Genk vs Club Brugge

26 December 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Lawrence Visser

Full time 3 – 5

Half-time: 1–3

  • Y. C. Sor 24’
  • D. Heymans 51’
  • J. Ito 76’
  • H. Vetlesen 13’
  • R. Vermant 22’
  • H. Vanaken 43’
  • A. Stanković 80’
  • C. Sandra 90+3’

Match summary

Club Brugge beat Genk 5-3 on the road. Club Brugge led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, H. Vetlesen put Club Brugge ahead from a corner in the 13th minute, R. Vermant made it 0-2 in the 22nd minute, Y. C. Sor pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 24th minute, and H. Vanaken made it 1-3 in the 43rd minute. In the second half, D. Heymans made it 2-3 with a header in the 51st minute, J. Ito equalised in the 76th minute, A. Stanković put Club Brugge back in front in the 80th minute, and C. Sandra made it 3-5 in stoppage time.

Genk can feel hard done by, creating 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Club Brugge's 1.22 from 8.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
22 Shots 8
7 Shots on target 6
9 Corners 2
478 Passes 433
82.6% Pass accuracy 82.4%
19 Tackles 14
13 Fouls 12
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Genk Club Brugge
13’
H. VetlesenRight foot shot0-1 (Club Brugge)
13’
R. VermantShot on target
22’
R. VermantRight foot shot0-2 (Club Brugge)
Y. C. SorRight foot shot1-2 (Genk)
24’
Y. Medina
38’
43’
H. VanakenRight foot shot1-3 (Club Brugge)
45’
R. Vermant
H. Oh
45’
R. MirisolaH. Oh
46’
Y. MedinaShot on target
47’
R. MirisolaShot on target
47’
50’
K. Sabbe
D. HeymansHeader2-3 (Genk)
51’
M. Sadick
61’
B. HeynenShot on target
62’
65’
H. SiquetK. Sabbe
J. ItoY. C. Sor
72’
A. PalaciosY. Medina
72’
74’
N. TresoldiR. Vermant
J. ItoRight foot shot3-3 (Genk)
76’
80’
A. StankovićRight foot shot3-4 (Club Brugge)
K. NkubaZ. E. Ouahdi
81’
J. SteuckersP. Hrošovský
81’
84’
J. Ordóñez
K. KaretsasShot on target
85’
90’
C. SandraLeft foot shot3-5 (Club Brugge)
90’
B. MeijerH. Vetlesen
90’
C. SandraC. Forbs

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.22 13’ H. Vetlesen (Club Brugge), 0-1 13’ 22’ R. Vermant (Club Brugge), 0-2 22’ 24’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), 1-2 24’ 43’ H. Vanaken (Club Brugge), 1-3 43’ 51’ D. Heymans (Genk), 2-3 51’ 76’ J. Ito (Genk), 3-3 76’ 80’ A. Stanković (Club Brugge), 3-4 80’ 90+3’ C. Sandra (Club Brugge), 3-5 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.22 13’ H. Vetlesen (Club Brugge), 0-1 Vetlesen 13’ 22’ R. Vermant (Club Brugge), 0-2 Vermant 22’ 24’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), 1-2 Sor 24’ 43’ H. Vanaken (Club Brugge), 1-3 Vanaken 43’ 51’ D. Heymans (Genk), 2-3 Heymans 51’ 76’ J. Ito (Genk), 3-3 Ito 76’ 80’ A. Stanković (Club Brugge), 3-4 Stanković 80’ 90+3’ C. Sandra (Club Brugge), 3-5 Sandra 90+3’
Genk 1.63 xGClub Brugge 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Club Brugge attacking Genk attacking 
43’ H. Vanaken (Club Brugge), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 24’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 22’ R. Vermant (Club Brugge), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 76’ J. Ito (Genk), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 13’ R. Vermant (Club Brugge), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 62’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ D. Heymans (Genk), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 35’ D. Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ N. Tresoldi (Club Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ K. Karetsas (Genk), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ R. Mirisola (Genk), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ D. Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ K. Karetsas (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Y. Medina (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ K. Karetsas (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ C. Sandra (Club Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 37’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ D. Heymans (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ C. Tzolis (Club Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ H. Vetlesen (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ D. Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ A. Stanković (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 7’ H. Oh (Genk), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ H. Vanaken (Club Brugge), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 24’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 22’ R. Vermant (Club Brugge), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 76’ J. Ito (Genk), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 13’ R. Vermant (Club Brugge), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 62’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ D. Heymans (Genk), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 72’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ D. Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ N. Tresoldi (Club Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ K. Karetsas (Genk), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ R. Mirisola (Genk), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ D. Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ K. Karetsas (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ C. Sandra (Club Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 47’ Y. Medina (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ K. Karetsas (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Y. C. Sor (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ D. Heymans (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ C. Tzolis (Club Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ H. Vetlesen (Club Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 90+6’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ D. Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ A. Stanković (Club Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 7’ H. Oh (Genk), open play, 0.01 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
Crombrugge
Ouahdi 81’
Sadick
Smets
Medina
Heynen
Hrošovský 81’
Karetsas
Heymans
Sor
Oh
Club Brugge 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Heuvel
Sabbe
Ordóñez
Mechele
Seys
Stanković
Forbs 90’
Vetlesen
Vanaken
Tzolis
Vermant

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
H. V. Crombrugge
90′ 1 5 35 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Z. E. Ouahdi
81′ – – –
M. Sadick
90′ 1 2 – 4 2 50 2 – –
M. Smets
90′ 3 2 – 7 2 63 – – – –
Y. Medina
72′ 2 3 – 3 – 42 2 – –
K. Nkuba Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
B. Heynen
90′ – – 47 2 – – 2 4 1 – –
P. Hrošovský
81′ – 1 42 1 – 2 2 5 – 2 –
K. Karetsas
90′ – – 45 3 – 1 – 5 1 2 –
D. Heymans
90′ 1 – 44 3 – 4 1 9 1 – –
Y. C. Sor
72′ 1 – 17 – – 1 1 4 1 3 –
J. Ito Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 – 10 – – 1 – 1 – – –
A. Palacios Came on as a substitute
18′ – 1 10 1 – – 1 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
H. Oh
45′ – 1 1 – 0.01 – 1 3 1 10
R. Mirisola Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 1 1 0.05 – – 2 1 11 –
J. Steuckers Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – – – – 14 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Genk win 32% Avg odds 2.92
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.65
Club Brugge win 42% Avg odds 2.20

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

Form going into the game

Genk LWLDD
Club Brugge WLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Club Brugge 2-1 Genk, 27 Jul 25 Next meeting: Club Brugge 3-0 Genk, 20 Sep 26  All Genk vs Club Brugge meetings

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