KRC Genko is in a worrying position, ranking eleventh after eight days with only eight points, with a particularly low defensive score with twelve goals. The team distinguished itself negatively in the clean sheets classification, having failed to keep its cage inviolated in a single game this season, a rare fact that contrasts with the team’s ambitions to be in the top 3. This situation is all the more worrying because it recalls a difficult period of the previous season, when Genk had only made a clean sheet at the beginning of the Champions League Play-offs.

In the last match against the Union Saint-Gilloise, Genk suffered a bitter defeat, despite resistance to the end. The Union won the match with a goal from Rob Schoofs in the game stops, allowing them to take the lead in the championship with 20 points out of 24. The team quickly took the lead with a goal from Promise Davida, followed by a double of Schoofs. Despite a period of Genk domination and an attempt by Nikolas Sattlberger, a goal was cancelled by the VAR because of an intervention by the Union’s guardian.

Genk’s defeat raises questions about the team’s ability to overcome its defensive problems. According to Promise Davida’s statements, the team gave everything on the field, but lacked confidence after giving a goal. The cancellation of Sattlberger’s goal, albeit controversial, illustrates Genk’s difficulties in achieving positive results. This defeat, combined with a disastrous defensive balance, could be a major obstacle to their ambitions for the season.