Oud-Heverlee Leuven II — KRC Genk II, Friendlies Clubs

Oud-Heverle Leuven II played KRC Genk II to a 2:2 draw in a Club Friendlies fixture on Wednesday, 19 August 2026. The two Belgian reserves sides shared the points in what was a straightforward evening of preparation. By then, both teams had already logged several matches in their pre-season build-up. The hosts came into the game with mixed recent form. They had lost 2:1 toVVV Venlo in mid-July before bouncing back with a 3:1 win over the same opponent three months earlier. The away side, meanwhile, had been more inconsistent, dropping a heavy 4:1 defeat to Eupen just four days before this match. And here's the thing — without minute-by-minute data, the story of this game comes through what each side brought rather than what happened at specific moments. Both teams showed enough to avoid embarrassment but not enough to claim control. Genk had won their previous outing 2:1 against Zelzate, while Leuven's last competitive memory against Genk II was a 4:0 defeat back in 2024. Things came to a head in the final third where both sides found the net twice. The result suggests neither team had everything figured out yet, which is fair enough for August. Neither side ran out of legs, and neither pinned the other back for long stretches. The draw leaves both sides with something to work on before the season gets underway. Leuven lost two of their last four friendlies, while Genk had won only one of their five most recent matches. Neither result changes any table — there are none yet — but both teams now have a point of reference heading forward.