On Saturday afternoon, Racing Genk and KV Mechelen will look each other in the eye for what will undoubtedly be a great game of football.
Unfortunately, I’m afraid
In Genk they will have laughed out loud on Friday evening when they saw pursuers Charleroi and Club Brugge leave the field after a 1-1 draw. These are already 2 of the no fewer than 5 first pursuers on which they can gain even more points in the score against KV Mechelen on Saturday afternoon.
To look for those three extra points and a fantastic 21/21, Genk coach Thorsten Fink can count on a completely fit selection. Although Matte Smets will probably start on the bench as he is still recovering from stomach flu, Fink reported last week.
Statistics and history
KV Mechelen also suits Genk extremely well. At home, it has been since 2011 that the Limburgers were unable to beat KV Mechelen, when the score was 0-0. If we included away games, the people of Mechelen were often able to keep Achter de Kazerne at a draw, but losing dates back to 2018.
Fink also has an advantage when we look at the trainers. He has already faced Besnik Hasi three times and won each time. But that does not mean that Hasi and KV Mechelen will dig into the Cegeka Arena on Saturday afternoon. “I want to see my players play against the team of the moment,” the coach said at the press conference the day before the clash with Genk.
KV Mechelen for the jump in the rankings
The visitors are standing not in 10th place but don’t let the ranking blind you. Provided a win, KV Mechelen will even be in second place, together with Club Brugge and Charleroi. Do you have a handkerchief? Almost every team is on it.
In short, all the elements are present to make it a pleasant game of football between proud leader Racing Genk and KV Mechelen, which is eager to break the curse of the Cegeka Arena and once again compete in the upper regions of the rankings.
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