SINT TRUIDEN. Westerlo defeats Sint-Truiden 1-0 after M. De scored a penalty (41′). Westerlo was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Aboubakary Koita received a red card (39′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Sint-Truiden lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion Stayen stadium in Sint Truiden on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens with the support of Michele Seeldraeyers and Gianni Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini.

Match Statistics​

Sint-Truiden

0 - 1

Westerlo

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 6 Total 13
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 88 Attack 113
  • 33 Dangerous attack 43
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 1 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 8 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Westerlo was in firm control of the ball 64% while Sint-Truiden was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Westerlo was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Westerlo won the match.​

Sint-Truiden shot 6 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Westerlo shot 13 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Sint-Truiden received 2 yellow cards (Bernd Hollerbach and Mory Konaté ). On the opposite side, Westerlo didn’t receive any yellow card.

(Sint-Truiden) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (39′).

Match Timeline

37'
B. Reynolds(var)
Aboubakary Koita- Red
39'
41'
Wolke Janssens- sub ->Gianni Bruno
42'
45'
70'
Nicolas Madsen- sub ->Nacer Chadli
70'
81'
81'
81'
84'
Fatih Kaya- sub ->Robert Bauer
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, Sint-Truiden will stay with 35 points like Anderlecht to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Westerlo will have 39 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, 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).

Westerlo will play away agasint KV Oostende on the 18th of March with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of KV Oostende (2 draws).

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden
G
Daniel Schmidt 21.Japan
7.0
D
Toni Leistner 37.Germany
7.0
D
R. Bauer 20.Germany
6.9
89'
D
M. Smets 16.Belgium
7.0
M
Daiki Hashioka 4.Japan
7.1
M
Mory Konaté 6.Guinea
6.8
45'
M
Rocco Reitz 13.Germany
6.7
81'
M
Aboubakary Koita 7.Mauritania
6.7
39'
F
Shinji Okazaki 30.Japan
6.7
81'
F
G. Bruno 91.Belgium
6.8
42'
F
Taichi Hara 9.Japan
6.7
81'
Substitutes
G
Jo Coppens 12.Belgium
D
Wolke Janssens 22.Belgium
6.7
42'
D
Jorge Teixeira 26.Portugal
M
Frank Boya 27.Cameroon
81'
M
Stan Van Dessel 19.Belgium
81'
F
Daichi Hayashi 8.Japan
81'
F
Fatih Kaya 11.Germany
89'

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

The manager Bernd Hollerbach decided to play with the following team: Daniel Schmidt (7.0), Matte Smets (7.0), Toni Leistner (7.0), Robert Bauer (6.9), Daiki Hashioka (7.1), Mory Konate (6.8), Rocco Reitz (6.7), Aboubakary Koita (6.7), Shinji Okazaki (6.7), Taichi Hara (6.7) and Gianni Bruno (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Daichi Hayashi, Jo Coppens, Wolke Janssens (6.7), Fatih Kaya, Frank Boya, Jorge Teixeira and Stan Van Dessel.

Substitutions

Sint-Truiden made 5 changes: Gianni Bruno for Wolke Janssens (42′), T. Hara for Frank Boya (81′), R. Reitz for Daichi Hayashi (81′), Shinji Okazaki for Stan Van Dessel (81′) and Robert Bauer for Fatih Kaya (89′).

Best player: Daiki Hashioka​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Daiki Hashioka.

His rating is (7.1) with 33 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat 1.Turkey
7.0
D
Pietro Perdichizzi 2.Belgium
7.4
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
7.8
D
Maxim De Cuyper 11.Belgium
8.1
41'
D
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
6.9
M
Nacer Chadli 5.Belgium
6.6
70'
M
L. Van Eenoo 7.Belgium
7.1
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
7.6
M
M. Gümüşkaya 17.Turkey
6.8
70'
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
6.7
F
Kyan Vaesen 14.Belgium
7.5
84'
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
Edisson Jordanov 32.Bulgaria
D
Rubin Seigers 23.Belgium
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
6.7
70'
M
Yusuke Matsuo 79.Japan
M
Dorgeles Nene 45.Mali
6.6
70'
F
Igor Vetokele 25.Angola
84'

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

Jonas De Roeck played with: Sinan Bolat (7.0), Bryan Reynolds (7.8), Roman Neustädter (6.9), Pietro Perdichizzi (7.4), Maxim De Cuyper (8.1), Mathias Fixelles (7.6), Lukas Van Eenoo (7.1), Muhammed Gümüşkaya (6.8), Nacer Chadli (6.6), Thomas Van den Keybus (6.7) and Kyan Vaesen (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Edisson Jordanov, Nicolas Madsen (6.7), Nick Gillekens, Rubin Seigers, Igor Vetokele, Yusuke Matsuo and Nene Dorgeles (6.6).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 3 changes: Nacer Chadli for Nicolas Madsen (70′), Muhammed Gümüskaya for Nene Dorgeles (70′) and Kyan Vaesen for Vetokele (84′).

Best player: Maxim De Cuyper​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was Maxim De Cuyper.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 67 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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