KV Mechelen 2–3 KRC Genk — Belgian Pro League 2025/26 Match Stats

Belgian Pro League · 2025Fri, 13 Feb 2026, 19:45 UTCAchter de Kazerne

KV Mechelen

DLDDW

2–3Historical match

KRC Genk

LDWWW

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

KRC Genk won 2–3.

Shots: 1312
Shots on target: 67
Expected goals: 1.712.99
Possession: 43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Genk beat KV Mechelen 3–2. Recorded in this match (KV Mechelen – Genk): shots 13–12, shots on target 6–7, expected goals 1.71–2.99, possession 43%–57%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Genk's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Genk's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.48 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2 goals/match	1.48 goals/match	1.28 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Genk show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Genk's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

10.7 shots/match ▲ShotsKV Mechelen · Genk15.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	KV Mechelen	Genk	Baseline
Shots	10.7 shots/match	15.8 shots/match	12.7 shots/match
Shots against	15.4 shots/match	13.2 shots/match	13.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Genk.

5.06 days ▲Rest daysKV Mechelen · Genk5.3 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	KV Mechelen	Genk	Baseline
Rest days	5.06 days	5.3 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	3 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

Shots13 shots12 shotsKV Mechelen 13 shots, KRC Genk 12 shots
Shots on target6 shots7 shotsKV Mechelen 6 shots, KRC Genk 7 shots
Expected goals1.71 xG2.99 xGKV Mechelen 1.71 xG, KRC Genk 2.99 xG
Possession43%57%KV Mechelen 43%, KRC Genk 57%
Corners2 corners4 cornersKV Mechelen 2 corners, KRC Genk 4 corners
Fouls11 fouls13 foulsKV Mechelen 11 fouls, KRC Genk 13 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsKV Mechelen 2 cards, KRC Genk 3 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
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KV Mechelen: 13 shots, 6 on target, 1.71 xG. Genk: 12 shots, 7 on target, 3.24 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: KV Mechelen 1.71 xG · Genk 3.24 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1KV Mechelen

1Draws

3KRC Genk

23 Nov 2025KRC Genk — KV Mechelen · Belgian Pro League0–1

18 Jan 2025KV Mechelen — KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League1–2

28 Sept 2024KRC Genk — KV Mechelen · Belgian Pro League2–1

11 Feb 2024KV Mechelen — KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League1–1

22 Oct 2023KRC Genk — KV Mechelen · Belgian Pro League4–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: KV Mechelen favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · KRC Genk in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KV Mechelen27 matchesKRC Genk27 matches

1.33 goals/matchGoals scored27/27▲ 1.48 goals/match

1.15 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/271.44 goals/match

1.28 xG/matchExpected goals25/25▲ 1.42 xG/match

10.7 shots/matchShots27/27▲ 15.8 shots/match

4.11 shots/matchShots on target27/27▲ 5.89 shots/match

49.3%Possession27/27● 61.3%

4.81 corners/matchCorners27/27● 5.52 corners/match

2.44 cards/matchCards25/251.48 cards/match

10.6 fouls/matchFouls27/2710.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples27 / 27home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Fri, 13 Feb 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded

Genk's recent record differs from the season