan Heynen 70'
			76' Elton Acolatse
			76' R. Henkens
			76' Nicolas Rommens
			76' Jarno Molenberghs
		2 - 1	82' Jarno Molenberghs
Omar Colley 83'
S. Dewaest 83'
Wilfred Ndidi 84'
26/10/2016	Sporting Charleroi	2 - 1	Genk	1-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	3' Nikolaos Karelis
Sotiris Ninis 11'		1 - 1
			21' Omar Colley
			29' Ally Samatta
Sotiris Ninis 73'
C. Benavente 73'
Mamadou Fall 74'
Amara Baby 74'
			80' Tino-Sven Sušić
			80' L. Bailey
Dillon Sheppard 80'
C. Diandy 82'		2 - 1
Amara Baby 85'
Amara Baby 85'
			85' L. Bailey
Chris Bedia 90+2'
D. Pollet 90+2'
23/10/2016	Genk	1 - 0	Sint-Truiden	0-0	H2H	O	+
Tino-Sven Sušić 46'
Bryan Heynen 46'
Leandro Trossard 62'
Thomas Buffel 62'
			68' Y. Boli
			68' N. Proschwitz
			75' Jonathan Bamba
			75' Iebe Swers
L. Bailey 78'
Nikolaos Karelis 78'
			80' Pierrick Valdivia
			87' Iebe Swers
Nikolaos Karelis 88'		1 - 0
15/10/2016	Royal Excel Mouscron	2 - 2	Genk	2-1	H2H	O	+
Mahmoud Trezeguet 2'		1 - 0
Mickaël Tirpan 25'
		1 - 1	32' Nikolaos Karelis
Filip Marković 35'
Valentín Viola 35'
Valentín Viola 42'		2 - 1
			58' Tino-Sven Sušić
			61' Sandy Walsh
			67' L. Bailey
			67' Ally Samatta
D. Mohamed 67'
			71' Sandy Walsh
			71' Timothy Castagne
D. Hubert 75'
		2 - 2	78' Nikolaos Karelis
L. Stojanović 79'
K. Essikal 79'
D. Mohamed 85'
Jérémy Huyghebaert 85'
			90+4' Tino-Sven Sušić
			90+4' Leandro Trossard
02/10/2016	Genk	2 - 1	Mechelen	1-1	H2H	O	+
Jakub Brabec 6'
		0 - 1	10' N. Verdier
			18' Laurens Paulussen
Nikolaos Karelis 21'		1 - 1
			30' N. Verdier
			32' Y. Croizet
Tino-Sven Sušić 46'
Ally Samatta 46'
L. Bailey 51'		2 - 1
			68' Dimitrios Kolovos
			68' G. Claes
			76' Y. Croizet
			76' Dalibor Veselinović
Nikolaos Karelis 79'
Bennard Kumordzi 79'
			84' Mats Rits
			84' Ahmed El Messaoudi
L. Bailey 86'
Leandro Trossard 86'
			89' Ahmed El Messaoudi
25/09/2016	Kortrijk	4 - 1	Genk	2-0	H2H	O	+
Andriy Totovytskyi 5'		1 - 0
			40' Thomas Buffel
Birger Verstraete 40'
			41' Jere Uronen
			41' Bojan Nastic
Xavier Mercier 45+1'		2 - 0
			46' L. Bailey
			46' Leandro Trossard
I. Saadi 55'		3 - 0
			57' Bryan Heynen
I. Saadi 62'		4 - 0
		4 - 1	63' Leandro Trossard
			70' Bryan Heynen
			70' Ally Samatta
I. Saadi 70'
Sidy Sarr 70'
Xavier Mercier 76'
Kristof D'Haene 76'
Joãozinho 82'
F. Boyer 82'
H. Kagé 87'
18/09/2016	Genk	0 - 2	Anderlecht	0-0	H2H	O	+
			26' Uros Spajic
Omar Colley 42'
Wilfred Ndidi 53'
			56' A. Chipciu
			56' Diego Capel
			60' S. Badji
			60' Hamdi Harbaoui
		0 - 1	64' K. Mbodji
Alejandro Pozuelo 65'
Alejandro Pozuelo 66'
			69' Nicolae Stanciu
Thomas Buffel 73'
		0 - 2	76' Hamdi Harbaoui
