Mechelen 2-3 Genk: result and report
Pro League · Friday 13 February 2026
Result
Mechelen 2-3 Genk
Pro League · Friday 13 February 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-1
Mechelen 2-3 Genk: match report
Mechelen lost to Genk 2-3 in the Pro League on Friday 13 February 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.
Myron van Brederode opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Mechelen's goals came from Myron van Brederode (19') and Kerim Mrabti (49'). Genk scored through Aaron Bibout (26'), Bryan Heynen (61') and Daan Heymans (76', penalty).
Discipline: Mechelen received 3 yellow cards; Genk received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Mechelen were 4th on 36 points from 24 and Genk 9th on 30 points from 24. Mechelen went on to finish that season 10th with 51 points, and Genk 4th with 58.
Mechelen lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Genk in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Myron van Brederode of Mechelen (8.4), ahead of Konstantinos Karetsas (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Mechelen win, 3 draws and 6 for Genk.
Key events
- 11'Yellow card · Fredrik Hammar
- 19'Goal · Myron van Brederode
- 26'Goal · Aaron Bibout
- 30'Yellow card · Junya Ito
- 49'Goal · Kerim Mrabti
- 61'Goal · Bryan Heynen
- 71'Yellow card · Daan Heymans
- 74'Yellow card · Redouane Halhal
- 76'Penalty goal · Daan Heymans
- 81'Yellow card · Robin Mirisola
- 86'Yellow card · Frederik Vanderbiest
Head-to-head
Team news
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Mechelen line-up (3-4-1-2)
Nacho Miras, Tommy St. Jago, Redouane Halhal, José Marsà, Thérence Koudou, Kerim Mrabti, Fredrik Hammar, Mathis Servais, Myron van Brederode, Keano Vanrafelghem, Bouke Boersma
Genk line-up (3-4-3)
Tobias Lawal, Mujaid Sadick, Matte Smets, Joris Kayembe, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Bryan Heynen, Daan Heymans, Yaimar Medina, Junya Ito, Aaron Bibout, Konstantinos Karetsas