Genk vs Beveren

28 August 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Bert Verbeke

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Rafiu Durosinmi 9’ (pen)
  • Junya Ito 19’
  • Josue Ndenge Kongolo 43’
  • Joris Kayembe 74’

Match summary

Genk won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Beveren. Genk led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Rafiu Durosinmi put Genk ahead from the penalty spot in the 9th minute, Junya Ito made it 2-0 in the 19th minute, and Josue Ndenge Kongolo made it 3-0 in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Joris Kayembe made it 4-0 in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Genk created 3.14 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Beveren's 0.61 from 13.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
12 Shots 13
7 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 9
78 Attacks 83
36 Dangerous attacks 44
532 Passes 517
87.6% Pass accuracy 87.2%
18 Tackles 8
7 Fouls 4
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Genk Beveren
Kick-off
2’
Corner
Zakaria El OuahdiVAR: No penalty
7’
Rafiu DurosinmiPenalty1-0 (Genk)
9’
15’
Corner
Junya ItoLeft foot shot2-0 (Genk)
19’
Corner
25’
29’
Yoni GomisFoul
Ayumu YokoyamaShot on target
31’
Corner
37’
40’
Corner
Josue Ndenge KongoloRight foot shot3-0 (Genk)
43’
Half-time3-0
46’
Moise KaboréKurt Abrahams
46’
Cheick Oumar CondéChristian Brüls
46’
Jearl MargarithaFerre Slegers
Rafiu DurosinmiShot on target
47’
Second half underway
50’
Corner
62’
Lennart MertensShot on target
67’
Corner
69’
Corner
Aaron BiboutRafiu Durosinmi
71’
Noah Adedeji-SternbergAyumu Yokoyama
71’
Daan HeymansJeppe Erenbjerg
71’
Aaron BiboutShot on target
73’
Joris KayembeRight foot shot4-0 (Genk)
74’
77’
Jannik Thomas RobatschBruno Godeau
Yaimar MedinaJoris Kayembe
77’
79’
Corner
79’
Corner
83’
Corner
Kevin AmaroZakaria El Ouahdi
85’
Corner
88’
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.14 0.61 9’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), 1-0 9’ 19’ Junya Ito (Genk), 2-0 19’ 43’ Josue Ndenge Kongolo (Genk), 3-0 43’ 74’ Joris Kayembe (Genk), 4-0 74’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.14 0.61 9’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), 1-0 Durosinmi 9’ 19’ Junya Ito (Genk), 2-0 Ito 19’ 43’ Josue Ndenge Kongolo (Genk), 3-0 Kongolo 43’ 74’ Joris Kayembe (Genk), 4-0 Kayembe 74’
Genk 3.14 xGBeveren 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Beveren attacking Genk attacking 
9’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 47’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), open play, 0.66 xG, saved 43’ Josue Ndenge Kongolo (Genk), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 37’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.21 xG, blocked 74’ Joris Kayembe (Genk), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 38’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 73’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 31’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 47’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Lennart Mertens (Beveren), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 83’ Jearl Margaritha (Beveren), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Chris Lokesa (Beveren), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Chris Lokesa (Beveren), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Sieben Dewaele (Beveren), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Christophe Janssens (Beveren), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Jearl Margaritha (Beveren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 20’ Chris Lokesa (Beveren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Christophe Janssens (Beveren), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Jearl Margaritha (Beveren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Moise Kaboré (Beveren), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Daan Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Laurent Jans (Beveren), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Christian Brüls (Beveren), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 47’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), open play, 0.66 xG, saved 43’ Josue Ndenge Kongolo (Genk), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 37’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.21 xG, blocked 74’ Joris Kayembe (Genk), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 38’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 73’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 31’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 47’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Lennart Mertens (Beveren), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 83’ Jearl Margaritha (Beveren), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Chris Lokesa (Beveren), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Chris Lokesa (Beveren), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Sieben Dewaele (Beveren), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Christophe Janssens (Beveren), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 79’ Jearl Margaritha (Beveren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Chris Lokesa (Beveren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Christophe Janssens (Beveren), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Jearl Margaritha (Beveren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Moise Kaboré (Beveren), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Daan Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Laurent Jans (Beveren), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Christian Brüls (Beveren), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Genk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Brughmans
Kayembe 77’
Smets
Kongolo
Ouahdi 85’
Bangoura
Heynen
Yokoyama 71’
Erenbjerg 71’
Ito
Durosinmi 71’
Beveren 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schenk
Janssens
Gomis
Godeau 77’
Jans
Dewaele
Slegers 46’
Lokesa
Brüls 46’
Abrahams 46’
Mertens

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Lucca Brughmans
90′ 1 0 29 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Zakaria El Ouahdi Taken off
85′ 6 – – 10 1 32 1 – – –
Matte Smets
90′ – – 3 3 3 70 – – – –
Josue Ndenge Kongolo
90′ 2 2 2 5 3 92 2 1 – –
Joris Kayembe Taken off
77′ 2 6 – 3 – 71 1 1 – –
Yaimar Medina Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 9 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura
90′ – – 39 – – 1 3 1 – – –
Bryan Heynen
90′ – – 53 1 – 4 – 7 1 – –
Junya Ito
90′ 1 – 32 1 – 1 – 1 1 – –
Jeppe Erenbjerg Taken off
71′ – 1 33 2 – – – – – – –
Ayumu Yokoyama Taken off
71′ – – 32 – – 1 1 1 – – –
Noah Adedeji-Sternberg Came on as a substitute
19′ – 1 5 3 – – – 1 1 – –
Daan Heymans Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 10 – – – – – – – –
Kevin Amaro Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 3 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Rafiu Durosinmi Taken off
71′ 1 – 2 2 1.45 – – 6 2 11 –
Aaron Bibout Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 1 0.19 – – 2 – 10 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Genk win 60% Avg odds 1.55
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.21
Beveren win 18% Avg odds 5.01

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Genk DWLWD
Beveren LWL

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.