EUPEN. Sporting Charleroi was able to turn the tables against AS Eupen to win 2-1. It was AS Eupen to strike first with a goal of Boris Lambert at the 42′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Damien Marcq gave the win to Sporting Charleroi in the 89′ minute. Sporting Charleroi capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut assisted by Laurent Conotte and Gianni Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 9 Total 18
- 2 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 94 Attack 96
- 52 Dangerous attack 70
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting Charleroi had a strong ball possession 59% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Charleroi was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Charleroi won the match.
AS Eupen shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Charleroi shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 1 yellow card (Gary Magnée). On the other side, Sporting Charleroi received 2 yellow cards (Adem Zorgane and Jackson Tchatchoua).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, AS Eupen will stay with 19 points like Mechelen to remain in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Charleroi will have 22 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against Standard Liège on the 27th of January with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).
Sporting Charleroi will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 28th of January with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
42'
84'
57'
AS Eupen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Edward Still decided to play with the following team: Lennart Moser , Yentl Van Genechten , Boris Lambert , Rune Paeshuyse , Jason Davidson , James Jeggo , Stef Peeters , Gary Magnee , Konan N’Dri , Smail Prevljak and Regan Charles-Cook .
The home team had on the bench: Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Nathan Bitumazala , Jan Gorenc, Isaac Christie-Davies, Isaac Nuhu, Jerome Deom and Djeidi Gassama.
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 3 changes: Regan Charles-Cook for Nathan Bitumazala (70′), James Jeggo for Isaac Christie-Davies (84′) and Konan N’Dri for Isaac Nuhu (87′).
Best player: Rune Paeshuyse
The most impressive player for AS Eupen was Rune Paeshuyse.
His rating is with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Sporting Charleroi – Formation
Sporting Charleroi
Sporting Charleroi started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Felice Mazzù played with: Hervé Koffi , Ken Nkuba , Jonas Bager , Damien Marcq , Mehdi Boukamir , Joris Kayembe Ditu , Daan Heymans , Adem Zorgane , Marco Ilaimaharitra , Ali Gholizadeh and Isaac Mbenza .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh , Jackson Tchatchoua , Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali , Pierre Patron, Youssouph Badji , Stelios Andreou and Ryota Morioka.
Sporting Charleroi could not rely on the presence of Youssouph Badji (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: Daan Heymans for Nadhir Benbouali (46′), Ken Nkuba for Jackson Tchatchoua (64′), Nadhir Benbouali for Youssouph Badji (72′), Ali Gholizadeh for Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (72′) and Marco Ilaimaharitra for Ryota Morioka (84′).
Best player: Marco Ilaimaharitra
The most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Marco Ilaimaharitra even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 58 passes (87% 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.
- KV Oostende – RFC Seraing – 1-2
- AS Eupen – Sporting Charleroi – 1-2
- Cercle Brugge – Westerlo – 0-1
- Antwerp – Gent – 2-0
