Week 22 features a match on Fri Jan 20th, where AS Eupen hosts Genk in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 14th placed AS Eupen, recorded a 0-2 loss against Sint-Truiden. Gianni Bruno scored the first goal for Sint-Truiden in the 44th minute, then Jason Davidson added another on an own goal in the 68th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed AS Eupen couldn’t manage to score, and Sint-Truiden took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Genk recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Zulte-Waregem. Yira Sor struck first for Genk in the 10th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Zulte-Waregem couldn’t manage to score, and Genk took the shutout win. Genk looks to continue their winning ways, having won 9 of their last 10.
AS Eupen and Genk last played eachother at the Luminus Arena on Aug 6th. Genk won by a score of 4 to 2. Joseph Paintsil scored the first goal for Genk in the 3rd minute, then Joseph Paintsil added another in the 9th minute.
Paul Onuachu has been the most prolific scorer on Genk in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. AS Eupen is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Regan Charles-Cook and Lambert Boris each having 2 goals in their last five.