Mechelen vs Genk

31 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Lothar D'hondt

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Simion Michez 22’

Match summary

Mechelen saw off Genk 1-0. Mechelen led 1-0 at half-time.

Simion Michez put Mechelen ahead in the 22nd minute.

Genk can feel hard done by, creating 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Mechelen's 0.31 from 8.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
8 Shots 20
3 Shots on target 5
3 Corners 8
58 Attacks 89
36 Dangerous attacks 56
372 Passes 487
73.1% Pass accuracy 81.7%
16 Tackles 19
13 Fouls 17
2 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards (players) 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Mechelen Genk
Kick-off
Marco DecherfFoul
2’
F. VanderbiestManagerArgument
2’
10’
Noah Adedeji-SternbergFoul
15’
Corner
16’
Matte SmetsShot on target
20’
Jeppe ErenbjergShot on target
Simion MichezLeft foot shot1-0 (Mechelen)
22’
Simion MichezShot on target
22’
Kobe CorbanieFoul
24’
Corner
28’
29’
Corner
Corner
35’
42’
Jeppe ErenbjergShot on target
42’
Corner
43’
Bryan HeynenShot on target
43’
Corner
45+2’
Corner
Half-time1-0
46’
Ayumu YokoyamaNoah Adedeji-Sternberg
Second half underway
56’
Bryan HeynenShot on target
56’
Corner
63’
Aaron BiboutJunya Ito
Dennis PraetMalcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi
64’
Myron Van BrederodeShot on target
65’
67’
Kevin AmaroArgument
68’
Milan RoganovićArgument
Corner
69’
72’
Corner
Massimo DecoeneSimion Michez
74’
F. VanderbiestManagerSecond yellowArgument
75’
79’
Yaimar MedinaKevin Amaro
80’
August De WannemackerBenjamin Tahirović
Cedric Jan Van MeirvenneBenito Raman
85’
88’
Matte SmetsFoul
90+2’
Corner
90+4’
Bryan HeynenArgument
90+5’
Yaimar MedinaArgument
Full-time1-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.31 1.79 22’ Simion Michez (Mechelen), 1-0 22’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.31 1.79 22’ Simion Michez (Mechelen), 1-0 Michez 22’
Mechelen 0.31 xGGenk 1.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genk attacking Mechelen attacking 
16’ Matte Smets (Genk), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 57’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 56’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 74’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 63’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 73’ Matte Smets (Genk), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 73’ Josue Ndenge Kongolo (Genk), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 74’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 70’ Simion Michez (Mechelen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Joris Kayembe (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Benjamin Tahirović (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Myron Van Brederode (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Simion Michez (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Simion Michez (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 35’ Thérence Koudou (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Kobe Corbanie (Mechelen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Matte Smets (Genk), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 57’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 56’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 74’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 63’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 73’ Matte Smets (Genk), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 73’ Josue Ndenge Kongolo (Genk), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 74’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 70’ Simion Michez (Mechelen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Joris Kayembe (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Benjamin Tahirović (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Myron Van Brederode (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Simion Michez (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Jeppe Erenbjerg (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Simion Michez (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 56’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Thérence Koudou (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Kobe Corbanie (Mechelen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Mechelen 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Wolf
Marijnissen
Marsà
Corbanie
Hammar
Decherf
Michez 74’
Koudou
Brederode
Raman 85’
Lohunanu-Mbasi 64’
Genk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Brughmans
Kayembe
Smets
Kongolo
Amaro 79’
Tahirović 80’
Heynen
Adedeji-Sternberg 46’
Erenbjerg
Ito 63’
Durosinmi

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Ortwin De Wolf
95′ 5 0 40 2 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Luc Marijnissen
95′ – 1 1 5 5 32 2 – – –
José Marsà
95′ 3 – 1 5 – 40 1 – – –
Massimo Decoene Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – 1 – 2 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Kobe Corbanie
95′ – – 38 – – 1 – 3 2 1
Simion Michez Taken off
74′ 1 – 41 – – 4 1 10 1 1 –
Fredrik Hammar
95′ – – 35 – – 4 1 4 1 – –
Marco Decherf
95′ – 1 33 1 – – – 7 1 3
Thérence Koudou
95′ – – 31 – – 2 1 5 2 1 –
Myron Van Brederode
95′ – – 44 5 – – – 4 1 3 –
Dennis Praet Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 4 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 2 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Benito Raman Taken off
85′ – – – – – – 1 2 – 20 –
Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi Taken off
64′ – – 2 – 0.11 – – 3 2 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.

Before kick-off

Mechelen win 26% Avg odds 3.60
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.73
Genk win 49% Avg odds 1.87

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

Form going into the game

Mechelen DLLDW
Genk DDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mechelen 2-3 Genk, 13 Feb 26 Next meeting: Genk vs Mechelen, 21 May 27 (upcoming)  All Mechelen vs Genk 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.