EUPEN. Anderlecht overcomes AS Eupen 1-0 after B. Raman scored just 1 goal (50′). Anderlecht capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the collaboration of Florian Lemaire and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 1 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 89 Attack 130
- 34 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 7 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Anderlecht was in firm control of the ball 60% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Anderlecht was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Anderlecht won the match.
AS Eupen shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Anderlecht shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 1 yellow card (Gary Magnée). Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AS Eupen will stay with 27 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Anderlecht will have 45 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will host Zulte-Waregem on the 15th of April with a 11-0 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (4 draws).
Anderlecht will host Mechelen on the 23rd of April with a 15-5 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Edward Still decided to play with the following team: Lennart Moser , Loic Bessile , Oleksandr Filin , Jason Davidson , Yentl Van Genechten , Boris Lambert , Gary Magnee , Regan Charles-Cook , Stef Peeters , Konan N’Dri and Djeidi Gassama .
The home team had on the bench: Smail Prevljak , Brandon Baiye, Isaac Christie-Davies, Ibrahim Diakité, Teddy Alloh, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Rune Paeshuyse and David Álvarez .
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 4 changes: L. Bessilé for Rune Paeshuyse (28′), Djeidi Gassama for Smail Prevljak (74′), Konan N’Dri for David Álvarez (84′) and Yentl Van Genechten for Ibrahim Diakité (84′).
Best player: Boris Lambert
The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was Boris Lambert.
His rating is with 33 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He hit the woodwork once times.
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Brian Riemer played with: Bart Verbruggen , Zeno Debast , Jan Vertonghen , Moussa N’Diaye , Michael Murillo , Amadou Diawara , Majeed Ashimeru , Francis Amuzu , Anders Dreyer , Benito Raman and Lior Refaelov .
They had on the bench: Mario Stroeykens , Marco Kana , Kristian Arnstad , Nilson Angulo, Hannes Delcroix, Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Theo Leoni and Colin Coosemans.
Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of M. Stroeykens (injured).
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 4 changes: Lior Refaelov for Kristian Malt Arnstad (37′), Majeed Ashimeru for Marco Kana (77′), Benito Raman for Mario Stroeykens (77′) and M. N’Diaye for Hannes Delcroix (87′).
Best player: Majeed Ashimeru
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Majeed Ashimeru even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Mechelen – Club Brugge – 0-3
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Sint-Truiden – 2-1
- AS Eupen – Anderlecht – 0-1
- Genk – OH Leuven – 2-1