Genk vs Kortrijk 3-0

Genk beat Kortrijk 3-0 at Cegeka Arena after taking control once Kortrijk were reduced to 10 men on 49 minutes. D. Heymans put the home side ahead early, and R. Durosinmi settled it after the break before Genk added a third late on.

Genk opened the scoring in the 3rd minute when D. Heymans struck. Kortrijk levelled in the 13th minute through an own goal by H. Murray-Campbell, and the half ended 1-1.

The match changed on 49 minutes when S. Campbell was booked for a second time and sent off, leaving Kortrijk a man down. Genk made the pressure count in the 63rd minute, when R. Durosinmi turned in D. Heymans' assist to make it 2-1. Genk made three changes across the second half, including a double switch on 77 minutes, while Kortrijk used two changes on 68 minutes and then made three more on 80 minutes, but they could not recover. Genk's third goal was not recorded in the timeline, though they finished the game with the cushion their second-half lead had given them.

Genk had 63% of the ball and 640 passes to Kortrijk's 366, with 89% pass accuracy against 81%. They also had more shots, 13 to 8, more shots on target, 6 to 1, more corners, 6 to 4, and more expected goals, 1.78 to 0.65. Kortrijk did have the same number of fouls, 10-10, but Genk allowed only one save to Kortrijk's four.

Kortrijk collected three yellow cards and one red. S. Campbell was booked in the 15th minute and again on 49 minutes before the dismissal, while M. Anderson was also booked in the 24th minute. Genk's only yellow card went to J. Kayembe on 69 minutes.