DEURNE. Antwerp beats Gent with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Balikwisha (11′) and a penalty scored by V. Janssen (64′).

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt who was helped by Romain Devillers and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Jasper Vergoote. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Gent was in firm control of the ball 55% while Antwerp was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gent had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Antwerp succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Antwerp shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Gent shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (Jurgen Ekkelenkamp and Jelle Bataille). Regarding the opposition, Gent received 1 yellow card (Paul Nardi).

Standings

After this contest, Antwerp will have 39 points like Union Saint-Gilloise to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Gent will stay with 31 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away with Anderlecht on the 29th of January with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).

Gent will play away agasint Cercle Brugge on the 29th of January with a 20-7 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (5 draws).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez (7.0), Jelle Bataille (6.3), Toby Alderweireld (6.9), William Pacho (6.8), Gastón Ávila (7.3), Calvin Stengs (7.4), Arthur Vermeeren (7.4), Arbnor Muja (6.6), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (6.6), Michel Ange Balikwisha (7.5) and Vincent Janssen (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Laurit Krasniqi, Ortwin De Wolf, Michael Frey (6.2), Zeno Van Den Bosch, Bruny Nsimba (6.6), Viktor Fischer and Pieter Gerkens (6.5).

Substitutions

Antwerp made 3 changes: Jurgen Ekkelenkamp for Pieter Gerkens (74′), Michel-Ange Balikwisha for Bruny Nsimba (74′) and Vincent Janssen for Michael Frey (77′).

Best player: Michel Ange Balikwisha​

The player that probably impressed the most for Antwerp was Michel Ange Balikwisha.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Gent – Formation

Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Paul Nardi (7.3), Joseph Okumu (6.4), Michael Ngadeu (6.8), Jordan Torunarigha (6.8), Andrew Hjulsager (6.1), Sven Kums (6.5), Julien De Sart (7.0), Alessio Castro-Montes (6.2), Hyunseok Hong (7.0), Hugo Cuypers (6.4) and Ibrahim Salah (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Davy Roef, Matisse Samoise (6.7), Elisha Owusu, Bruno Godeau (6.2), Laurent Depoitre (6.8), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (6.5) and Núrio Fortuna (6.3).

Gent could not rely on the presence of Núrio Fortuna (injured).

Substitutions

Gent made 5 changes: Jordan Torunarigha for Bruno Godeau (35′), Bruno Godeau for Matisse Samoise (69′), Hugo Cuypers for Laurent Depoitre (69′), Julien de Sart for Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (69′) and Andrew Hjulsager for Núrio Fortuna (78′).

Best player: Paul Nardi​

The most impressive player for Gent was the goalkeeper: Paul Nardi. His rating is 7.33. He performed 4 saves.

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