BRUSSELS. Anderlecht tops Sint-Truiden 3-1. Anderlecht was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Benito Raman (66′), Islam Slimani (81′) and Anders Dreyer (83′). Sint-Truiden reduced the distance with a goal (88′) by Gianni Bruno, but there was not much to do for them. Anderlecht was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels. The referee was Bert Put with the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Theophile Diskeuve. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 24 Total 3
- 8 On Target 1
- 15 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 186 Attack 62
- 56 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 3 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Anderlecht had a strong ball possession 73% while Sint-Truiden was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Anderlecht had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Anderlecht won the match.
Anderlecht shot 24 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (Majeed Ashimeru). On the opposite side, Sint-Truiden received 1 yellow card (Robert Bauer).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away with OH Leuven on the 19th of March with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).
Sint-Truiden will host RFC Seraing on the 18th of March with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of RFC Seraing (1 draw).
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
77'
35'
66'
Anderlecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brian Riemer decided to play with the following team: Bart Verbruggen , Michael Murillo , Zeno Debast , Jan Vertonghen , Killian Sardella , Yari Verschaeren , Majeed Ashimeru , Lior Refaelov , Anders Dreyer , Benito Raman and Francis Amuzu .
The home team had on the bench: Islam Slimani , Mario Stroeykens, Kristian Arnstad, Theo Leoni, Colin Coosemans, Amadou Diawara , Moussa N’Diaye and Hendrik Van Crombrugge.
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 4 changes: Majeed Ashimeru for Amadou Diawara (77′), Benito Raman for Islam Slimani (77′), Y. Verschaeren for Theo Leoni (89′) and Francis Amuzu for Kristian Malt Arnstad (89′).
Best player: Francis Amuzu
The most impressive player for Anderlecht was Francis Amuzu even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (89% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.
Sint-Truiden – Formation
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Bernd Hollerbach played with: Daniel Schmidt , Daiki Hashioka , Robert Bauer , Jorge Teixeira , Wolke Janssens , Aboubakary Koita , Shinji Okazaki , Frank Boya , Rocco Reitz , Daichi Hayashi and Taichi Hara .
These were the players on the bench: Olivier Dumont , Matte Smets, Eric Bocat, Mory Konate, Gianni Bruno , Jo Coppens and Fatih Kaya.
Substitutions
Sint-Truiden made 4 changes: Frank Boya for Olivier Dumont (65′), Daichi Hayashi for Gianni Bruno (65′), Shinji Okazaki for Mory Konate (89′) and Aboubakary Koita for Eric Bocat (90′).
Best player: Gianni Bruno
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Gianni Bruno.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 65′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Zulte-Waregem – KV Oostende – 1-1
- Genk – Antwerp – 0-1
- Standard Liège – Kortrijk – 0-2
- Anderlecht – Sint-Truiden – 3-1
