OH Leuven overcomes Standard Liège 3-2

HEVERLEE. OH Leuven topped Standard Liège.

OH Leuven overcomes Standard Liège 3-2

HEVERLEE. OH Leuven beat Standard Liège.

The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the collaboration of Romain Devillers and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 73 Attack 115
  • 39 Dangerous attack 42
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Standard Liège had a strong ball possession 55% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Standard Liège was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, OH Leuven was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

OH Leuven shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Standard Liège shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards (Steven Alzate and Arnaud Bodart).

Match Timeline

39'
Steven Alzate- Yellow
Nathaniel Opoku(goal)
43'
55'
Merveille Bokadi (goal)Steven Alzate
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson(penalty)Mathieu Maertens
63'
63'
Arnaud Bodart- Yellow
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson(goal)Mathieu Maertens
67'
72'
S. Perica- sub ->N. Ohio
72'
72'
72'
L. Noubi- sub ->Merveille Bokadi
81'
Ibe Hautekiet- sub ->Konstantinos Laifis
Richie Sagrado- sub ->Hamza Mendyl
88'
90'
Joren Dom- sub ->Siebe Schrijvers
90'
90'
Nachon Nsingi- sub ->Nathaniel Opoku
90'
Thibault Vlietinck- sub ->Mousa Al Tamari
90'

Standings

After playing this match, OH Leuven will have 48 points like Sporting Charleroi to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège will stay with 55 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Standard Liège will play away agasint Gent on the 3rd of June with a 27-15 head to head in favor of Gent (8 draws).

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
Valentin Cojocaru 12.Romania
7.0
D
Federico Ricca 14.Uruguay
7.0
D
Hamza Mendyl 20.Morocco
6.5
88'
D
Ewoud Pletinckx 28.Belgium
7.1
D
Louis Patris 25.Belgium
6.8
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
6.4
M
Mathieu Maertens 33.Belgium
7.7
M
Siebe Schrijvers 8.Belgium
6.9
90'
M
8.2
90' Goals63', 67'
M
Mousa Tamari 11.Jordan
7.0
90'
F
Nathaniel Opoku 21.Ghana
7.1
90' Goals43'
Substitutes
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
D
Pierre-Yves Ngawa 5.Belgium
D
Richie Sagrado 52.Belgium
88'
D
Thibault Vlietinck 77.Belgium
90'
D
Joren Dom 6.Belgium
90'
M
Emmanuel Toku 30.Ghana
90'
F
Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium
90'

OH Leuven started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru (7.0), Louis Patris (6.8), Ewoud Pletinckx (7.1), Federico Ricca (7.0), Hamza Mendyl (6.5), Casper De Norre (6.4), Siebe Schrijvers (6.9), Musa Al-Taamari (7.0), Mathieu Maertens (7.7), Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (8.2) and Nathaniel Opoku (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Nordin Jackers, Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Richie Sagrado, Thibault Vlietinck, Emmanuel Toku, Nachon Nsingi and Joren Dom.

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 4 changes: Siebe Schrijvers for Joren Dom (90′), Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Emmanuel Toku (90′), Nathaniel Opoku for Nachon Nsingi (90′) and Mousa Al Tamari for Thibault Vlietinck (90′).

Best player: Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for OH Leuven was Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
5.8
63'
D
Noë Dussenne 6.Belgium
7.1
D
5.8
81'
D
Merveille Bokadi  20.DR Congo
7.1
72' Goals55'
M
Marlon Fossey 13.United States
6.7
M
Filippo Melegoni 21.Italy
6.9
Goals90'
M
Steven Alzate 14.Colombia
7.1
39'
M
Aron Dønnum 11.Norway
6.5
72'
F
William Balikwisha 22.Belgium
7.5
F
C. Çanak 61.Belgium
6.6
72'
F
N. Ohio 10.Netherlands
6.1
72'
Substitutes
G
Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium
D
6.8
72'
D
Ibe Hautekiet 25.Belgium
81'
D
L. Noubi 51.Belgium
6.5
72'
M
Rayan Berberi 46.Luxembourg
F
S. Perica 28.Croatia
6.4
72'
F
Osher Davida 17.Israel
6.7
72'

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

Ronny Deila played with: Arnaud Bodart (5.8), Noë Dussenne (7.1), Merveille Bokadi (7.1), Konstantinos Laifis (5.8), Marlon Fossey (6.7), Filippo Melegoni (6.9), Steven Alzate (7.1), Aron Dønnum (6.5), Cihan Canak (6.6), Noah Ohio (6.1) and William Balikwisha (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Rayan Berberi, Jacob Laursen (6.8), Laurent Henkinet, Stipe Perica (6.4), Ibe Hautekiet, Osher Davida (6.7) and Lucas Noubi (6.5).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 5 changes: N. Ohio for Stipe Perica (72′), Aron Dönnum for Osher Davida (72′), C. Çanak for Jacob Laursen (72′), Merveille Bokadi for Lucas Noubi Ngnokam (72′) and Konstantinos Laifis for Ibe Hautekiet (81′).

Best player: William Balikwisha​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was William Balikwisha.

His rating is (7.5) with 47 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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