UEFA Europa League · League phase MD8
2:1
Daan Heymans 45' (pen)
Konstantinos Karetsas 82'
HT 1:1
Taha Ali 4'
Thu, 29 Jan 2026, 20:00 (UK) · Cegeka Arena, Genk
Genk 10th → 6th · 16 pts|Malmo FF 35th · 1 pt

Genk won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.27–0.54).

Player of the matchDaan Heymans9.0Decisive moment82' Konstantinos Karetsas+1.6

Genk 2-1 Malmo FF

Key numbers

  • Possession 62% – 38%
  • Shots 25 (9 on target) – 8 (3)
  • Decisive moment: 82' Konstantinos Karetsas, FN xPts +1.6
Player of the match
Daan Heymans 9.0Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.0 (Dominant)

Game state

0-11-12-1
Genk ahead 8 min · level 41 min · Malmo FF ahead 41 min
  • Konstantinos Karetsas — off the bench 28 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

4' Taha Ali Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Kenan Busuladzic +0.2 +0.7
45' Daan Heymans Pen goal +0.9
82' Konstantinos Karetsas Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Daan Heymans +0.5 +1.6
Genk Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.6Own moments +2.5Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3
Malmo FF Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.2Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.9Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

GenkMalmo FF
62%Possession38%
3.27Expected goals (xG)0.54
0.13xG per shot0.07
25Shots8
9Shots on target3
36%Shots on target %38%
19Shots in box4
578Passes355
87%Pass accuracy80%
8Corners6
2Saves7
8Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
3Offsides1

Compared with usual

Genk

7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.3
Conceded10.86
xG3.271.3
xG against0.541.5
Shots2511.6
On target94.6
Shots faced813.3
xG per shot0.130.1
Possession62%47.1%
Passes578435
Pass accuracy87%83.4%
Corners83
Fouls812.7

Malmo FF

7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals10.43
Conceded21.9
xG0.540.62
xG against3.272.2
Shots86.9
On target32
Shots faced2517.4
xG per shot0.070.09
Possession38%42.9%
Passes355413.9
Pass accuracy80%79.1%
Corners62.6
Fouls1311.7

Timeline

  • 4' Goal Taha Ali assist Kenan Busuladzic
  • 43' VAR Matte Smets
  • 45' Goal Daan Heymans (pen)
  • 47' Yellow Yaimar Medina
  • 61' Sub Anders Christiansen → Emmanuel Ekong
  • 61' Sub Arnór Sigurðsson → Sead Hakšabanović
  • 62' Sub Yaimar Medina → Joris Kayembe
  • 62' Sub Jarne Steuckers → Konstantinos Karetsas
  • 62' Sub Ibrahima Sory Bangoura → Aaron Bibout
  • 72' Yellow Kenan Busuladzic
  • 72' Sub Junya Ito → Yira Collins Sor
  • 73' Sub Taha Ali → Salifou Soumah
  • 73' Sub Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen → Erik Botheim
  • 81' Sub Malte Palsson → Oscar Lewicki
  • 82' Goal Konstantinos Karetsas assist Daan Heymans
  • 83' Sub Hyun-gyu Oh → Robin Mirisola

Category leaders

  • Key passesZakaria El Ouahdi4
  • Duels wonDaan Heymans13/13
  • DribblesTaha Ali4/8
  • Defensive actionsDaan Heymans8
  • ShotsHyun-gyu Oh6 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonBryan Heynen4

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.