SERAING. Antwerp had a surprising win over RFC Seraing with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Ekkelenkamp (15′) and a goal from V. Janssen (19′). Antwerp capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade du Pairay stadium in Seraing. The referee was Nicolas Laforge who was helped by Quentin Lesceux and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Alexandre Boucaut. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 8 Total 18
- 1 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 8
- 109 Attack 122
- 21 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Antwerp had a superior ball possession 60% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the contest.
RFC Seraing shot 8 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Antwerp shot 18 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
RFC Seraing received 3 yellow cards (Sambou Sissoko, Marius and Morgan Poaty). On the opposite side, Antwerp received 1 yellow card (C. Scott).
(RFC Seraing) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (11′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, RFC Seraing will stay with 19 points to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp will have 60 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, RFC Seraing will play away against Sint-Truiden on the 18th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of RFC Seraing (1 draw).
Antwerp will host Sporting Charleroi on the 19th of March with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).
RFC Seraing – Formation
RFC Seraing
11'
80'
23'
RFC Seraing started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Jean-Sébastien Legros decided to play with the following team: Guillaume Dietsch , Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni , Daniel Opare, Christophe Lepoint , Mamadou Moustapha Mbow , Morgan Poaty , Sambou Sissoko , Steve Mvoué , Abou Ba , Vagner Dias and Marius Mouandilmadji .
The home team had on the bench: Ejaita Ifoni, Abdoulaye Sylla , Sami Lahssaini, Timothy Martin, Valentin Guillaume, Mathieu Cachbach and Gerald Kilota .
Substitutions
RFC Seraing made 5 changes: Abou Ba for Abdoulaye Sylla (23′), Steve Mvoué for Gerald Kilota (67′), Sambou Sissoko for Mathieu Cachbach (67′), Vagner for Valentin Guillaume (89′) and Marius for Ejaita Ifoni (89′).
Best player: Mamadou Moustapha Mbow
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RFC Seraing was Mamadou Moustapha Mbow.
His rating is with 46 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
15'
Antwerp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez , Jelle Bataille , Ritchie De Laet , William Pacho , Gastón Ávila , Arthur Vermeeren , Mandela Keita , Gyrano Kerk , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , Arbnor Muja and Vincent Janssen .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kobe Corbanie, Michel Ange Balikwisha , Christopher Scott, Ortwin De Wolf, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Abderahmane Soussi and Milan Smits.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 2 changes: Arbnor Muja for Michel Ange Balikwisha (64′) and Mandela Keita for Christopher Scott (81′).
Best player: Vincent Janssen
The most impressive player for Antwerp was Vincent Janssen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – KV Oostende – 4-4
- Westerlo – Kortrijk – 3-1
- Mechelen – Sint-Truiden – 1-0
- RFC Seraing – Antwerp – 0-2
