Genk 2-0 Cercle Brugge: result and report

Pro League · Sunday 7 March 2021

Result

Genk 2-0 Cercle Brugge

Pro League · Sunday 7 March 2021, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

Genk · Cercle Brugge · Pro League predictions

Genk 2-0 Cercle Brugge: match report

Genk defeated Cercle Brugge 2-0 in the Pro League on Sunday 7 March 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Paul Onuachu opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Genk's goals came from Paul Onuachu (9') and Junya Ito (24'). Cercle Brugge did not score.

Discipline: Genk received 1 yellow card; Cercle Brugge received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Genk were 3rd on 46 points from 29 and Cercle Brugge 17th on 29 points from 29. Genk went on to finish that season 2nd with 72 points, and Cercle Brugge 16th with 36.

Genk lined up in a 4-3-3 and Cercle Brugge in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Théo Bongonda of Genk (8.5), ahead of Daniel Muñoz (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Genk wins, 1 draw and 3 for Cercle Brugge.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Paul OnuachuGenk · 1-0
  • 20'Yellow card · Jean MarcelinCercle Brugge
  • 24'Goal · Junya ItoGenk · 2-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Hannes Van Der BruggenCercle Brugge
  • 37'Yellow card · Bryan HeynenGenk
  • 39'Second yellow · Hannes Van Der BruggenCercle Brugge
  • 87'Yellow card · Strahinja PavlovicCercle Brugge

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Genk 6, draws 1, Cercle Brugge 3.

Team news

Genk line-up (4-3-3)

Maarten Vandevoordt, Daniel Muñoz, Carlos Cuesta, Jhon Lucumí, Gerardo Arteaga, Patrik Hrosovsky, Kristian Thorstvedt, Bryan Heynen, Théo Bongonda, Paul Onuachu, Junya Ito

Cercle Brugge line-up (3-5-2)

Thomas Didillon-Hödl, Jean Marcelin, David Bates, Strahinja Pavlović, Vitinho, Hannes Van Der Bruggen, Olivier Deman, Leonardo Lopes, Giulian Biancone, Kévin Denkey, Iké Ugbo