Dender vs Genk

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🕒 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 DENDER Football Complex 🧑‍⚖️ Nicolas Laforge 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Dender 16 · Genk 7
Referee Stats
26 matches · 3.62 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.62
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.12
Over 4.5 cards 42%
Home wins 42%
Draws 23%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Dender outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Dender had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Dender (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-6-11

Goals For / Against

16 / 35
Avg: 0.84 / 1.84

Points

12
Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7
Genk (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 8-6-6

Goals For / Against

31 / 31
Avg: 1.55 / 1.55

Points

30
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.63
PPG
1.50
0.84
GF
1.55
1.84
GA
1.55
53%
O2.5
80%
53%
BTTS
87%
33%
Score 1st
67%

League-position context

Dender rank16th
Genk rank7th
Dender points19
Genk points42
Dender: #16 · 19 pts · GD -27
44 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts from safety.
Genk: #7 · 42 pts · GD -1
21 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Dender last 5 home

L D L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals6-11
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Genk last 5 away

D L W W L
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals12-12
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Dender trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.560%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 20%

Genk trend breakdown

Over 2.580%
BTTS87%
BTTS + O2.573%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 27%

Scoring reliability

Dender score at home60%
Dender clean sheet at home20%
Genk score away93%
Genk clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Dender score first33%
Dender win after scoring first20%
Genk score first67%
Genk win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Dender 13% · Genk 40%
Avg first goal minute: Dender 21.8' · Genk 19.6'

Vs league average

Dender score at home0.84 vs 1.39
Dender concede at home1.84 vs 1.23
Genk score away1.55 vs 1.23
Genk concede away1.55 vs 1.39
Dender score 39% below league average, while Genk score 26% above league average.
Defensive side: Dender are 50% above league average at home, and Genk are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.75
BTTS50%
Over 2.575%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Dender goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
31-45 3
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
46-60 4
16-30 1
31-45 1

Genk goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 9
61-75 6
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
61-75 3
16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
22
8
Shots off Goal
10
3
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
15
7
Shots Outside Box
7
1
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
8
2
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
5
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
7
Total Passes
451
470
Passes Accurate
364
383
Passes %
81%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
5
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
3' ⚽
⚽
3' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
D. Heymans
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ito
8' ⚽
⚽
8' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
D. Heymans
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Karetsas
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. Toševski
1st substitution · For: A. Jahanbakhsh
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Sambu
2nd substitution · For: L. De Fougerolles
48'
48' K. Cools
48'
48' B. Nsimba
58' ⚽
⚽
58' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
B. Nsimba
Normal Goal
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ K. Karetsas
1st substitution · For: I. Bangoura
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ J. Ito
2nd substitution · For: Y. Sor
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ M. Viltard
3rd substitution · For: M. Sahi
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ L. Marijnissen
4th substitution · For: M. Berte
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ D. Heymans
3rd substitution · For: N. Sattlberger
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ A. Bibout
4th substitution · For: Oh Hyeon-Gyu
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ R. Květ
5th substitution · For: N. Rôdes
90+2'
90+2' N. Rôdes
90+4'
90+4' A. Jahanbakhsh
90+5'
90+5' Oh Hyeon-Gyu
90+6'
90+6' G. Gallon

Dender vs Genk 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Genk beat Dender 2-1 on Sunday, 01 February 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Nicolas Laforge. It was played at DENDER Football Complex.

First half: Genk took an early lead at 3' when D. Heymans scored, with the assist credited to J. Ito, making the score 0-1. Genk extended the lead at 8' when D. Heymans scored, with the assist credited to K. Karetsas, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Dender made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Toševski replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. Dender made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Sambu replacing L. De Fougerolles. K. Cools received a yellow card for Dender at 48'. B. Nsimba received a yellow card for Dender at 48'. Dender reduced the deficit at 58' when B. Nsimba scored, making the score 1-2. Genk made their 1st substitution at 65', with K. Karetsas replacing I. Bangoura. Genk made their 2nd substitution at 65', with J. Ito replacing Y. Sor. Dender made their 3rd substitution at 71', with M. Viltard replacing M. Sahi. Dender made their 4th substitution at 82', with L. Marijnissen replacing M. Berte. Genk made their 3rd substitution at 83', with D. Heymans replacing N. Sattlberger. Genk made their 4th substitution at 84', with A. Bibout replacing Oh Hyeon-Gyu. Dender made their 5th substitution at 89', with R. Květ replacing N. Rôdes. N. Rôdes received a yellow card for Dender at 90+2'. A. Jahanbakhsh received a yellow card for Dender at 90+4'. Oh Hyeon-Gyu received a yellow card for Genk at 90+5'. G. Gallon received a yellow card for Dender at 90+6'.

Dender used 5 substitutions while Genk used 4 substitutions. Dender got 5 yellow cards, while Genk got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Dender outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Dender had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Dender vs Genk Head-to-Head History by Season