Westerlo and Antwerp draws a frantic match 3-3 on Tuesday

WESTERLO. Westerlo and Antwerp went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.

By
David Brown
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Westerlo and Antwerp draws a frantic match 3-3 on Tuesday

WESTERLO. Westerlo and Antwerp played an incredible match before drawing 3-3.

The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the help of Ruben Wyns and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Westerlo

3 - 3

Team 1

Antwerp

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 95 Attack 123
  • 56 Dangerous attack 59
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Westerlo was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Antwerp that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Antwerp to win the match​.

Westerlo shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Antwerp shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Westerlo received 1 yellow card (Bryan Reynolds). On the opposite side, Antwerp received 1 yellow card (Ritchie De Laet).

Match Timeline

21'
Ritchie De Laet- Yellow
44'
B. Reynolds- Yellow
46'
Nicolas Madsen(goal)
47'
51'
Mathias Fixelles(goal)
65'
70'
Michel-Ange Balikwisha- sub ->Jelle Bataille
70'
Kyan Vaesen- sub ->Mathias Fixelles
78'
78'
79'
86'
Vincent Janssen(goal)
87'
88'
Edisson Jordanov- sub ->Halil Akbunar
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
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 this match, Westerlo will have 27 points to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Antwerp will have 36 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will play away with Zulte-Waregem on the 21st of January with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Zulte-Waregem (10 draws).

Antwerp will host Gent on the 7th of January with a 8-1 head to head in favor of Antwerp (4 draws).

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat   1.Turkey
6.4
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
6.6
46'
D
Maxim De Cuyper 11.Belgium
6.8
Goals44'
D
R. Tagir 24.Turkey
6.6
D
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
6.6
M
Nacer Chadli 5.Belgium
6.5
70'
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
7.4
78' Goals65'
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
7.7
Goals47'
M
H. Akbunar 35.Turkey
6.7
89'
F
Dorgeles Nene 45.Mali
6.6
78'
F
Lyle Foster 9.South Africa
6.8
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
Edisson Jordanov 32.Bulgaria
89'
D
Pietro Perdichizzi 2.Belgium
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
M
L. Van Eenoo 7.Belgium
6.4
70'
F
Kyan Vaesen 14.Belgium
6.4
78'
F
Tuur Dierckx 55.Belgium
6.3
78'
F
Igor Vetokele 25.Angola

Westerlo adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat (6.4), Bryan Reynolds (6.6), Roman Neustädter (6.6), Ravil Tagir (6.6), Maxim De Cuyper (6.8), Nacer Chadli (6.5), Nicolas Madsen (7.7), Mathias Fixelles (7.4), Halil Akbunar (6.7), Lyle Foster (6.8) and Nene Dorgeles (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Kyan Vaesen (6.4), Nick Gillekens, Edisson Jordanov, Tuur Dierckx (6.3), Pietro Perdichizzi, Thomas Van den Keybus, Lukas Van Eenoo (6.4) and Igor Vetokele.

Substitutions

Westerlo made 4 changes: Nacer Chadli for Lukas Van Eenoo (70′), Mathias Fixelles for Kyan Vaesen (78′), Dorgeles Nene for Tuur Dierckx (78′) and Halil Akbunar for Edisson Jordanov (89′).

Best player: Nicolas Madsen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Westerlo was Nicolas Madsen.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 38 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
5.7
D
Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium
6.2
21'
D
Toby Alderweireld  23.Belgium
6.8
D
Willian Pacho 51.Ecuador
6.6
D
Gastón Ávila  22.Argentina
6.5
79'
M
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
7.3
70'
M
Arthur Vermeeren 48.Belgium
7.1
87'
M
A. Muja 11.Albania
7.4
M
C. Stengs 14.Netherlands
7.8
Goals88'
F
Michael Frey 99.Switzerland
7.3
Goals51'
F
Vincent Janssen 18.Netherlands
7.2
Goals86'
Substitutes
G
Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium
D
Laurit Krasniqi 50.Kosovo
D
Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal
87'
D
Z. Van Den Bosch 33.Belgium
F
Bruny Nsimba 17.Belgium
6.4
79'
F
Viktor Fischer 7.Denmark
F
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium
7.0
70'

Also Antwerp adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez (5.7), Ritchie De Laet (6.2), Toby Alderweireld (6.8), William Pacho (6.6), Gastón Ávila (6.5), Jelle Bataille (7.3), Calvin Stengs (7.8), Arthur Vermeeren (7.1), Arbnor Muja (7.4), Michael Frey (7.3) and Vincent Janssen (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Laurit Krasniqi, Bruny Nsimba (6.4), Dinis Almeida, Viktor Fischer, Michel Ange Balikwisha (7.0), Zeno Van Den Bosch and Ortwin De Wolf.

Substitutions

Antwerp made 3 changes: Jelle Bataille for Michel-Ange Balikwisha (70′), Gastón Ávila for Bruny Nsimba (79′) and Arthur Vermeeren for Dinis Almeida (87′).

Best player: Calvin Stengs​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Calvin Stengs.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 55 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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