Sporting Charleroi conquers Zulte-Waregem 3-2

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi conquered Zulte-Waregem.

By
Mark Hall
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Sporting Charleroi conquers Zulte-Waregem 3-2

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi topped Zulte-Waregem. Sporting Charleroi was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the support of Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sporting Charleroi

3 - 2

Team 1

Zulte-Waregem

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 18 Total 8
  • 8 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 139 Attack 81
  • 65 Dangerous attack 31
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sporting Charleroi had a strong ball possession 64% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Charleroi was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Charleroi won the match​.

Sporting Charleroi shot 18 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem shot 8 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Sporting Charleroi received 3 yellow cards (S. Knežević, Dillon Sheppard and Isaac Mbenza). Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem received 1 yellow card (Karol Fila).

Match Timeline

15'
Zinho Gano(var)
27'
Alioune Ndour(goal)
33'
38'
Stefan Knezevic - Yellow
55'
63'
Daan Heymans- sub ->A. Hosseinzadeh
64'
66'
Isaac Mbenza (goal)
73'
77'
Christian Brüls- sub ->Alioune Ndour
80'
84'
Dillon Sheppard- Yellow
88'
V. Ozornwafor- sub ->Vakoun Issouf Bayo
90'
90'
Isaac Mbenza - Yellow
90'
Dillon Sheppard(goal)
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 this contest, Sporting Charleroi will have 47 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 24 points like KV Oostende to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sporting Charleroi will host Genk on the 23rd of April with a 19-14 head to head stats in favor of Genk (8 draws).

Zulte-Waregem will host Cercle Brugge on the 23rd of April with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (7 draws).

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
6.6
D
Stefan Knezevic  3.Switzerland
6.8
55'
D
Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus
6.4
33'
D
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
6.8
88' Goals90'
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
6.9
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
7.3
M
Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium
6.6
63'
M
Isaac Mbenza  7.Belgium
7.1
90' Goals73'
F
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 99.Iran
6.6
64'
F
Vakoun Bayo 9.Ivory Coast
7.1
90' Goals66'
F
Youssouph Badji 10.Senegal
7.6
Substitutes
G
M. Delavallée 55.Belgium
D
V. Ozornwafor 66.Nigeria
90'
D
Joris Kayembe 12.Belgium
6.4
33'
M
A. Bongiovanni 17.Belgium
M
Daan Heymans 18.Belgium
6.7
64'
M
K. Lokembo 39.Belgium
F
Ken Nkuba 28.Belgium
6.6
63'

Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi (6.6), Stelios Andreou (6.4), Damien Marcq (6.8), Stefan Knežević (6.8), Jackson Tchatchoua (6.6), Marco Ilaimaharitra (6.9), Adem Zorgane (7.3), Isaac Mbenza (7.1), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (6.6), Youssouph Badji (7.6) and Vakoun Issouf Bayo (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Valentine Ozornwafor, Adrien Bongiovanni, Joris Kayembe Ditu (6.4), Daan Heymans (6.7), Killian Lokembo Lokaso, Ken Nkuba (6.6) and Martin Delavalée.

Sporting Charleroi could not rely on the presence of V. Ozornwafor (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 4 changes: Stelios Andreou for Joris Kayembe Ditu (33′), Jackson Tchatchoua for Ken Tshiend (63′), A. Hosseinzadeh for Daan Heymans (64′) and Vakoun Issouf Bayo for Valentine Ozornwafor (90′).

Best player: Youssouph Badji​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Youssouph Badji even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Louis Bostyn 38.Belgium
7.2
D
Borja López 3.Spain
6.6
D
Karol Fila 19.Poland
5.9
84' 38'
D
Lukas Willen 31.Belgium
6.5
D
N. Miroshi 26.Tanzania
6.3
M
Ruud Vormer 25.Netherlands
6.7
M
A. Sissako 6.France
6.1
M
Jelle Vossen  9.Belgium
6.3
90'
M
Alioune Ndour 11.Senegal
7.1
77' Goals27'
M
Alieu Fadera 7.Gambia
7.4
Goals80'
F
Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau
6.9
Substitutes
Arthur Harinck 54.Belgium
G
Sammy Bossut 1.Belgium
D
Wout De Buyser 15.Belgium
84'
D
Modou Tambedou 18.Senegal
M
Christian Brüls 12.Belgium
7.2
77'
M
Nicolas Rommens 20.Belgium
F
Stan Braem 34.Belgium
90'

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

Frederik D\’Hollander played with: Louis Bostyn (7.2), Karol Fila (5.9), Lukas Willen (6.5), Borja López (6.6), Novatus Dismas (6.3), Ruud Vormer (6.7), Abdoulaye Sissako (6.1), Alioune Ndour (7.1), Jelle Vossen (6.3), Alieu Fadera (7.4) and Zinho Gano (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Christian Brüls (7.2), Sammy Bossut, Wout De Buyser, Arthur Harinck, Moudou Tambedou, Stan Braem and Nicolas Rommens.

Zulte-Waregem could not rely on the presence of Wout De Buyser  (injured) and Stan Braem  (injured).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: Alioune Ndour for Christian Bruls (77′), Karol Fila for Wout Debuyser (84′) and Jelle Vossen  for Stan Braem (90′).

Best player: Alieu Fadera​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Alieu Fadera.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 14 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 20.

Results of the day

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