Mechelen 3-2 Genk: result and report

Pro League · Saturday 2 December 2017

Result

Mechelen 3-2 Genk

Pro League · Saturday 2 December 2017, 19:30 UTC · half-time 3-0

Mechelen · Genk · Pro League predictions

Mechelen 3-2 Genk: match report

Mechelen beat Genk 3-2 in the Pro League on Saturday 2 December 2017. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Mechelen's goals came from an own goal by Joseph Aidoo (3'), Nicklas Pedersen (12') and Nicklas Pedersen (38'). Genk scored through Joseph Aidoo (54') and Alejandro Pozuelo (90').

Discipline: Mechelen received 2 yellow cards; Genk received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Mechelen were 15th on 12 points from 16 and Genk 8th on 22 points from 16. Mechelen went on to finish that season 16th with 27 points, and Genk 5th with 60.

Mechelen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Genk in a 4-2-3-1.

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

Going into the match Mechelen's last five read D-L-W-L-L and Genk's L-W-D-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Own goal · Joseph AidooMechelen · 1-0
  • 12'Goal · Nicklas PedersenMechelen · 2-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Clinton MataGenk
  • 38'Goal · Nicklas PedersenMechelen · 3-0
  • 45'Yellow card · Tim MatthysMechelen
  • 54'Goal · Joseph AidooGenk · 3-1
  • 55'Yellow card · Omar ColleyGenk
  • 57'Yellow card · Colin CoosemansMechelen
  • 58'Yellow card · Edon ZhegrovaGenk
  • 90'Goal · Alejandro PozueloGenk · 3-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Mechelen 3, draws 1, Genk 6.

Team news

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

Colin Coosemans, Laurens Paulussen, Seth De Witte, Edin Cocalić, Elias Cobbaut, Ahmed El Messaoudi, Tim Matthys, Mats Rits, Glenn Claes, N. Pedersen, H. Bandé

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

Danny Vukovic, Omar Colley, Jere Uronen, Clinton Mata, Joseph Aidoo, Edon Zhegrova, Siebe Schrijvers, Alejandro Pozuelo, Nikolaos Karelis, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Thomas Buffel