OH Leuven defeats Zulte-Waregem 4-2

HEVERLEE. OH Leuven defeats Zulte-Waregem 4-2.

By
Luke Meyer
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OH Leuven defeats Zulte-Waregem 4-2

HEVERLEE. OH Leuven tops Zulte-Waregem 4-2. Zulte-Waregem lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut with the support of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

OH Leuven

4 - 2

Team 1

Zulte-Waregem

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 82 Attack 118
  • 48 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Zulte-Waregem had a superior ball possession 60% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

OH Leuven was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why OH Leuven won the match​.

OH Leuven shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (L. Patris and Federico Ricca). Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem received 1 yellow card (Lukas Willen ).

Match Timeline

Siebe Schrijvers(goal)
29'
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson(goal)Nachon Nsingi
41'
45'
46'
46'
46'
Alioune Ndour- sub ->Abdoulaye Sissako
Sofian Kiyine - sub ->Siebe Schrijvers
53'
Thibault Vlietinck - sub ->Nachon Nsingi
64'
70'
Federico Ricca - Yellow
71'
71'
Jelle Vossen (penalty)
Thibault Vlietinck (var)
74'
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson(penalty)
76'
78'
80'
Nathaniel Opoku- sub ->Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson
80'
82'
Zinho Gano(goal)Alioune Ndour
85'
Lukas Willen- Yellow

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, OH Leuven will have 36 points like Anderlecht to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 23 points like KV Oostende to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will host Anderlecht on the 19th of March with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).

Zulte-Waregem will play away agasint Standard Liège on the 18th of March with a 15-15 head to head stats.

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
Valentin Cojocaru 12.Romania
6.5
D
Federico Ricca  14.Uruguay
6.3
71'
D
Hamza Mendyl 20.Morocco
5.8
D
Ewoud Pletinckx 28.Belgium
6.1
D
Louis Patris 25.Belgium
7.0
46'
M
Joren Dom 6.Belgium
6.6
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
7.4
Goals45'
M
Siebe Schrijvers 8.Belgium
7.5
53' Goals29'
M
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson 7.Iceland
8.4
80' Goals41', 76'
M
Mousa Tamari 11.Jordan
7.4
F
Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium
7.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
G
O. Ravet 38.Belgium
D
Joël Schingtienne 23.Belgium
D
Thibault Vlietinck  77.Belgium
6.3
64'
D
P. Ngawa 5.Belgium
D
Dylan Ouedraogo 15.Burkina Faso
M
Sofian Kiyine  13.Morocco
6.1
53'
M
K. Malinov 4.Bulgaria
6.8
80'
F
Nathaniel Opoku 21.Ghana
7.2
80'

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

The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru (6.5), Louis Patris (7.0), Ewoud Pletinckx (6.1), Federico Ricca (6.3), Hamza Mendyl (5.8), Joren Dom (6.6), Casper De Norre (7.4), Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (8.4), Siebe Schrijvers (7.5), Musa Al-Taamari (7.4) and Nachon Nsingi (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Joël Marcel Schingtienne, Nathaniel Opoku (7.1), Nordin Jackers, Sofian Kiyine (6.1), Oregan Ravet, Kristiyan Malinov, Thibault Vlietinck (6.5), Pierre-Yves Ngawa and Dylan Ouedraogo.

OH Leuven could not rely on the presence of S. Kiyine (injured).

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 4 changes: Siebe Schrijvers for Sofian Kiyine (53′), Nachon Nsingi for Thibault Vlietinck (64′), Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Kristiyan Malinov (80′) and Mousa Al Tamari for Kristiyan Malinov (81′).

Best player: Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson​

The player that probably impressed the most for OH Leuven was Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Sammy Bossut 1.Belgium
4.8
D
Timothy Derijck 4.Belgium
5.8
D
Karol Fila 19.Poland
5.8
D
Lukas Willen 31.Belgium
6.0
85'
M
Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium
7.4
M
Christian Brüls 12.Belgium
6.3
46'
M
A. Sissako 6.France
6.1
46'
M
Alieu Fadera 7.Gambia
6.3
F
Nicolas Rommens 20.Belgium
7.0
78'
F
Jelle Vossen  9.Belgium
7.4
Goals71'
F
Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau
7.8
Goals82'
Substitutes
A. Dobbels 99.Belgium
G
Louis Bostyn 38.Belgium
D
Bent Sørmo 22.Norway
D
Borja López 3.Spain
D
Wout De Buyser 15.Belgium
6.3
78'
M
K. Palumets 16.Estonia
M
N. Miroshi 26.Tanzania
6.4
46'
F
Alioune Ndour 11.Senegal
6.8
46'
F
Lennert Hallaert 35.Belgium

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

M’Baye Leye played with: Sammy Bossut (4.8), Karol Fila (5.8), Timothy Derijck (5.8), Lukas Willen (6.0), Alessandro Ciranni (7.4), Christian Brüls (6.3), Abdoulaye Sissako (6.1), Alieu Fadera (6.3), Nicolas Rommens (7.0), Jelle Vossen (7.4) and Zinho Gano (7.8).

They had on the bench: Arnaud Dobbels, Alioune Ndour (6.8), Lennert Hallaert, Bent Sørmo, Kevor Palumets, Louis Bostyn, Borja López Menéndez, Novatus Dismas (6.4) and Wout De Buyser (6.3).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: Christian Brüls for Novatus Dismas (46′), Abdoulaye Sissako for Alioune Ndour (46′) and Nicolas Rommens for Wout Debuyser (78′).

Best player: Zinho Gano​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Zinho Gano.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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