Sint-Truiden overcomes Zulte-Waregem 2-0 on Tuesday

SINT TRUIDEN. Sint-Truiden overcomes Zulte-Waregem with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Hayashi (28') and a goal from G. Bruno (70').

By
David Brown
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Sint-Truiden overcomes Zulte-Waregem 2-0 on Tuesday

SINT TRUIDEN. Sint-Truiden beats Zulte-Waregem with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Hayashi (28′) and a goal from G. Bruno (70′). Sint-Truiden was much superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion Stayen stadium in Sint Truiden on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot who was helped by Quentin Lesceux and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sint-Truiden

2 - 0

Team 1

Zulte-Waregem

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 14 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 151 Attack 81
  • 44 Dangerous attack 24
  • 0 Ball safe​ 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sint-Truiden was in firm control of the ball 63% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sint-Truiden was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sint-Truiden won the match​.

Sint-Truiden shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sint-Truiden didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem received 1 yellow card (Moudou Tambedou).

Also, Zulte-Waregem didn’t end the match with 11 players after Bent Sormo (Zulte-Waregem) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (36′).

Match Timeline

Daichi Hayashi(goal)Shinji Okazaki
28'
36'
Bent Sormo- Red
Matte Smets(var)
40'
56'
Moudou Tambedou- Yellow
58'
Pape Demba Diop- sub ->Nicolas Rommens
58'
Novatus Dismas- sub ->Alioune Ndour
Stan Van Dessel- sub ->Eric Bocat
61'
Gianni Bruno(goal)Christian Bruls
70'
75'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
41
5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
5
Antwerp
46
5
Cercle Brugge
33
5
Genk
45
5
Westerlo
30
5
Standard Liège
30
5
Club Brugge
33
5
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After playing this match, Sint-Truiden will have 26 points like OH Leuven and Cercle Brugge to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 13 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sint-Truiden will play away against Standard Liège on the 6th of January with a 13-7 head to head stats in favor of Sint-Truiden (10 draws).

Zulte-Waregem will host Club Brugge on the 29th of January with a 28-10 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (8 draws).

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden
G
Daniel Schmidt 21.Japan
6.8
D
Toni Leistner 37.Germany
7.6
D
Wolke Janssens 22.Belgium
6.9
D
Matte Smets 16.Belgium
7.2
M
Daiki Hashioka 4.Japan
7.3
M
Eric Bocat 77.France
6.2
61'
M
Christian Bruls 44.Belgium
7.8
M
Frank Boya 27.Cameroon
7.3
M
Shinji Okazaki 30.Japan
6.1
F
Gianni Bruno 91.Belgium
7.2
Goals70'
F
Daichi Hayashi 8.Japan
7.0
Goals28'
Substitutes
G
Jo Coppens 12.Belgium
D
Fábio Baptista 18.Portugal
D
Robert Bauer 20.Germany
M
Olivier Dumont 14.Belgium
M
Stan Van Dessel 19.Belgium
7.0
61'

Sint-Truiden started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Bernd Hollerbach decided to play with the following team: Daniel Schmidt (6.8), Matte Smets (7.2), Toni Leistner (7.6), Wolke Janssens (6.9), Daiki Hashioka (7.3), Shinji Okazaki (6.1), Frank Boya (7.3), Christian Brüls (7.8), Eric Bocat (6.2), Daichi Hayashi (7.0) and Gianni Bruno (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Olivier Dumont, Fábio Baptista, Robert Bauer, Ferre Slegers, Jo Coppens, Stan Van Dessel (7.0) and Andrea Librici.

Substitutions

Sint-Truiden made only 1 change substituting Eric Bocat for Stan Van Dessel (61′)​.

Best player: Christian Brüls​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Christian Brüls even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 53 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Louis Bostyn 25.Belgium
6.8
D
Timothy Derijck 4.Belgium
6.6
D
Borja López 3.Spain
6.3
D
Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium
6.6
D
Bent Sormo 22.Norway
6.2
36'
D
A. Fadera 7.Gambia
6.7
M
Nicolas Rommens 20.Belgium
6.6
58'
M
Abdoulaye Sissako 6.France
6.4
75'
M
Moudou Tambedou 18.Senegal
6.6
56'
F
Zinho Gano 93.Belgium
6.9
F
Alioune Ndour 11.Senegal
6.7
58'
Substitutes
G
Sammy Bossut 1.Belgium
D
Cheikh Thiam 46.Belgium
M
Dani Ramirez 23.Spain
M
Lasse Vigen Christensen 8.Denmark
M
Novatus Dismas 26.Tanzania
6.8
58'
M
Pape Demba Diop 17.Senegal
6.2
58'
F
Chinonso Nnamdi 27.Nigeria
6.4
75'

Zulte-Waregem started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

M’Baye Leye played with: Louis Bostyn (6.8), Alessandro Ciranni (6.6), Bent Sormo (6.2), Timothy Derijck (6.6), Borja López (6.3), Alieu Fadera (6.7), Abdoulaye Sissako (6.4), Moudou Tambedou (6.6), Nicolas Rommens (6.6), Zinho Gano (6.9) and Alioune Ndour (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Cheikh Thiam, Dani Ramirez, Lasse Vigen Christensen, Novatus Dismas (6.8), Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (6.4), Sammy Bossut and Pape Diop (6.2).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: Nicolas Rommens for Pape Demba Diop (58′), Alioune Ndour for Novatus Miroshi (58′) and Abdoulaye Sissako for Chinonso Offor (75′).

Best player: Zinho Gano​

The most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Zinho Gano.

His rating is (6.9) with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​