L. Bailey 81'
Dante Vanzeir 81'
			87' Lukasz Teodorczyk
			87' Massimo Bruno
Tino-Sven Sušić 87'
Bennard Kumordzi 87'
Omar Colley 88'
Thomas Buffel 90'
Leandro Trossard 90'
11/09/2016	Standard Liège	2 - 0	Genk	1-0	H2H	O	+
Ishak Belfodil 11'		1 - 0
Benito Raman 39'
			62' Bryan Heynen
			62' Tino-Sven Susic
Jean-Luc Dompe 64'
Edmilson Junior 64'
Ishak Belfodil 80'
Isaac Mbenza 80'
			83' Thomas Buffel
			83' Leandro Trossard
Benito Raman 87'
Orlando Sá 87'
Orlando Sá 90+3'		2 - 0
28/08/2016	Genk	1 - 0	Zulte-Waregem	0-0	H2H	O	+
			42' Onur Kaya
			68' Alessandro Cordaro
Bryan Heynen 71'
Nikolaos Karelis 71'
Leandro Trossard 77'
Bojan Nastic 77'
Alejandro Pozuelo 80'		1 - 0
			81' Alessandro Cordaro
			81' S. Coopman
			83' Lukas Lerager
			83' Igor Vetokele
Ally Samatta 87'
Bennard Kumordzi 87'
			89' Christophe Lepoint
			89' O. Oularé
21/08/2016	Lokeren	0 - 3	Genk	0-2	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	34' Ally Samatta
		0 - 2	38' Ally Samatta
S. Bolbat 45+1'
Sverrir Ingi Ingason 46'
M. Terki 46'
		0 - 3	48' L. Bailey
Mijat Marić 53'
			55' Jere Uronen
Mijat Marić 56'
S. Bolbat 60'
Nikola Jambor 68'
M. Tičinović 68'
Tom De Sutter 72'
L. Enoh 72'
			73' Ally Samatta
			73' Nikolaos Karelis
			80' Alejandro Pozuelo
			80' P. Sabak
Branislav Ninaj 81'
			84' Bryan Heynen
			84' Bennard Kumordzi
13/08/2016	Genk	2 - 2	Waasland-Beveren	1-2	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	7' I. Seck
		0 - 2	23' Jonathan Buatu
Nikolaos Karelis 35'		1 - 2
Neeskens Kebano 46'
Ally Samatta 46'
			61' A. Cerigioni
L. Bailey 65'
Leandro Trossard 65'
			65' M. Goblet
Bryan Heynen 73'
Dries Wouters 73'
Laurent Jans 73'		2 - 2
			77' F. Vanzo
			77' O. Myny
Thomas Buffel 85'
			90+1' A. Cerigioni
			90+1' M. Nys
			90+4' Siebe Schrijvers
			90+4' Valtteri Moren
07/08/2016	Gent	1 - 0	Genk	0-0	H2H	O	+
			35' Sandy Walsh
			36' Sandy Walsh
			36' Dries Wouters
			66' Nikolaos Karelis
			66' Ally Samatta
Thomas Matton 69'
Danijel Miličević 69'
			74' Dries Wouters
			74' Neeskens Kebano
			74' Bennard Kumordzi
Moses Simon 75'
K. Saief 75'
Kalifa Coulibaly 81'
J. Perbet 81'
J. Perbet 90+1'		1 - 0
31/07/2016	Genk	2 - 1	KV Oostende	0-0	H2H	O	+
			31' Antonio Milic
			41' Fabien Antunes
Nikolaos Karelis 50'		1 - 0
			64' Landry Dimata
			64' Cyriac
			64' Y. El Ghanassy
			64' Adam Marusic
Jere Uronen 70'
L. Bailey 72'
Leandro Trossard 72'
			79' Fernando Canesin
			79' Joseph Akpala
Neeskens Kebano 79'
Ally Samatta 79'
Alejandro Pozuelo 83'
Bryan Heynen 83'
Ally Samatta 90'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	90+3' Knowledge Musona

