HEVERLEE. OH Leuven and Antwerp draw 1-1. J. Dagur scored the first goal (34′) for OH Leuven. G. Kerk made it even (60′). Antwerp was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen who was helped by Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 58% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Antwerp to win the encounter.
OH Leuven shot 9 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Antwerp shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
OH Leuven received 1 yellow card (Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson). Regarding the opposition, Antwerp didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, OH Leuven will have 33 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Antwerp will have 54 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will host Zulte-Waregem on the 4th of March with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Zulte-Waregem (5 draws).
Antwerp will host Sporting Charleroi on the 19th of March with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).
OH Leuven – Formation
OH Leuven
83'
89'
34'
OH Leuven adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru , Louis Patris , Ewoud Pletinckx , Federico Ricca , Hamza Mendyl , Joren Dom , Casper De Norre , Musa Al-Taamari , Siebe Schrijvers , Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson and Nachon Nsingi .
The home team had on the bench: Dylan Ouedraogo, Thibault Vlietinck, Nathaniel Opoku, Oregan Ravet, Sofian Kiyine, Pierre-Yves Ngawa and Kristiyan Malinov.
Substitutions
OH Leuven made 2 changes: Joren Dom for Sofian Kiyine (83′) and Nachon Nsingi for Sofian Kiyine (82′).
Best player: Federico Ricca
The player that probably impressed the most for OH Leuven was Federico Ricca.
His rating is with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
Also Antwerp adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez , Jelle Bataille , Zeno Van Den Bosch , William Pacho , Gastón Ávila , Arthur Vermeeren , Mandela Keita , Gyrano Kerk , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , Michel Ange Balikwisha and Vincent Janssen .
They had on the bench: Niels Devalckeneer, Pieter Gerkens , Laurit Krasniqi, Ortwin De Wolf, Christopher Scott , Kobe Corbanie and Calvin Stengs .
Substitutions
Antwerp made 3 changes: Mandela Keita for Calvin Stengs (46′), Michel-Ange Balikwisha for Christopher Scott (79′) and Gyrano Kerk for Pieter Gerkens (79′).
Best player: Arthur Vermeeren
The most impressive player for Antwerp was Arthur Vermeeren.
His rating is with 55 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – Sint-Truiden – 1-0
- OH Leuven – Antwerp – 1-1
- Anderlecht – Standard Liège – 2-2
- Club Brugge – Gent – 2-0
