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Matchday 2 · Saturday 15 August, 20:45 · Cegeka Arena

KRC Genk vs KVC Westerlo: line-ups and result

KRC Genk 7 · 8 points
  • 41' Rafiu Durosinmi (pen)
  • 43' Bryan Heynen
  • 79' Aaron Bibout
3 - 2
KVC Westerlo 13 · 4 points
  • 6' Dylan Ourega
  • 13' M. Smets (og)

Line-ups KRC Genk vs KVC Westerlo

KRC Genk 4-2-3-1 · Jess Thorup
28 Brughmans
18 Kayembe
44 Kongolo
6 Smets
77 El Ouahdi
8 Heynen
21 Bangoura
30 Yokoyama
11 Erenbjerg
10 Ito
17 Durosinmi
  • 70' Aaron Bibout Rafiu Durosinmi
  • 75' Kenan Haroun Jeppe Erenbjerg
  • 76' Daan Heymans Ibrahima Sory Bangoura
  • 83' Nikolas Sattlberger Bryan Heynen

Line-up for KRC Genk: Brughmans, Kayembe, Kongolo, Smets, El Ouahdi, Heynen, Bangoura, Yokoyama, Erenbjerg, Ito, Durosinmi

Bench
  • 26 T. Lawal
  • 19 Y. Medina
  • 84 E. Sarfo
  • 38 D. Heymans 76'
  • 24 N. Sattlberger 83'
  • 86 K. Haroun 75'
  • 29 R. Mirisola
  • 32 N. Adedeji-Sternberg
  • 23 A. Bibout 70'
Absentees KRC Genk

Palacios, Akpan, Haroun (injured)

KVC Westerlo 4-4-2 · Issame Charai
99 Jungdal
28 Ourega
6 Münz
5 Kimura
23 Mbamba
7 Saito
45 Fofana
14 Sandra
20 Congreve
13 Sakamoto
9 Bassette
  • 66' Reda Laalaoui Cameron Congreve
  • 66' David Amegnaglo Norman Bassette
  • 71' Lasse Flø Lucas Mbamba
  • 85' Amando Lapage Reno Münz
  • 85' Min-hyeok Yang Ibrahim Fofana

Line-up for KVC Westerlo: Jungdal, Ourega, Münz, Kimura, Mbamba, Saito, Fofana, Sandra, Congreve, Sakamoto, Bassette

Bench
  • 1 B. Lathouwers
  • 2 L. Flo 71'
  • 24 M. Ndembi
  • 4 A. Lapage 85'
  • 39 T. Van den Keybus
  • 12 R. Laalaoui 66'
  • 17 D. Amegnaglo 66'
  • 10 A. Patrao
  • 47 Yang Min-Hyuk 85'
Absentees KVC Westerlo

Haspolat (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

KRC Genk

  1. Rafiu Durosinmi Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  2. Josué Kongolo Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Aaron Bibout Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Junya Ito Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Jeppe Erenbjerg Midfielder 0 goals 3 assists

KVC Westerlo

  1. Shunsuke Saito Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Isa Sakamoto Forward 1 goals 2 assists
  3. Norman Bassette Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Dylan Ourega Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Cameron Congreve Midfielder 0 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

KRC Genk

Player Starts Min. Form
Lucca Kiaba Mounganga 5/5 450 solid
Josué Kongolo 5/5 450 excellent
Junya Ito 5/5 449 strong
Bryan Heynen 5/5 443 strong
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura 5/5 424 solid
Joris Kayembe 5/5 410 strong
Jeppe Erenbjerg 5/5 378 solid
Matte Smets 4/4 360 strong

KVC Westerlo

Player Starts Min. Form
Andreas Jungdal 5/5 450 mixed
Seiji Kimura 5/5 450 mixed
Cisse Sandra 5/5 450 mixed
Dylan Ourega 5/5 415 mixed
Ibrahim Fofana 4/5 383 mixed
Shunsuke Saito 5/5 375 strong
Isa Sakamoto 4/5 361 strong
Amando Lapage 4/5 350 solid

Stats

KRC Genk Match KVC Westerlo
  • 4.24 xG 0.85
  • 51% Possession 49%
  • 22 Shots 12
  • 7 Shots on target 2
  • 11 Shots off target 4
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 15 Fouls 14
  • 3 Offsides 1
  • 3 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

GNK home Per match WES away
3.00 Points 1.00
3.50 Goals for 2.00
1.00 Goals against 2.33
2.02 xG for 1.67
1.29 xG against 1.64
5.5 Corners 4.7
WW Home and away form LLW

Head-to-head record KRC Genk vs KVC Westerlo

15 previous meetings
11 KRC Genk 4 draws 0 KVC Westerlo
  • Goals per match2.93
  • Both teams scored60%
  • Over 2.5 goals60%
  • May 2026 KRC Genk 3 - 0 KVC Westerlo
  • Apr 2026 KVC Westerlo 1 - 2 KRC Genk
  • Dec 2025 KRC Genk 1 - 1 KVC Westerlo
  • Nov 2025 KVC Westerlo 0 - 1 KRC Genk
  • Jan 2025 KVC Westerlo 1 - 2 KRC Genk
  • Aug 2024 KRC Genk 1 - 0 KVC Westerlo
  • Mar 2024 KVC Westerlo 1 - 1 KRC Genk
  • Oct 2023 KRC Genk 3 - 3 KVC Westerlo
  • Jan 2023 KVC Westerlo 2 - 3 KRC Genk
  • Nov 2022 KVC Westerlo 0 - 1 KRC Genk

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for KRC Genk against KVC Westerlo?

KRC Genk are without Adrián Palacios (knee injury), Christian Akpan (hamstring injury) and Kenan Haroun (cruciate ligament injury).

Who is unavailable for KVC Westerlo against KRC Genk?

KVC Westerlo are without Doğucan Haspolat (ankle injury).

What formation do KRC Genk play?

KRC Genk have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under J. Thorup.

What formation do KVC Westerlo play?

KVC Westerlo have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between KRC Genk and KVC Westerlo finish?

On 10 May 2026, KRC Genk vs KVC Westerlo finished 3-0.

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