KV Mechelen vs Racing Genk, 2024-25 Belgian Pro League, Regular Season

· Belgian Pro League

KV Mechelen

8': Benito Raman

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Racing Genk

15': Konstantinos Karetsas
25': Zakaria El Ouahdi

About

KV Mechelen are hosting Racing Genk at AFAS Stadion, Mechelen, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the Belgian Pro League.

Match Commentary

8': Benito Raman (KV Mechelen) Goal at 8'
15': Konstantinos Karetsas (Racing Genk) Goal at 15'
24': Geoffrey Hairemans (KV Mechelen) Yellow Card at 24'
25': Zakaria El Ouahdi (Racing Genk) Goal at 25'
32': Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (KV Mechelen) Yellow Card at 32'
45': Petter Dahl (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 45'
62': Nikolas Sattlberger (Racing Genk) Yellow Card at 62'
68': Fredrik Hammar (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 68'
68': Bill Antonio (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 68'
72': Christopher Baah (Racing Genk) Substitution at 72'
72': Tolu Arokodare (Racing Genk) Substitution at 72'
73': Ibrahima Bangoura (Racing Genk) Substitution at 73'
73': Jules van Cleemput (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 73'
73': Lion Lauberbach (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 73'
83': Patrik Hrosovský (Racing Genk) Substitution at 83'

Statistics

GENK		KVM
6	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	8
51.8	Possession	48.2
14	SHOTS	5
10	ON GOAL	2
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Belgian Pro League

Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Mechelen, Belgium
Attendance: 13,487

Belgian Pro League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Union St.-Gilloise	40	+43	56
2	Club Brugge	40	+44	53
3	Racing Genk	40	+25	47
4	Anderlecht	40	+22	36

Full Standings

Line-Ups

KV Mechelen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Ortwin De Wolf (GK)
21	Stephen Welsh
6	Ahmed Touba
4	Toon Raemaekers
32	Aziz Ouattara Mohammed
16	Rob Schoofs
3	José Marsà
17	Rafik Belghali
14	Benito Raman
35	Bilal Bafdili
7	Geoffrey Hairemans

KV Mechelen Substitutes:

Petter Dahl, Jules van Cleemput, Keano Van Rafelghem, Nacho Miras, Mory Konaté, Lion Lauberbach, Bill Antonio, Patrick Pflücke, Fredrik Hammar.

Racing Genk (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
39	Mike Penders (GK)
6	Matte Smets
46	Carlos Cuesta
77	Zakaria El Ouahdi
27	Ken Nkuba Tshiend
20	Konstantinos Karetsas
8	Bryan Heynen
24	Nikolas Sattlberger
9	Oh Hyun-Gyu
32	Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
23	Jarne Steuckers

Racing Genk Substitutes:

Tolu Arokodare, Luca Oyen, Josué Ndenge, Joris Kayembe, Mujaid Sadick, Christopher Baah, Hendrik van Crombrugge, Ibrahima Bangoura, Patrik Hrosovský.

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