Genk 5-2 Anderlecht: result and report
Pro League · Sunday 16 April 2023
Result
Genk 5-2 Anderlecht
Pro League · Sunday 16 April 2023, 11:30 UTC · half-time 2-1
Genk 5-2 Anderlecht: match report
Genk beat Anderlecht 5-2 in the Pro League on Sunday 16 April 2023. The half-time score was 2-1.
Ally Samatta opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Genk's goals came from Ally Samatta (36'), A. Ouattara (45+2'), Joseph Paintsil (49'), Bilal El Khannouss (53') and Joseph Paintsil (87'). Anderlecht scored through Islam Slimani (43') and Anders Dreyer (64').
Discipline: Genk received 2 yellow cards; Anderlecht received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Genk were 1st on 71 points from 32 and Anderlecht 10th on 46 points from 31. Genk went on to finish that season 1st with 83 points, and Anderlecht 11th with 46.
Genk lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Anderlecht in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Joseph Paintsil of Genk (8.5), ahead of Islam Slimani (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Genk wins, 2 draws and 4 for Anderlecht.
Key events
- 6'Yellow card · Jan Vertonghen
- 9'Yellow card · Mark McKenzie
- 20'Yellow card · Lior Refaelov
- 31'Yellow card · Angelo Preciado
- 36'Goal · Ally Samatta
- 43'Goal · Islam Slimani
- 45+2'Goal · A. Ouattara
- 49'Goal · Joseph Paintsil
- 52'Yellow card · Amadou Diawara
- 53'Goal · Bilal El Khannouss
- 64'Goal · Anders Dreyer
- 87'Goal · Joseph Paintsil
Head-to-head
Team news
Genk line-up (4-2-3-1)
Maarten Vandevoordt, Angelo Preciado, Mujaid Sadick, Mark McKenzie, Gerardo Arteaga, Aziz Ouattara, Patrik Hrosovsky, Joseph Paintsil, Bilal El Khannouss, Mike Tresor, Ally Samatta
Anderlecht line-up (4-3-3)
Bart Verbruggen, Killian Sardella, Zeno Debast, Jan Vertonghen, Moussa Ndiaye, Majeed Ashimeru, Amadou Diawara, Lior Refaelov, Anders Dreyer, Islam Slimani, Francis Amuzu