In a weekend match on Sat Oct 8th, in week 11, Genk will play host to Kortrijk in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Genk sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against KV Oostende. Fraser Hornby scored the first goal for KV Oostende in the 3rd minute, then in the 25th minute, Angelo Preciado sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Paul Onuachu But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 88th minute on a goal by Daniel Muñoz. Genk is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while kortrijk is fresh off their 2-1 win against Antwerp. Felipe Avenatti scored the first goal for Kortrijk in the 21st minute, then Faïz Selemani added another in the 42nd minute. Kortrijk looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Genk won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kortrijk’s most prolific scorer has been Faïz Selemani. The French midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Both Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye and Joseph Paintsil have been the hottest scorers for Genk in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.