UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

Utrecht vs Genk – Lineups & Match Details

Genk beat Utrecht 2-0. Goals: Z. El Ouahdi (54'), D. Heymans (83' pen.). Utrecht had 58% possession against Genk's 42%. Shots on target: 7-5.

UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 7

Thursday, 22 January 2026

UtrechtUtrecht

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

GenkGenk

Referee: R. Hennessey

Lineups

UtrechtUtrecht4-3-3
M. Brouwer25M. BrouwerG
N. Vesterlund23N. VesterlundD
M. Didden40M. DiddenD
M. Eerdhuijzen44M. EerdhuijzenD
D. Murkin55D. MurkinD
D. de Wit20D. de WitM
A. Engwanda27A. EngwandaM
C. Bozdogan8C. BozdoganM
M. Rodriguez22M. RodriguezF
S. Haller91S. HallerF
Y. Cathline10Y. CathlineF

Substitutes

1V. BarkasG
33K. GadellaaG
2S. HoremansD
3M. van der HoornD
6D. van den BergM
15A. BlakeF
16S. El KarouaniD
24N. ViergeverD
43R. El ArguiouiM
46J. van OmmerenM
49B. MenzoF
GenkGenk4-1-4-1
T. Lawal26T. LawalG
Z. El Ouahdi77Z. El OuahdiD
M. Sadick3M. SadickD
M. Smets6M. SmetsD
Y. Medina19Y. MedinaD
B. Heynen8B. HeynenM
J. Ito10J. ItoM
D. Heymans38D. HeymansM
K. Karetsas20K. KaretsasM
Y. Sor14Y. SorM
A. Bibout23A. BiboutF

Substitutes

1H. Van CrombruggeG
71B. StevensG
7J. SteuckersF
9Oh Hyeon-GyuF
21I. BangouraM
24N. SattlbergerM
27K. NkubaD
29R. MirisolaF
34A. PalaciosD
44J. KongoloD
56A. De WannemackerM
99J. ErabiF

Match Events

46'S

S. Haller

Substitution 1

54'G

Z. El Ouahdi

62'Y

Z. El Ouahdi

68'S

D. Murkin

Substitution 2

68'S

A. Engwanda

Substitution 3

68'S

Y. Sor

Substitution 1

74'S

A. Bibout

Substitution 2

81'S

M. Eerdhuijzen

Substitution 4

83'P

D. Heymans

85'S

Y. Cathline

Substitution 5

90'+2S

K. Karetsas

Substitution 3

Statistics

Utrecht
58%42%
Genk
2.06Expected Goals (xG)1.61
17Total Shots12
7Shots on Target5
2Corners3
11Fouls12
2Offsides0
87Pass Accuracy (%)81
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Utrecht host Genk on Thursday, 22 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. Utrecht go into the match 34th in the table; Genk sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Utrecht have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Genk have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Match recap

Genk beat Utrecht 2-0. Genk replied with Z. El Ouahdi 54', D. Heymans 83' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 83 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Utrecht held 58% of the ball against 42% for Genk. Shots on target finished 7-5. Expected goals read 2.06 for Utrecht, 1.61 for Genk.

Verdict

Genk take the three points; Utrecht look at a thin night for the home crowd. Utrecht sat 34th and Genk 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.