Westerlo vs Genk

18 April 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Bert Verbeke

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • A. Patrão 76’
  • Z. E. Ouahdi 68’
  • A. Bibout 71’

Match summary

Genk beat Westerlo 2-1 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Z. E. Ouahdi put Genk ahead in the 68th minute, A. Bibout made it 0-2 in the 71st minute, and A. Patrão pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 76th minute.

The chances backed that up: Genk created 2.60 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Westerlo's 0.94 from 13.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
12 Shots 10
3 Shots on target 5
3 Corners 7
441 Passes 402
84.8% Pass accuracy 85.3%
12 Tackles 22
11 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 10

Key events

Westerlo Genk
Kick-off
4’
Y. Medina
9’
K. KaretsasShot on target
J. Alcócer
19’
26’
B. HeynenShot on target
J. AlcócerShot on target
28’
38’
J. Ito
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
D. OuregaS. Saito
56’
N. FerriShot on target
67’
68’
Z. E. OuahdiRight foot shot0-1 (Genk)
70’
KayembeY. Medina
70’
A. BiboutR. Mirisola
71’
A. BiboutRight foot shot0-2 (Genk)
74’
D. HeymansShot on target
S. SydorchukD. Haspolat
75’
A. PatrãoR. Neustädter
75’
A. PatrãoRight foot shot1-2 (Westerlo)
76’
83’
N. Adedeji-SternbergK. Karetsas
N. Bohamdi-KamoniJ. Alcócer
88’
Full-time1-2

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.94 2.60 68’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), 0-1 68’ 71’ A. Bibout (Genk), 0-2 71’ 76’ A. Patrão (Westerlo), 1-2 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.94 2.60 68’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), 0-1 Ouahdi 68’ 71’ A. Bibout (Genk), 0-2 Bibout 71’ 76’ A. Patrão (Westerlo), 1-2 Patrão 76’
Westerlo 0.94 xGGenk 2.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genk attacking Westerlo attacking 
71’ A. Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 51’ I. S. Bangoura (Genk), from a corner, 0.74 xG, off target 51’ B. Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.25 xG, blocked 28’ S. Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 76’ A. Patrão (Westerlo), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 65’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 81’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 68’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 21’ J. Alcócer (Westerlo), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 74’ D. Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 79’ B. Heynen (Genk), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ N. Bohamdi-Kamoni (Westerlo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ S. Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ A. Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ N. Ferri (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ J. Alcócer (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ S. Kimura (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ A. Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ E. Bayram (Westerlo), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ N. Ferri (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ K. Karetsas (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ A. Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ A. Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 51’ I. S. Bangoura (Genk), from a corner, 0.74 xG, off target 51’ B. Heynen (Genk), from a corner, 0.25 xG, blocked 28’ S. Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 76’ A. Patrão (Westerlo), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 81’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 65’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 68’ Z. E. Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 21’ J. Alcócer (Westerlo), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 74’ D. Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 79’ B. Heynen (Genk), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ N. Bohamdi-Kamoni (Westerlo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ S. Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ A. Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ N. Ferri (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ J. Alcócer (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ A. Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ S. Kimura (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ E. Bayram (Westerlo), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ B. Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ N. Ferri (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ K. Karetsas (Genk), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ A. Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Westerlo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Jungdal
Reynolds
Bayram
Neustädter 75’
Kimura
Haspolat 75’
Piedfort
Sayyadmanesh
Saito 56’
Alcócer 88’
Ferri
Genk 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Brughmans
Ouahdi
Sadick
Smets
Medina 70’
Bangoura
Karetsas 83’
Heymans
Heynen
Ito
Mirisola 70’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
A. Jungdal
90′ 3 2 30 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
B. Reynolds
90′ 2 3 – 3 – 37 2 – – –
E. Bayram
90′ 1 – – 4 1 65 1 – – –
R. Neustädter Taken off
75′ 1 1 – 2 – 44 – – – –
S. Kimura
90′ 1 1 – 2 1 64 1 – – –
D. Ourega Came on as a substitute
34′ – – – 3 – 18 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
D. Haspolat Taken off
75′ – – 39 1 – 1 4 2 – 1 –
A. Piedfort
90′ – – – – –
A. Sayyadmanesh
90′ – 1 28 2 – 1 – 6 – 2 –
S. Saito Taken off
56′ – – 11 – – – – 3 1 – –
J. Alcócer Taken off
88′ – – 25 – – – – 6 2 –
S. Sydorchuk Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 4 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
N. Ferri
90′ – – 2 1 0.08 – 2 5 – 14 –
A. Patrão Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – 1 1 0.20 – – 2 – 4 –
N. Bohamdi-Kamoni Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – 0.06 – 1 1 – – –
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

Westerlo win 37% Avg odds 2.53
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.55
Genk win 37% Avg odds 2.48

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

Form going into the game

Westerlo WLDWW
Genk LWDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Genk 1-1 Westerlo, 14 Dec 25 Next meeting: Genk 3-0 Westerlo, 10 May 26  All Westerlo 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.