WESTERLO. Westerlo defeats Kortrijk 1-0 after E. Daci scored just 1 goal (35′).
The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the support of Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.32 degrees Celsius or 70.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Kortrijk had a superior ball possession 55% while Westerlo was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kortrijk was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Westerlo managed to find the solution to win this match.
Westerlo shot 13 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (Nicolas Madsen and Serhiy Sydorchuk). Talking about the opposition, Kortrijk received 4 yellow cards (A. Sissako, A. Kadri, M. Mampassi and M. El Idrissy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Westerlo will have 6 points to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, Kortrijk will stay with 5 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will host Genk on the 16th of March with a 14-6 head to head in favor of Genk (7 draws).
Kortrijk will play away agasint Anderlecht on the 16th of March with a 23-4 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (10 draws).
Westerlo – Formation
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Westerlo started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat
, Emin Bayram , Roman Neustädter , Ravil Tagir , Bryan Reynolds , Doğucan Haspolat , Serhiy Sydorchuk , Tuur Rommens , Lucas Stassin , Yusuke Matsuo and Erdon Daci .The home team had on the bench: Jordan Bos
, Lukas Van Eenoo, Nicolas Madsen , Griffin Yow, Nick Gillekens, Edisson Jordanov , Thomas Van den Keybus and Arthur Piedfort.Substitutions
Westerlo made 4 changes: Tuur Rommens for Jordan Bos (79′), Bryan Reynolds for Edisson Jordanov (78′), Erdon Daci for Thomas Van den Keybus (69′) and Doğucan Haspolat for Nicolas Madsen (78′).
Best player: Bryan Reynolds
The most impressive player for Westerlo was Bryan Reynolds even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 28 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.Kortrijk – Formation
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Kortrijk started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Glen De Boeck played with: T. Vandenberghe
, M. Mampassi , João Silva , M. Kana , M. El Idrissy , A. Sissako , K. Malinov , D. De Neve , M. Bruno , F. Avenatti and A. Kadri .They had on the bench: R. Alebiosu
, I. Davies , S. Ojo , A. Radovanović, D. Henen , L. Audoor and L. Pirard.Substitutions
Kortrijk made 4 changes: M. Bruno for I. Davies (59′), K. Malinov for R. Alebiosu (68′), D. De Neve for D. Henen (68′) and F. Avenatti for S. Ojo (68′).
Best player: A. Kadri
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was A. Kadri.
His rating is
with 65 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 25. He performed 8 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Westerlo – Kortrijk – 1-0
- Cercle Brugge – OH Leuven – 3-2
- Anderlecht – Mechelen – 3-1