DEURNE. Fenerbahçe was ultimately too much to handle for Antwerp with the goal of M. Yandas (8′), M. Meyer (16′) and M. Berisha (29′). Antwerp lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Irfan Peljto with the assistance of Senad Ibrišimbegović and Davor Beljo. The 4th official was Miloš Gigović. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 2 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 158 Attack 75
- 57 Dangerous attack 29
- 81 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Antwerp had a strong ball possession 60% while Fenerbahçe was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Fenerbahçe was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Antwerp shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fenerbahçe shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Antwerp didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Fenerbahçe received 1 yellow card (I. Kahveci).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this contest, Antwerp will stay with 1 points to stay in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Fenerbahçe will have 5 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa League, Antwerp will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (0 draws).
Fenerbahçe will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
77'
Antwerp started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez , Jelle Bataille , Dinis Almeida , Ritchie De Laet , Sam Vines , Pieter Gerkens , Birger Verstraete , Alhassan Yusuf , Manuel Benson , Michael Frey and Viktor Fischer .
The home team had on the bench: Mbwana Ally Samatta , Dorian Dessoleil , B. Engels, Koji Miyoshi , Pierre Dwomoh , Michel Ange Balikwisha , J. Eggestein and O. De Wolf.
Antwerp could not rely on the presence of M. Balikwisha (injured).
Substitutions
Antwerp made 5 changes: A. Yusuf for D. Dessoleil (46′), V. Fischer for M. Samatta (61′), M. Benson for K. Miyoshi (62′), P. Gerkens for P. Dwomoh (68′) and J. Bataille for M. Balikwisha (77′).
Best player: Birger Verstraete
The player that probably impressed the most for Antwerp was Birger Verstraete.
His rating is with 46 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Fenerbahçe – Formation
Fenerbahçe
16'
26'
Fenerbahçe started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira played with: Berke Özer , Marcel Tisserand , Min-jae Kim , Filip Novák , Ferdi Kadıoğlu , Mert Hakan Yandaş , José Sosa , Max Meyer , Bright Osayi-Samuel , İrfan Can Kahveci and Mergim Berisha .
They had on the bench: Nazım Sangaré , M. Gümüşkaya, A. Kurtulan, Diego Rossi , A. Güler, B. Kulbilge, Dimitrios Pelkas , Attila Szalai , Miha Zajc and E. Çetin.
Substitutions
Fenerbahçe made 5 changes: M. Yandas for M. Zajc (64′), I. Kahveci for D. Rossi (64′), F. Kadioglu for N. Sangare (73′), M. Tisserand for A. Szalai (73′) and J. Sosa for D. Pelkas (80′).
Best player: Mergim Berisha
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fenerbahçe was Mergim Berisha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Dinamo Zagreb – Rapid Vienna – 3-1
- Ferencváros – Celtic – 2-3
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Real Betis – 4-0
- Olympique Marseille – Lazio – 2-2
- Crvena Zvezda – Midtjylland – 0-1
- Sporting Braga – Ludogorets – 4-2
- Antwerp – Fenerbahçe – 0-3
- Leicester City – Spartak Moskva – 1-1
- Genk – West Ham United – 2-2
- Galatasaray – Lokomotiv Moskva – 1-1
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-2
- Legia Warszawa – Napoli – 1-4
- Monaco – PSV – 0-0
- Real Sociedad – Sturm Graz – 1-1
- Brøndby – Rangers – 1-1
- Olympique Lyonnais – Sparta Praha – 3-0
