WESTERLO. Gent succeeded in reverse the score against Westerlo. It was Westerlo to score first with a goal from Nacer Chadli. However, later Gent found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Andrew Hjulsager (27′), Hugo Cuypers (76′) and Tarik Tissoudali  (81′).

The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer who had the assistance of Ruben Wyns and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

Westerlo

1 - 3

Gent

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 9 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 98 Attack 118
  • 47 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Gent had a strong ball possession 55% while Westerlo was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Westerlo was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Gent was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Westerlo shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Gent shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Westerlo didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Gent received 1 yellow card (M. Samoise).

Match Timeline

22'
Matisse Samoise- Yellow
Nacer Chadli(goal)M. De Cuyper
23'
27'
Andrew Hjulsager (goal)
Mathias Fixelles- sub ->Nacer Chadli
50'
60'
72'
Tarik Tissoudali- sub ->Gift Emmanuel Orban
73'
76'
81'
Tarik Tissoudali(goal)Hugo Cuypers
Edisson Jordanov- sub ->M. De Cuyper
82'
83'
84'
85'
88'
G. Yow- sub ->Dorgeles Nene
88'

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 playing this match, Westerlo will stay with 30 points like Standard Liège to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Gent will have 41 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will play away against Cercle Brugge on the 3rd of June with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of Cercle Brugge (5 draws).

Gent will host Standard Liège on the 3rd of June with a 28-15 head to head record in favor of Gent (8 draws).

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
6.1
D
Pietro Perdichizzi 2.Belgium
6.6
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
6.3
D
Maxim De Cuyper 11.Belgium
6.9
82'
D
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
6.7
M
Nacer Chadli 5.Belgium
7.0
50' 23'
M
L. Van Eenoo 7.Belgium
7.1
83'
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
6.6
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
6.4
F
Yusuke Matsuo 79.Japan
6.4
88'
F
Dorgeles Nene 45.Mali
7.3
88'
Substitutes
Ilias El Hari 81.Belgium
G
Koen Van Langendonck 30.Belgium
D
Rubin Seigers 23.Belgium
83'
D
Edisson Jordanov 32.Bulgaria
6.7
82'
D
R. Tagir 24.Turkey
M
G. Yow 3.United States
88'
M
M. Gümüşkaya 17.Turkey
88'
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
6.4
50'

Westerlo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Nick Gillekens (6.1), Bryan Reynolds (6.3), Roman Neustädter (6.7), Pietro Perdichizzi (6.6), Maxim De Cuyper (6.8), Thomas Van den Keybus (6.4), Nicolas Madsen (6.6), Lukas Van Eenoo (7.1), Nacer Chadli (7.0), Yusuke Matsuo (6.4) and Nene Dorgeles (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Rubin Seigers, Griffin Yow, Koen Van Langendonck, Muhammed Gümüşkaya, Edisson Jordanov, Ilias El Hari, Ravil Tagir and Mathias Fixelles (6.4).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 5 changes: Nacer Chadli for Mathias Fixelles (50′), Lukas Van Eenoo for Rubin Seigers (83′), M. De Cuyper for Edisson Jordanov (83′), Dorgeles Nene for Griffin Yow (88′) and Yusuke Matsuo for Muhammed Gumuskaya (88′).

Best player: Nene Dorgeles​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was Nene Dorgeles.

His rating is (7.3) with 22 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Gent – Formation

Gent
G
Paul Nardi 1.France
7.1
D
Jordan Torunarigha 23.Nigeria
6.5
D
Kamil Piatkowski 4.Poland
6.8
73'
D
Alessio Castro-Montes 14.Belgium
6.9
M
Sven Kums 24.Belgium
6.7
85'
M
Julien De Sart 13.Belgium
7.4
M
Andrew Hjulsager 17.Denmark
7.8
60' 27'
M
Hong Hyun-Seok 7.South Korea
6.7
84'
M
Matisse Samoise 18.Belgium
6.3
22'
F
Hugo Cuypers 11.Belgium
8.6
76'
F
Gift Orban 20.Nigeria
6.8
72'
Substitutes
G
Davy Roef 33.Belgium
D
Bruno Godeau 31.Belgium
D
B. Lagae 15.Belgium
6.4
73'
M
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 8.Belgium
6.8
60'
M
Sulayman Marreh 22.Gambia
85'
F
Tarik Tissoudali 34.Morocco
7.6
72' 81'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 10.Norway
84'

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

Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Paul Nardi (7.1), Kamil Piątkowski (6.8), Jordan Torunarigha (6.5), Alessio Castro-Montes (6.9), Matisse Samoise (6.3), Sven Kums (6.7), Andrew Hjulsager (7.8), Julien De Sart (7.4), Hyunseok Hong (6.7), Gift Emmanuel Orban (6.8) and Hugo Cuypers (8.6).

They had on the bench: Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (6.8), Davy Roef, Sulayman Marreh, Bruno Godeau, Tarik Tissoudali (7.6), Jens Petter Hauge and Bram Lagae (6.4).

Substitutions

Gent made 5 changes: Andrew Hjulsager for Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (60′), Gift Emmanuel Orban for Tarik Tissoudali (72′), Kamil Piatkowski for Bram Lagae (73′), Hong Hyun-seok for Jens Petter Hauge (84′) and Sven Kums for Sulayman Marreh (85′).

Best player: Hugo Cuypers​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Hugo Cuypers.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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