KV Mechelen – Genk

A clash awaits at Achter de Kazerne as KV Mechelen host Genk, pitting the league’s 14th‑placed side, who have gathered six points from one win, three draws and four defeats (nine goals for, 17 against), against the seventh‑placed Genk, sitting on 12 points after three victories, three stalemates and two losses (16 scored, 12 conceded). The home team will be keen to tighten a leaky defence that has yielded nearly two goals per game, while Genk will look to extend the modest gap to the leaders by capitalising on their superior goal difference. Both clubs have met earlier in the season, and the result could prove pivotal in reshaping the mid‑table battle.