BEVEREN-WAAS. Waasland-Beveren was finally too strong for Beerschot-Wilrijk with the goal of D. Mbokani was the star player of the match after he scored in the 47th and 87th minute. Dieumerci Mbokani (47′), T. Barry (58′) and Dieumerci Mbokani (87′). Waasland-Beveren was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Lucas Ribeiro Costa didn’t convert a penalty (74′) for Waasland-Beveren.
The match was played at the Freethiel-Stadion stadium in Beveren-Waas on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme assisted by Nico Claes and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 3 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 87 Attack 76
- 63 Dangerous attack 53
- 82 Ball safe 77
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 22
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Waasland-Beveren had a strong ball possession 61% while Beerschot-Wilrijk was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Waasland-Beveren was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Waasland-Beveren won the match.
Waasland-Beveren shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Waasland-Beveren didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk received 3 yellow cards (Apostolos Konstantopoulos, Jan Van den Bergh and Thibaud Verlinden).
Also, Beerschot-Wilrijk didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Jan Van den Bergh (Beerschot-Wilrijk) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Waasland-Beveren will have 62 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Beerschot-Wilrijk will stay with 46 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Waasland-Beveren will host Club Brugge II on the 13th of May with a 1-1 head to head record.
Beerschot-Wilrijk will host Lierse Kempenzonen on the 13th of May with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Lierse Kempenzonen (0 draws).
Waasland-Beveren – Formation
The manager Wim De Decker decided to play with the following team: Beau Reus, Sheldon Bateau, Dries Wuytens, Alexander Corryn, Jakov Filipović, David Hrnčár, Everton Luiz Guimaraes Bilher, Louis Verstraete, Dieumerci Mbokani Bezua, Bruny Nsimba and Thiemo Barry.
The home team had on the bench: Derrick Katuku Tshimanga, Taofeek Ismaheel, Kévin Hoggas, Lucas Ribeiro Costa, Jorn Brondeel, Tom Reyners and Jerome Ngom Mbekeli.
Substitutions
Waasland-Beveren made 4 changes: B. Nsimba for Lucas Ribeiro (60′), David Hrncar for Taofeek Ismaheel (60′), L. Verstraete for Kevin Hoggas (82′) and A. Corryn for Jerome Mbekeli (86′).
Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation
Andreas Wieland played with: Bill Lathouwers, Hervé Matthys, Marco Weymans, Jan Van den Bergh, Léo Seydoux, Apostolos Konstantopoulos, Dante Rigo, Axl Himbeeck, Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson, Thibaud Verlinden and Thibo Baeten.
These were the players on the bench: Davor Matijaš, Andi Koshi, Ilias Sebaoui, Frédéric Frans, Aaron Osei Bonsu, Luca Emanuel Meisl and Ayouba Kosiah.
Substitutions
Beerschot-Wilrijk made 4 changes: Marco Weymans for Luca Meisl (61′), Axl Van Himbeeck for A. Kosiah (66′), Apostolos Konstantopoulos for Frederic Frans (90′) and Thibaud Verlinden for Andi Koshi (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Deinze – Excelsior Virton – 3-1
- Waasland-Beveren – Beerschot-Wilrijk – 3-0
- Lierse Kempenzonen – RWDM – 0-3