Racing Genk 2-1 Standard Liege: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Racing Genk beat Standard Liege 2-1 in Belgian Pro League on Sunday, 25 October 2026.

The game was played at Cegeka Arena, Genk.

Before kick-off

Racing Genk: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-D-L-L-W), scoring 5 goals and conceding 6 goals.

Standard Liege: 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-L-L), scoring 4 goals and conceding 9 goals. Standard Liege have lost 4 matches in a row.

Racing Genk arrive in better form, taking 5 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 3 for Standard Liege.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Standard Liege 0-0 Racing Genk on Saturday, 16 May 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 4 yellow cards: 2 for Racing Genk and 2 for Standard Liege.

Matthieu Epolo (Standard Liege) was sent off in minute 33. Daan Heymans (Racing Genk) was sent off in minute 90+5.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Racing Genk and 5 substitutions for Standard Liege.

Match statistics

Racing Genk had 67.9% of possession, against 32.1% for Standard Liege.

Racing Genk had 24 shots, 6 on target, while Standard Liege had 11 shots, 3 on target. Racing Genk won 11 corners and Standard Liege won 2 corners. Racing Genk committed 11 fouls and Standard Liege committed 9 fouls.

Racing Genk had the most shots on target (6).

Impact on the table

The table shows Racing Genk in 6th place (15 points from 9 matches) and Standard Liege in 9th place (11 points from 9 matches). Racing Genk hold a 4 points advantage over Standard Liege in the standings.

Racing Genk are currently in the play-off places. Standard Liege are currently in the play-off places.

More on this match

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