Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Feb 22 2026 · 12:30 Cegeka Arena, Genk
Genk
First leg1–2 0–3 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 1.37 – 0.76
Standard Liege
  • 36’ I. Hautekiet
  • 45’ R. Saïd
  • 74’ A. Abid
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Standard Liege cruise past Genk

Genk entered as clear favourites, but Standard Liege won 3–0 through goals from Hautekiet, Saïd and Abid. Standard Liege won despite the lower xG; Genk created the better chances (1.37 vs 0.76). On the chances created, Genk deserved more: 1.8 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Genk64%
Draw21%
Standard Liege ✓15%

Model vs reality

Genk goals
0
Model 2.12 · xG 1.37
Standard Liege goals
3
Model 0.94 · xG 0.76
Total goals
3
Model 3.06 · xG 2.13
Score 0–3
1%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 59%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchI. HautekietStandard Liege · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeLothar D'hondt
  • VenueCegeka Arena
  • Table before kick-offGenk 7th · Standard Liege 10th

Timeline

  1. I. Hautekiet 0–1Assist M. Fossey
    36’
  2. R. Saïd 0–2Assist T. Mohr
    45’
  3. Half time · 0–2
  4. ⇄ Robin MirisolaFor A. Bibout
    51’
  5. ⇄ Y. SorFor J. Steuckers
    51’
  6. ⇄ T. NkadaFor R. Saïd
    66’
  7. ⇄ A. AbidFor D. Eckert Ayensa
    66’
  8. ⇄ J. ErabiFor J. Ito
    69’
  9. A. Abid 0–3
    74’
  10. ⇄ Mo El HankouriFor T. Mohr
    78’
  11. ⇄ N. SattlbergerFor D. Heymans
    85’
  12. ⇄ N. Adedeji-SternbergFor K. Karetsas
    85’
  13. ⇄ N. MehssatouFor M. Fossey
    89’
  14. ⇄ J. HomawooFor M. Ilaimaharitra
    89’
  15. Full time · 0–3

Team stats

Genk18 shots · 8 in box, 10 outside
Standard Liege11 shots · 7 in box, 4 outside
GenkStandard Liege
71% Possession 29%
1.37 Expected goals (xG) 0.76
1.82 Expected points (xPts) 0.90
18 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside the box 7
10 Shots outside the box 4
606 Passes 247
88% Pass accuracy 66%
9 Corners 5
0 Goalkeeper saves 7
4 Fouls 7
6 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.47 Team rating 7.07

Line-ups

Genk 4-3-3

265.6 T. Lawal(G)
186.5 J. Kayembe 66.6 M. Smets 36.3 Mujaid Sadick 776.6 Z. El Ouahdi
386.3 D. Heymans ↓85’ 87.0 B. Heynen 206.5 K. Karetsas ↓85’
106.3 J. Ito ↓69’ 236.6 A. Bibout ↓51’ 76.9 J. Steuckers ↓51’
  • 26T. Lawal (G)5.6
  • 18J. Kayembe6.5
  • 6M. Smets6.6
  • 3Mujaid Sadick6.3
  • 77Z. El Ouahdi6.6
  • 38D. Heymans↓85’6.3
  • 8B. Heynen7.0
  • 20K. Karetsas↓85’6.5
  • 10J. Ito↓69’6.3
  • 23A. Bibout↓51’6.6
  • 7J. Steuckers↓51’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 14Y. Sor↑51’6.9
  • 29Robin Mirisola↑51’6.5
  • 99J. Erabi↑69’6.5
  • 24N. Sattlberger↑85’6.7
  • 32N. Adedeji-Sternberg↑85’6.3

Unused: H. Van Crombrugge, L. Brughmans, Adrian Palacios, Y. Medina, I. Bangoura, K. Nkuba

Standard Liege 3-4-3

218.0 L. Pirard(G)
187.3 H. Lawrence 47.0 D. Bates 258.2★ I. Hautekiet
36.6 Gustav Mortensen 236.7 M. Ilaimaharitra ↓89’ 206.9 I. Karamoko 136.5 M. Fossey A↓89’
177.3 R. Saïd ↓66’ 106.3 D. Eckert Ayensa ↓66’ 76.9 T. Mohr A↓78’
  • 21L. Pirard (G)8.0
  • 18H. Lawrence7.3
  • 4D. Bates7.0
  • 25I. Hautekiet ★8.2
  • 3Gustav Mortensen6.6
  • 23M. Ilaimaharitra↓89’6.7
  • 20I. Karamoko6.9
  • 13M. FosseyA↓89’6.5
  • 17R. Saïd↓66’7.3
  • 10D. Eckert Ayensa↓66’6.3
  • 7T. MohrA↓78’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 11A. Abid↑66’7.7
  • 59T. Nkada↑66’6.5
  • 24J. Homawoo↑89’
  • 8N. Mehssatou↑89’
  • 27Mo El Hankouri↑78’6.3

Unused: B. Dizdarević, Charli Spoden, L. Kuavita, T. Henry

Player stats

Top rated
I. HautekietStandard Liege8.2
2nd
L. PirardStandard Liege8.0
3rd
A. AbidStandard Liege7.7

Genk

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. Lawal G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 71% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.6
J. Kayembe D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 87% 95 0 2 0/0 1/2 6.5
M. Smets D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 94% 134 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
Mujaid Sadick D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 87 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Z. El Ouahdi D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 96% 55 2 0 0/1 0/1 6.6
D. Heymans M 85 0 0 2 (1) 1 85% 33 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.3
B. Heynen M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 64 2 4 0/0 1/0 7.0
K. Karetsas M 85 0 0 2 (2) 1 85% 33 0 1 3/4 1/2 6.5
J. Ito F 69 0 0 1 (1) 1 74% 35 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
A. Bibout F 51 0 0 2 (2) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.6
J. Steuckers M 51 0 0 0 (0) 1 58% 12 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
Y. Sor F 39 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 14 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
Robin Mirisola F 39 0 0 2 (0) 0 50% 6 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
J. Erabi F 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
N. Sattlberger M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
N. Adedeji-Sternberg F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Standard Liege

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Pirard G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 51% 37 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.0
H. Lawrence D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 24 1 1 0/0 0/1 7.3
D. Bates D 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 75% 20 1 3 0/0 1/0 7.0
I. Hautekiet D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 76% 25 2 3 0/1 1/0 8.2
Gustav Mortensen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 74% 23 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
M. Ilaimaharitra M 89 0 0 1 (0) 0 69% 29 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.7
I. Karamoko D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 1 2 0/0 1/0 6.9
M. Fossey D 89 0 1 0 (0) 1 70% 20 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
R. Saïd F 66 1 0 2 (1) 0 64% 11 1 0 2/5 1/0 7.3
D. Eckert Ayensa F 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 18 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
T. Mohr M 78 0 1 1 (0) 3 47% 19 2 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
A. Abid F 24 1 0 1 (1) 0 50% 4 0 0 1/1 1/0 7.7
T. Nkada F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 14% 7 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
J. Homawoo D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
N. Mehssatou D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Mo El Hankouri M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.