In this week 5 match on Aug 20th, Cercle Brugge and Genk will play a match in Genk in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Genk is fresh off their 4-1 win against Zulte-Waregem. Bryan Heynen scored the first goal for Genk in the 9th minute on a penalty shot, then András Németh added another in the 25th minute. Genk is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Cercle Brugge is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Mechelen. Neither Cercle Brugge nor Mechelen could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Cercle Brugge looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each. For Genk, their top scorers are Cyriel Dessers and Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.