On the 6th of August, in this week 3 match, Genk hosts AS Eupen at Luminus Arena in a meeting of these two mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. Genk is fresh off their 3-1 win against Standard Liège. Cyriel Dessers scored the first goal for Genk in the 5th minute, then Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye added another in the 16th minute. Genk is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed AS Eupen is fresh off their 2-1 win against Club Brugge. Gary Magnee scored the first goal for AS Eupen in the 1st minute, then in the 7th minute, Jack Hendry sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ferran Jutglà. AS Eupen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
AS Eupen is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Boris and Konan N’Dri each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Genk’s most prolific scorer has been Cyriel Dessers. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.