Genk vs Westerlo

15 August 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Lawrence Visser

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Rafiu Durosinmi 41’ (pen)
  • Bryan Heynen 43’
  • Aaron Bibout 79’
  • Dylan Ourega 6’
  • Matte Smets 13’ (og)

Match summary

Genk came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Westerlo. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Dylan Ourega put Westerlo ahead in the 6th minute, Smets's own goal made it 0-2 in the 13th minute, Rafiu Durosinmi pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 41st minute, and Bryan Heynen equalised in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Aaron Bibout won it in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Genk created 4.24 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Westerlo's 0.85 from 12.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
22 Shots 12
7 Shots on target 2
8 Corners 4
68 Attacks 59
50 Dangerous attacks 39
408 Passes 419
85.0% Pass accuracy 82.8%
16 Tackles 8
15 Fouls 14
3 Yellow cards 3
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Genk Westerlo
Kick-off
2’
Isa SakamotoShot on target
6’
Dylan OuregaLeft foot shot0-1 (Westerlo)
Rafiu DurosinmiFoul
8’
Ibrahima Sory BangouraShot on target
11’
Corner
11’
13’
Matte SmetsOwn goal0-2 (Westerlo)
15’
Corner
Corner
20’
Corner
21’
Corner
22’
28’
Corner
32’
Corner
Jeppe ErenbjergFoul
36’
Rafiu DurosinmiPenalty1-2 (Genk)
41’
Bryan HeynenLeft foot shot2-2 (Genk)
43’
Half-time2-2
Corner
46’
Junya ItoShot on target
47’
Corner
47’
Second half underway
Corner
52’
Ayumu YokoyamaShot on target
56’
58’
Corner
61’
Cameron CongreveFoul
Matte SmetsShot on target
65’
Corner
65’
66’
David AmegnagloNorman Bassette
66’
Reda LaalaouiCameron Congreve
Aaron BiboutRafiu Durosinmi
70’
71’
Lasse FløLucas Mbamba
74’
Reda LaalaouiArgument
Daan HeymansIbrahima Sory Bangoura
75’
Kenan HarounJeppe Erenbjerg
75’
77’
David AmegnagloFoul
Aaron BiboutRight foot shot3-2 (Genk)
79’
Nikolas SattlbergerBryan Heynen
83’
85’
Amando LapageReno Münz
85’
Yang Min-hyeokIbrahim Fofana
Kenan HarounFoul
87’
Full-time3-2

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.24 0.85 6’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), 0-1 6’ 13’ Matte Smets (Westerlo) own goal, 0-2 13’ 41’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), 1-2 41’ 43’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), 2-2 43’ 79’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), 3-2 79’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.24 0.85 6’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), 0-1 Ourega 6’ 13’ Matte Smets (Westerlo) own goal, 0-2 Smets 13’ 41’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), 1-2 Durosinmi 41’ 43’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), 2-2 Heynen 43’ 79’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), 3-2 Bibout 79’
Genk 4.24 xGWesterlo 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Westerlo attacking Genk attacking 
41’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 25’ Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 79’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 11’ Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (Genk), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 25’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 3’ Norman Bassette (Westerlo), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 6’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 47’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 25’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 31’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 43’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 69’ Reda Laalaoui (Westerlo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 61’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 2’ Isa Sakamoto (Westerlo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 65’ Matte Smets (Genk), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Isa Sakamoto (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Ibrahim Fofana (Westerlo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Junya Ito (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ David Amegnaglo (Westerlo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Matte Smets (Genk), own goal 41’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 25’ Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 79’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 11’ Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (Genk), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 25’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 3’ Norman Bassette (Westerlo), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 6’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 47’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 25’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 31’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 43’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 69’ Reda Laalaoui (Westerlo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 61’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 2’ Isa Sakamoto (Westerlo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 65’ Matte Smets (Genk), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Isa Sakamoto (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Rafiu Durosinmi (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Ibrahim Fofana (Westerlo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Junya Ito (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ David Amegnaglo (Westerlo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Matte Smets (Genk), own goal
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Lineups

Genk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Brughmans
Kayembe
Smets
Kongolo
Ouahdi
Bangoura 75’
Heynen 83’
Yokoyama
Erenbjerg 75’
Ito
Durosinmi 70’
Westerlo 4-4-2 Starting XI
Jungdal
Ourega
Kimura
Münz 85’
Mbamba 71’
Sandra
Fofana 85’
Saito
Congreve 66’
Sakamoto
Bassette 66’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Lucca Brughmans
90′ 1 2 20 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Zakaria El Ouahdi
90′ – – –
Matte Smets
90′ – 4 1 – – 56 2 – – –
Josue Ndenge Kongolo
90′ 2 3 1 8 2 59 – – – –
Joris Kayembe
90′ 1 4 – 5 2 57 2 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura Taken off
75′ – – 29 1 – 2 1 3 1 1 –
Bryan Heynen Taken off
83′ 1 – 46 2 – 1 1 4 2 3 –
Junya Ito
90′ – – 33 3 – 1 – 1 1 – –
Jeppe Erenbjerg Taken off
75′ – – 24 4 – 2 1 6 2 1
Ayumu Yokoyama
90′ – 1 28 4 – 1 – 3 1 – –
Daan Heymans Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 5 – – – 1 – 1 – –
Kenan Haroun Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 3 – – 3 – 4 2 1
Nikolas Sattlberger Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 3 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Rafiu Durosinmi Taken off
70′ 1 – 5 1 1.31 – 2 5 – 8
Aaron Bibout Came on as a substitute
20′ 1 – 1 1 0.65 – – 5 1 9 –
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 67% Avg odds 1.38
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.08
Westerlo win 15% Avg odds 6.37

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

Form going into the game

Genk WDDWL
Westerlo LWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Genk 3-0 Westerlo, 10 May 26 Next meeting: Westerlo vs Genk, 30 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Genk vs Westerlo 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.