GENT. Gent tops Anderlecht 1-0 after G. Emmanuel scored just 1 goal (57′).
Amadou Diawara received a red card (76′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Anderlecht lost the match.
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt who had the assistance of Yves De Neve and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.8 degrees Celsius or 38.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 5 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 139 Attack 96
- 47 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Gent was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gent was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gent won the match.
Gent shot 14 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Anderlecht shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Gent received 1 yellow card (Núrio Fortuna). On the other side, Anderlecht received 3 yellow cards (Amadou Diawara, Y. Verschaeren and N. Angulo).
Also, Anderlecht didn’t end the match with 11 players after Amadou Diawara (Anderlecht) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gent will have 45 points like Standard Liège to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht will stay with 36 points like OH Leuven and Sint-Truiden to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will play away with Zulte-Waregem on the 12th of March with a 18-14 head to head stats in favor of Gent (10 draws).
Anderlecht will play away agasint OH Leuven on the 19th of March with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).
Gent – Formation
Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Paul Nardi
, Kamil Piątkowski , Michael Ngadeu , Jordan Torunarigha , Matisse Samoise , Sven Kums , Julien De Sart , Núrio Fortuna , Hyunseok Hong , Gift Emmanuel Orban and Hugo Cuypers .The home team had on the bench: Bram Lagae, Laurent Depoitre
, Malick Fofana , Alessio Castro-Montes , Davy Roef, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe and Jens Petter Hauge.Gent could not rely on the presence of M. Fofana (injured).
Substitutions
Gent made 4 changes: J. Torunarigha for Alessio Castro-Montes (46′), Hugo Cuypers for Laurent Depoitre (73′), M. Samoise for Malick Martin Fofana (73′) and Hong Hyun-seok for Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (87′).
Best player: Gift Emmanuel Orban
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Gift Emmanuel Orban.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 9.Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Brian Riemer played with: Bart Verbruggen
, Michael Murillo , Zeno Debast , Jan Vertonghen , Killian Sardella , Majeed Ashimeru , Amadou Diawara , Yari Verschaeren , Anders Dreyer , Islam Slimani and Francis Amuzu .These were the players on the bench: Moussa N’Diaye
, Benito Raman , Kristian Arnstad , Colin Coosemans, Lior Refaelov , Nilson Angulo, Mario Stroeykens, Theo Leoni, Hendrik Van Crombrugge and Kristian Arnstad.Substitutions
Anderlecht made 5 changes: K. Sardella for Moussa Ndiaye (71′), Majeed Ashimeru for Lior Refaelov (71′), Anders Dreyer for Kristian Malt Arnstad (79′), Islam Slimani for Benito Raman (79′) and Francis Amuzu for Nilson David Angulo Ramírez (84′).
Best player: Anders Dreyer
The most impressive player for Anderlecht was Anders Dreyer.
His rating is
with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sint-Truiden – Genk – 2-2
- Union Saint-Gilloise – AS Eupen – 2-1
- Antwerp – Mechelen – 5-0
- Gent – Anderlecht – 1-0