Chart Analysis

The graph shows the performance and results of Genk in Pro League.

Statistics & Analysis of Genk

N. Karelis is the leading top goal scorer for Genk with 9 goals.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	3
Longest losing streak	3
Longest run without loss	4
Longest run without win	4
Clean sheets	11
Matches over 2.25 goals	15
Matches under 2.25 goals	15
Matches First Half Over 0.5	19
Matches First Half Under 0.5	11
Matches odd	17
Matches even	13
Average goals scored	1.33
Average goals allowed	1.17
Failure to score	8
Biggest victory	0 - 4
Biggest defeat	6 - 0
Missed penalties	0
Penalty goals	3
Own goals	2
Goalless draw at home match	0 (0%)
Goalless draw at away match	1 (7%)
Comeback win	1
Top Goal Scorer	N. Karelis
Top Assist	L. Trossard

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Genk Squad

Detailed statistics of each Genk player with their photo, nationality, jersey number, position and caps.

If you want to bet on the players, you should see who are the Genk top goal scorers and which players have a disciplinary problem with the the most yellow or red cards.

Click on the players to get in-depth players' profile. Such as the players' age, place of birth, height, weight and his entire soccer career path.

#	Name of Player
1	Marco Bizot	1901	22	0	1	0	1	0
2	Jakub Brabec	1575	18	1	1	0	3	0
3	Bojan Nastić	602	8	2	0	0	0	0
4	Dries Wouters	439	7	3	0	0	1	0
5	Sandy Walsh	820	12	3	3	0	3	0
6	Sébastien Dewaest	1199	15	1	1	0	1	0
7	Nikolaos Karelis	1189	18	4	6	9	1	0
8	Bennard Yao Kumordzi	142	9	8	1	0	0	0
9	Jean-Paul Boëtius	279	6	4	1	0	1	0
10	Tino-Sven Sušić	863	15	5	7	0	1	0
11	José Manuel García Naranjo	139	8	7	1	1	0	0
14	Leandro Trossard	1218	25	11	8	3	1	0
15	Omar Colley	2323	26	0	2	2	3	1
16	Dante Vanzeir	9	1	1	0	0	0	0
17	Holly Tshimanga	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
18	Ruslan Malinovskiy	841	10	0	4	2	3	0
19	Thomas Buffel	1514	21	4	8	2	4	0
20	Paolo Sabak	10	1	1	0	0	0	0
21	Jere Uronen	1640	20	1	2	0	2	0
22	Siebe Schrijvers	634	8	1	2	1	0	0
23	Rubin Seigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Alejandro Pozuelo Melero	2510	29	0	9	6	3	1
25	Sander Berge	615	9	3	0	0	1	0
26	Mathew Ryan	540	6	0	0	0	0	0
26	László Köteles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Bryan Heynen	1376	22	6	9	0	2	0
30	Nordin Jackers	259	3	1	0	0	0	0
31	Leon Bailey Butler	1395	19	2	8	2	2	1
32	Christophe Janssens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Pierre Desiré Zebli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Gaëtan Coucke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	Timothy Castagne	2032	24	1	1	0	1	0
71	Yoni Buyens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	Mbwana Ally Samatta	1675	27	11	4	10	3	0
92	Neeskens Kebano	199	3	0	3	0	0	0
	Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi	1710	19	0	0	0	5	0

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Superior H2H Statistics

Upcoming football matches with excellent head to head records over their opponents.

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H2H Home Team Advantage

Football clubs who play better for their home games H2H.

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H2H Away Team Advantage

Football clubs that play well for their away games.

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Top Football Clubs

Motivated teams after winning five matches in a row or they have maintained a ten-match unbeaten run. The bookmakers label them as favourites for a reason.