Genk 4-1 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Wednesday 16 February 2022

Result

Genk 4-1 Mechelen

Pro League · Wednesday 16 February 2022, 17:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

Genk · Mechelen · Pro League predictions

Genk 4-1 Mechelen: match report

Genk defeated Mechelen 4-1 in the Pro League on Wednesday 16 February 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.

Luca Oyen opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Genk's goals came from Luca Oyen (5'), Mujaid Sadick (66'), Théo Bongonda (80') and Paul Onuachu (86'). Mechelen scored through Hugo Cuypers (46').

Discipline: Genk received no yellow cards; Mechelen received no yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Genk were 8th on 38 points from 26 and Mechelen 7th on 42 points from 25. Genk went on to finish that season 6th with 62 points, and Mechelen 8th with 56.

Genk lined up in a 4-1-3-2 and Mechelen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Junya Ito of Genk (9.4), ahead of Jordi Vanlerberghe (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Genk wins, 3 draws and 3 for Mechelen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Luca OyenGenk · 1-0
  • 26'Red card · Thibaut PeyreMechelen
  • 46'Goal · Hugo CuypersMechelen · 1-1
  • 66'Goal · Mujaid SadickGenk · 2-1
  • 80'Goal · Théo BongondaGenk · 3-1
  • 86'Goal · Paul OnuachuGenk · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Genk 4, draws 3, Mechelen 3.

Team news

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Genk line-up (4-1-3-2)

Maarten Vandevoordt, Angelo Preciado, Mujaid Sadick, Jhon Lucumí, Simen Juklerød, Bryan Heynen, Junya Ito, Patrik Hrosovsky, Luca Oyen, Mike Tresor, Paul Onuachu

Mechelen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gaëtan Coucke, Sandy Walsh, Thibaut Peyre, Jordi Vanlerberghe, Lucas Bijker, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Rob Schoofs, Geoffry Hairemans, Kerim Mrabti, Nikola Storm, Hugo Cuypers