In this 18th week match, on Mon Dec 26th, Kortrijk plays host to Genk in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 17th placed Kortrijk is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Gent. Andrew Hjulsager struck first for Gent in the 33rd minute on a feed from Alessio Castro-Montes, then Ibrahim Salah added another in the 40th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kortrijk couldn’t manage to score, and Gent took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while genk is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Anderlecht. Paul Onuachu struck first for Genk in the 19th minute, then Gerardo Arteaga added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Joseph Paintsil At the end of 90 a dissapointed Anderlecht couldn’t manage to score, and Genk took the shutout win. Genk looks to continue their winning ways, having won 10 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 8th of October, Genk won by a score of 2 to 1. Paul Onuachu scored the first goal for Genk in the 37th minute, then Faïz Selemani tied it up for Kortrijk in the 58th minute.
Genk is glad to have Paul Onuachu in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 7 goals. Kortrijk hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Billel Messaoudi and Massimo Bruno, and they each have 1 goal.