SINT TRUIDEN. Sint-Truiden tops Kortrijk 1-0 after T. Vandenberghe scored an own goal 45min. Kortrijk lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

Gianni Bruno squandered a penalty (45′) for Sint-Truiden.​

The match was played at the Stadion Stayen stadium in Sint Truiden on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the assistance of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Brent Staessens.

Match Statistics​

Sint-Truiden

1 - 0

Kortrijk

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 0
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 118 Attack 153
  • 29 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Kortrijk had a superior ball possession 60% while Sint-Truiden was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kortrijk had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Sint-Truiden found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Sint-Truiden shot 9 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Kortrijk shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Sint-Truiden received 2 yellow cards (Aboubakary Koita and Bernd Hollerbach). Talking about the opposition, Kortrijk received 3 yellow cards (Faïz Selemani, Billal Messaoudi  and João Silva).

Match Timeline

Aboubakary Koita- Yellow
29'
45'
Aboubakary Koita(var)
45'
45'
T. Vandenberghe(own-goal)
52'
60'
66'
D. De Neve- sub ->M. Wasinski
70'
76'
Fatih Kaya- sub ->Gianni Bruno
80'
82'
83'
João Silva- Yellow
88'

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 encounter, Sint-Truiden will have 35 points like Westerlo to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Kortrijk will stay with 22 points like AS Eupen to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sint-Truiden will play away against Anderlecht on the 12th of February with a 17-7 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).

Kortrijk will play away agasint Zulte-Waregem on the 24th of February with a 15-13 head to head stats in favor of Zulte-Waregem (9 draws).

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden
G
Daniel Schmidt 21.Japan
7.4
D
Jorge Teixeira 26.Portugal
7.3
D
R. Bauer 20.Germany
7.5
D
M. Smets 16.Belgium
7.3
M
Daiki Hashioka 4.Japan
7.0
M
Frank Boya 27.Cameroon
7.3
M
Rocco Reitz 13.Germany
6.8
M
Aboubakary Koita 7.Mauritania
7.2
29'
F
Shinji Okazaki 30.Japan
6.4
88'
F
G. Bruno 91.Belgium
6.4
80'
F
Daichi Hayashi 8.Japan
6.4
60'
Substitutes
G
Jo Coppens 12.Belgium
M
Stan Van Dessel 19.Belgium
M
Olivier Dumont 14.Belgium
M
Mory Konaté 6.Guinea
88'
F
Taichi Hara 9.Japan
6.8
60'
F
A. Librici 32.Belgium
F
Fatih Kaya 11.Germany
80'

Sint-Truiden adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Bernd Hollerbach decided to play with the following team: Daniel Schmidt (7.4), Matte Smets (7.3), Jorge Teixeira (7.3), Robert Bauer (7.5), Daiki Hashioka (7.0), Frank Boya (7.3), Rocco Reitz (6.8), Aboubakary Koita (7.2), Shinji Okazaki (6.4), Gianni Bruno (6.4) and Daichi Hayashi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Stan Van Dessel, Olivier Dumont, Jo Coppens, Taichi Hara (6.8), Mory Konate, Andrea Librici and Fatih Kaya.

Substitutions

Sint-Truiden made 3 changes: Daichi Hayashi for Taichi Hara (60′), Gianni Bruno for Fatih Kaya (80′) and Shinji Okazaki for Mory Konate (88′).

Best player: Robert Bauer​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Robert Bauer even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 37 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
T. Vandenberghe 1.Belgium
6.4
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
6.9
83'
D
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan
7.4
D
M. Wasinski 21.Belgium
6.8
66'
M
Kristof D'Haene 30.Belgium
6.5
M
N. Mehssatou 25.Chile
6.2
70'
M
Stjepan Lončar 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
82'
M
A. Kadri 18.Algeria
6.4
F
F. Avenatti 20.Uruguay
7.0
F
F. Selemani 10.France
6.8
52'
F
Pape Habib Gueye 17.Senegal
6.2
Substitutes
G
Maxim Deman 16.Belgium
D
C. Atemona 5.Germany
M
S. Tanaka 32.Japan
M
D. De Neve 23.Belgium
6.8
66'
F
Dylan Mbayo 7.Belgium
F
M. Regáli 29.Slovakia
82'
F
Billal Messaoudi 9.Algeria
6.8
70' 76'

Also Kortrijk adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Bernd Storck played with: Tom Vandenberghe (6.4), João Silva (6.9), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (7.4), Martin Wasinski (6.8), Nayel Mehssatou (6.2), Abdelkahar Kadri (6.4), Stjepan Lončar (7.1), Kristof D’Haene (6.5), Faïz Selemani (6.8), Pape Habib Gueye (6.2) and Felipe Avenatti (7.0).

They had on the bench: Dylan Mbayo, Satoshi Tanaka, Martin Regáli, Dion De Neve (6.8), Christalino Atemona, Billal Messaoudi (6.8) and Maxim De Man.

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 3 changes: M. Wasinski for Dion De Neve (66′), N. Mehssatou for Billel Messaoudi (70′) and Stjepan Loncar for Martin Regáli (82′).

Best player: Tsuyoshi Watanabe​

The most impressive player for Kortrijk was Tsuyoshi Watanabe.

His rating is (7.4) with 80 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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