KV Mechelen – KRC Genk match report
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KV Mechelen beat KRC Genk 1-0 without conceding at AFAS Stadion. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to KV Mechelen's Simion Michez: 7.2. The match was played on Saturday, 31 October 2026 at AFAS Stadion in Mechelen (matchday 10).
Key moments
KV Mechelen took the lead on 23 minutes thanks to Simion Michez. The officials disallowed a KRC Genk goal on 40 minutes. It was KV Mechelen 1-0 KRC Genk at half-time.
Match statistics
The shot count read 4-9, 2-3 on target. Corners finished 3-8. The referee showed 6 yellow cards, 2 to KV Mechelen and 4 to KRC Genk. Dangerous attacks: 113 for KRC Genk, 63 for KV Mechelen. KV Mechelen committed 11 fouls to KRC Genk's 19, and the offside count read 1-2.
KV Mechelen's yellow cards went to Marco Decherf in the 2nd minute and Kobe Corbanie in the 24th minute. Booked for KRC Genk: Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (10'), Kevin Amaro (67'), Milan Roganovic (68'), Matte Smets (88') and Bryan Heynen (94').
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Ortwin De Wolf (KV Mechelen, 6.7), José Marsà (KV Mechelen, 6.5) and Luc Marijnissen (KV Mechelen, 6.5). From the KV Mechelen bench came Dennis Praet on 64 minutes, Massimo Decoene on 74 minutes and Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne on 85 minutes. KRC Genk made 4 changes: Ayumu Yokoyama for Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (45'), Aaron Bibout for Junya Ito (63'), Yaimar Medina for Kevin Amaro (79') and August De Wannemacker for Benjamin Tahirovic (80').
Before the match
KV Mechelen came into the match with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches — scoring in 3 straight games. Their most recent game was a 5-1 win over KAS Eupen for KV Mechelen. Before kick-off, KRC Genk's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins and 2 defeats. Last time out, KRC Genk beat Standard Liege 2-1 at home. KV Mechelen and KRC Genk have met 10 times in our records: 1 win for KV Mechelen, 6 for KRC Genk and 3 draws. The last meeting, in 2026 in the Pro League, went 3-2 to KRC Genk. Those 10 games produced 32 goals, an average of 3.2 per match.
What the result means
KV Mechelen have now scored in 4 consecutive matches. KRC Genk's winning streak stops at 3.
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