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Genk vs Malmo FF

Genk
2 - 1
Malmo FF
🕒 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Cegeka Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Horatiu Fesnic 🔁 League Stage - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 8
League Stage Table
Genk 9 · Malmo FF 35
Referee Stats
Horatiu Fesnic
5 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.00
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.40
Over 4.5 cards 60%
Home wins 60%
Draws 20%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Genk outshot their opponent (25-8).
  • Genk controlled possession (62%).
  • Genk had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Genk (Home stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 3-1-3

Goals For / Against

7 / 8
Avg: 1.00 / 1.14

Points

10
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
Malmo FF (Away stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 1-0-4

Goals For / Against

4 / 10
Avg: 0.80 / 2.00

Points

3
Avg: 0.60

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
0.60
1.00
GF
0.80
1.14
GA
2.00
50%
O2.5
100%
50%
BTTS
50%
25%
Score 1st
25%

League-position context

Genk rank9th
Malmo FF rank35th
Genk points16
Malmo FF points1
Genk: #9 · 16 pts · GD +4
5 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Malmo FF: #35 · 1 pts · GD -11
20 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Genk last 5 home

W W D L
Points7/12
Weighted index77
Goals4-3
Record2-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Malmo FF last 5 away

L L L L
Points0/12
Weighted index0
Goals2-10
Record0-0-4
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Malmo FF trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Genk score at home50%
Genk clean sheet at home25%
Malmo FF score away50%
Malmo FF clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Genk score first25%
Genk win after scoring first100%
Malmo FF score first25%
Malmo FF win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Genk 50% · Malmo FF 0%
Avg first goal minute: Genk 14.0' · Malmo FF 4.0'

Vs league average

Genk score at home1.00 vs 1.52
Genk concede at home1.14 vs 1.16
Malmo FF score away0.80 vs 1.16
Malmo FF concede away2.00 vs 1.52
Genk score 34% below league average, while Malmo FF score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Genk are 1% below league average at home, and Malmo FF are 32% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals3.00
BTTS67%
Over 2.567%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Genk goal timing (home)

1H scored: 80% 2H scored: 20% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Malmo FF goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
3
Total Shots
25
8
Shots off Goal
11
4
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
19
4
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
8
6
Fouls
8
13
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
7
Total Passes
581
356
Passes Accurate
501
281
Passes %
86%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
4' ⚽
⚽
4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
T. Ali
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Busuladžić
43' ⚽
⚽
43' ⚽ VAR
M. Smets
Penalty confirmed
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
D. Heymans
Penalty
47'
47' Y. Medina
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ A. Christiansen
1st substitution · For: E. Ekong
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ A. Sigurðsson
2nd substitution · For: S. Hakšabanović
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ Y. Medina
1st substitution · For: J. Kayembe
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ J. Steuckers
2nd substitution · For: K. Karetsas
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ I. Bangoura
3rd substitution · For: A. Bibout
72'
72' K. Busuladžić
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ J. Ito
4th substitution · For: Y. Sor
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ T. Ali
3rd substitution · For: S. Soumah
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ D. Guðjohnsen
4th substitution · For: E. Botheim
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ M. Pålsson
5th substitution · For: O. Lewicki
82' ⚽
⚽
82' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
K. Karetsas
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Heymans
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ Oh Hyeon-Gyu
5th substitution · For: R. Mirisola

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

Genk beat Malmo FF 2-1 on Thursday, 29 January 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Horatiu Fesnic. It was played at Cegeka Arena.

First half: Malmo FF took an early lead at 4' when T. Ali scored, with the assist credited to K. Busuladžić, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 43' for Genk (Penalty confirmed). Genk leveled the score at 45' when D. Heymans scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1.

Second half: Y. Medina received a yellow card for Genk at 47'. Malmo FF made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Christiansen replacing E. Ekong. Malmo FF made their 2nd substitution at 61', with A. Sigurðsson replacing S. Hakšabanović. Genk made their 1st substitution at 62', with Y. Medina replacing J. Kayembe. Genk made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. Steuckers replacing K. Karetsas. Genk made their 3rd substitution at 62', with I. Bangoura replacing A. Bibout. K. Busuladžić received a yellow card for Malmo FF at 72'. Genk made their 4th substitution at 72', with J. Ito replacing Y. Sor. Malmo FF made their 3rd substitution at 73', with T. Ali replacing S. Soumah. Malmo FF made their 4th substitution at 73', with D. Guðjohnsen replacing E. Botheim. Malmo FF made their 5th substitution at 81', with M. Pålsson replacing O. Lewicki. Genk took the lead at 82' when K. Karetsas scored, with the assist credited to D. Heymans, making the score 2-1. Genk made their 5th substitution at 83', with Oh Hyeon-Gyu replacing R. Mirisola.

Genk used 5 substitutions while Malmo FF used 5 substitutions. Genk got 1 yellow card, while Malmo FF got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Genk outshot their opponent (25-8).
  • Genk controlled possession (62%).
  • Genk had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Genk vs Malmo FF Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
29 Jan 2026 Genk vs Malmo FF 2 - 1
2018-2019 Season
29 Nov 2018 Malmo FF vs Genk 2 - 2 20 Sep 2018 Genk vs Malmo FF 2 - 0