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UEFA Europa League
- Gent put in a solid performance in their last outing, coming from behind to defeat Waasland-Beveren on the road thanks to a brace from Perebet and a strike from Yuya Kubo.
- Both sides are in lock step in the Belgian First Division with Gent in seventh place, while Genk are one spot below in eighth. They've shared the spoils in their league meetings this season with the home side triumphing on each occasion.
- Genk overcame Astra to reach the showdown this evening. Alejandro Pozuelo scored the decisive goal in the contest to fire them into the round-of-16, with the potential to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League for the first time in their history.
