Genk 4-2 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Friday 29 April 2022

Result

Genk 4-2 Mechelen

Pro League · Friday 29 April 2022, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

Genk · Mechelen · Pro League predictions

Genk 4-2 Mechelen: match report

Genk defeated Mechelen 4-2 in the Pro League on Friday 29 April 2022. It was 1-0 at half-time.

D. Muñoz opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Genk's goals came from D. Muñoz (31'), Théo Bongonda (80'), Théo Bongonda (87') and Joseph Paintsil (90+4'). Mechelen scored through Geoffry Hairemans (60') and Rob Schoofs (84').

Discipline: Genk received 1 yellow card; Mechelen received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Genk were 7th on 54 points from 35 and Mechelen 6th on 55 points from 34. Genk went on to finish that season 6th with 62 points, and Mechelen 8th with 56.

Genk lined up in a 4-3-3 and Mechelen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Théo Bongonda of Genk (8.8), ahead of Junya Ito (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Genk wins, 3 draws and 3 for Mechelen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Yellow card · Rob SchoofsMechelen
  • 25'Yellow card · A. OuattaraGenk
  • 31'Goal · D. MuñozGenk · 1-0
  • 60'Goal · Geoffry HairemansMechelen · 1-1
  • 69'Yellow card · Hugo CuypersMechelen
  • 75'Yellow card · Lucas BijkerMechelen
  • 80'Goal · Théo BongondaGenk · 2-1
  • 84'Goal · Rob SchoofsMechelen · 2-2
  • 87'Goal · Théo BongondaGenk · 3-2
  • 90+4'Goal · Joseph PaintsilGenk · 4-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Genk 4, draws 3, Mechelen 3.

Team news

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Genk line-up (4-3-3)

Maarten Vandevoordt, Daniel Muñoz, Mark McKenzie, Jhon Lucumí, Gerardo Arteaga, Luca Oyen, Aziz Ouattara, Bryan Heynen, Junya Ito, Paul Onuachu, Kristian Thorstvedt

Mechelen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gaëtan Coucke, Sandy Walsh, Thibaut Peyre, Jordi Vanlerberghe, Lucas Bijker, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Rob Schoofs, Geoffry Hairemans, Kerim Mrabti, Nikola Storm, Hugo Cuypers