OOSTENDE. Standard Liège tops KV Oostende 3-1. Standard Liège was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with N. Ohio (9′), N. Ohio (11′) and Marlon Fossey (19′). KV Oostende reduced the distance with a goal (40′) by Kelvin Arase, but there was not much to do for them. Standard Liège capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the DIaz Arena stadium in Oostende on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme who had the assistance of Nico Claes and Yves De Neve. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 45.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

KV Oostende

1 - 3

Standard Liège

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 15 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 114 Attack 90
  • 52 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 11 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Standard Liège had a superior ball possession 60% while KV Oostende was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

KV Oostende was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Standard Liège was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

KV Oostende shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Standard Liège shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

KV Oostende received 3 yellow cards (Cameron McGeehan , S. Dewaele and Théo Ndicka Matam). Talking about the opposition, Standard Liège received 1 yellow card (C. Çanak).

(KV Oostende) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (60′).

Match Timeline

9'
11'
11'
19'
Marlon Fossey(goal)
40'
Sieben Dewaele- Yellow
45'
David Atanga- sub ->Kelvin Arase
46'
Maxime D'Arpino- sub ->S. Dewaele
46'
60'
69'
69'
S. Perica- sub ->N. Ohio
Mohamed Berte- sub ->T. Ambrose
78'
86'
86'
C. Çanak- sub ->W. Balikwisha
87'
90'
90'
C. Çanak- Yellow
90'
90'

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 playing this encounter, KV Oostende will stay with 24 points like Zulte-Waregem to sit in the 17th place. On the other side, Standard Liège will have 49 points like Club Brugge to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, KV Oostende will play away against Gent on the 23rd of April with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Gent (7 draws).

Standard Liège will play away agasint OH Leuven on the 23rd of April with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Standard Liège (4 draws).

KV Oostende – Formation

KV Oostende
G
Guillaume Hubert 28.Belgium
6.3
D
Mateo Barać 4.Croatia
6.1
86'
D
Matej Rodin 88.Croatia
6.8
D
Osaze Urhoghide 2.England
5.7
60'
M
Théo Ndicka Matam 7.France
7.8
90'
M
Cameron McGeehan 8.Northern Ireland
6.3
87' 11'
M
Sieben Dewaele 16.Belgium
6.9
46' 45'
M
Kelvin Arase 26.Austria
7.3
46' 40'
F
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 18.Japan
7.1
F
T. Ambrose 68.Guadeloupe
6.3
78'
F
Fraser Hornby 9.Scotland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Jordy Schelfhout 22.Belgium
D
Anton Tanghe 33.Belgium
87'
D
Brecht Capon 27.Belgium
M
Nick Bätzner 34.Germany
86'
M
Maxime D'Arpino 6.France
7.4
46'
F
Mohamed Berte 90.Belgium
6.4
78'
F
David Atanga 77.Ghana
6.6
46'

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

The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Guillaume Hubert (6.3), Osaze Urhoghide (6.4), Matej Rodin (6.8), Mateo Barać (6.1), Kelvin Arase (7.3), Cameron McGeehan (6.3), Sieben Dewaele (6.9), Théo Ndicka Matam (7.8), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.1), Thierry Ambrose (6.3) and Fraser Hornby (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Berte (6.4), Nick Batzner, Jordy Schelfhout, Anton Tanghe, Maxime D’Arpino (7.4), Brecht Capon and David Atanga (6.6).

Substitutions

KV Oostende made 5 changes: S. Dewaele for Maxime D’Arpino (46′), Kelvin Arase for David Atanga (46′), T. Ambrose for Mohamed Berte (78′), Mateo Barac for Nick Bätzner (86′) and Cameron McGeehan  for Anton Tanghe (87′).

Best player: Théo Ndicka Matam​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for KV Oostende was Théo Ndicka Matam.

His rating is (7.8) with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
7.2
D
Noë Dussenne 6.Belgium
7.2
D
Konstantinos Laifis 34.Cyprus
6.8
D
Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo
6.9
M
Marlon Fossey 13.United States
7.2
69' 19'
M
Gojko Cimirot 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.6
M
Steven Alzate 14.Colombia
7.4
M
Aron Dønnum 11.Norway
6.9
F
William Balikwisha 22.Belgium
6.8
86'
F
Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark
7.0
90'
F
N. Ohio 10.Netherlands
8.5
69' 9', 11'
Substitutes
G
Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium
D
L. Noubi 51.Belgium
M
Filippo Melegoni 21.Italy
6.9
69'
M
C. Çanak 61.Belgium
86' 90'
F
S. Perica 28.Croatia
6.8
69'
F
O. Davida 17.Israel
90'
F
Renaud Emond 9.Belgium

Standard Liège started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Ronny Deila played with: Arnaud Bodart (7.2), Noë Dussenne (7.2), Merveille Bokadi (6.9), Konstantinos Laifis (6.8), Marlon Fossey (7.2), Gojko Cimirot (7.6), Steven Alzate (7.4), Aron Dønnum (6.9), William Balikwisha (6.8), Noah Ohio (8.5) and Philip Zinckernagel (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Stipe Perica (6.8), Filippo Melegoni (6.9), Laurent Henkinet, Osher Davida, Cihan Canak, Renaud Emond and Lucas Noubi Ngnokam.

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 4 changes: Marlon Fossey for Filippo Melegoni (69′), N. Ohio for Stipe Perica (69′), W. Balikwisha for Cihan Çanak (86′) and Philip Zinckernagel for Osher Davida (90′).

Best player: Noah Ohio​

The player that probably impressed the most for Standard Liège was Noah Ohio.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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