Westerlo 2-3 Genk: result and report

Pro League · Tuesday 17 January 2023

Result

Westerlo 2-3 Genk

Pro League · Tuesday 17 January 2023, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-2

Westerlo · Genk · Pro League predictions

Westerlo 2-3 Genk: match report

Westerlo lost to Genk 2-3 in the Pro League on Tuesday 17 January 2023. The half-time score was 0-2.

A. Ouattara opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Westerlo's goals came from M. De Cuyper (53', penalty) and Thomas Van den Keybus (55'). Genk scored through A. Ouattara (7'), Joseph Paintsil (24') and D. Muñoz (64').

Discipline: Westerlo received 3 yellow cards; Genk received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Westerlo were 6th on 30 points from 20 and Genk 1st on 52 points from 20. Westerlo went on to finish that season 7th with 55 points, and Genk 1st with 83.

Westerlo lined up in a 5-3-2 and Genk in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Joseph Paintsil of Genk (8.5), ahead of Daniel Muñoz (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Westerlo wins, 2 draws and 6 for Genk.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · A. OuattaraGenk · 0-1
  • 24'Goal · Joseph PaintsilGenk · 0-2
  • 49'Yellow card · Edisson JordanovWesterlo
  • 53'Penalty goal · M. De CuyperWesterlo · 1-2
  • 55'Goal · Thomas Van den KeybusWesterlo · 2-2
  • 64'Goal · D. MuñozGenk · 2-3
  • 77'Yellow card · Rubin SeigersWesterlo
  • 90+4'Yellow card · M. De CuyperWesterlo

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Westerlo 2, draws 2, Genk 6.

Team news

Westerlo line-up (5-3-2)

Sinan Bolat, Edisson Lachezarov Jordanov, Rubin Seigers, Roman Neustädter, Ravil Tagir, Maxim De Cuyper, Thomas Van den Keybus, Nicolas Madsen, Mathias Fixelles, Igor Vetokele, Lyle Foster

Genk line-up (4-3-3)

Maarten Vandevoordt, Daniel Muñoz, Carlos Cuesta, Mark McKenzie, Angelo Preciado, Aziz Ouattara, Patrik Hrosovsky, Bilal El Khannouss, Joseph Paintsil, Paul Onuachu, Nicolás Castro