LIEGE. Standard Liège tops Westerlo with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Dönnum (37′) and a goal from W. Balikwisha (72′). Standard Liège took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
Standard Liège remained with 10 players after Arnaud Bodart received a red card in the 90′.
The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg assisted by Kevin Dhondt and Nick Senecaut. The 4th official was Kevin Van Damme. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 23 Total 7
- 5 On Target 0
- 10 Off Target 3
- 8 Shots blocked 4
- 147 Attack 76
- 60 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Standard Liège had a strong ball possession 59% while Westerlo was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Standard Liège was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Standard Liège won the match.
Standard Liège shot 23 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Westerlo shot 7 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Standard Liège didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (Lukas Van Eenoo and Roman Neustädter).
(Standard Liège) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Standard Liège will have 45 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Westerlo will stay with 42 points like Gent to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will host Zulte-Waregem on the 18th of March with a 15-15 head to head record.
Westerlo will play away agasint KV Oostende on the 18th of March with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of KV Oostende (2 draws).
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège
90'
79'
37'
Standard Liège started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart , Noë Dussenne , Merveille Bokadi , Konstantinos Laifis , Marlon Fossey , Gojko Cimirot , Steven Alzate , Aron Dønnum , William Balikwisha , Noah Ohio and Philip Zinckernagel .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Noubi , Laurent Henkinet, Stipe Perica , Osher Davida, Filippo Melegoni, Renaud Emond and Cihan Canak.
Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of L. Noubi (injured).
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 5 changes: N. Ohio for Stipe Perica (74′), Noë Dussenne for Lucas Noubi Ngnokam (79′), Philip Zinckernagel for Filippo Melegoni (88′), Marlon Fossey for Cihan Çanak (88′) and W. Balikwisha for Osher Davida (89′).
Best player: Philip Zinckernagel
The most impressive player for Standard Liège was Philip Zinckernagel even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 24. He performed 3 crosses.
Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo
81'
Westerlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jonas De Roeck played with: Nick Gillekens , Bryan Reynolds , Roman Neustädter , Pietro Perdichizzi , Maxim De Cuyper , Nicolas Madsen , Lukas Van Eenoo , Tuur Dierckx , Nacer Chadli , Thomas Van den Keybus and Kyan Vaesen .
They had on the bench: Yusuke Matsuo , Igor Vetokele, Ravil Tagir, Muhammed Gümüşkaya, Edisson Jordanov, Nene Dorgeles , Mathias Fixelles and Koen Van Langendonck.
Substitutions
Westerlo made 4 changes: Nacer Chadli for Yusuke Matsuo (77′), Tuur Dierckx for Nene Dorgeles (78′), N. Madsen for Mathias Fixelles (78′) and Lukas Van Eenoo for Muhammed Gumuskaya (89′).
Best player: Bryan Reynolds
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was Bryan Reynolds.
His rating is with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- OH Leuven – Zulte-Waregem – 4-2
- Cercle Brugge – RFC Seraing – 3-1
- Kortrijk – Sporting Charleroi – 0-1
- Standard Liège – Westerlo – 2-0
