Anderlecht prevails over Sint-Truiden 1-0 with a goal scored by M. N’Diaye. HIGHLIGHTS

ST.-TROND. Anderlecht conquers Sint-Truiden 1-0 after M. N'Diaye scored just 1 goal (53').

August 17, 2023

ST.-TROND. Anderlecht beats Sint-Truiden 1-0 after M. N’Diaye scored just 1 goal (53′). Sint-Truiden was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%).

Anderlecht remained with 10 players after Anders Dreyer received a red card in the 56′. Anyway, Anderlecht still was able to win this encounter playing only in 10.

The match was played at the Stadion Stayen stadium in St.-Trond on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser who had the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.49 degrees Celsius or 74.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.

Match Statistics

Sint-Truiden

0 - 1

Anderlecht

! 63 Ball Possession 37

Shots

14 Total 9
5 On Target 3
7 Off Target 6
2 Shots blocked 0

137 Attack 63
60 Dangerous attack 36
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 1

Fouls

13 Total 15
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sint-Truiden was in firm control of the ball 63% while Anderlecht was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sint-Truiden had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Anderlecht found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Sint-Truiden shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Anderlecht shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sint-Truiden received 6 yellow cards (Rein Van Helden, Aboubakary Koita, Mathias Delorge, Joselpho Barnes, Joselpho Barnes and Joselpho Barnes). On the other side, Anderlecht received 6 yellow cards (Mario Stroeykens, Anders Dreyer, Kristian Arnstad, Moussa N’Diaye, Theo Leoni and Louis Patris).

Also, Anderlecht didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (56′).

Match Timeline

Rein Van Helden- Yellow

19'

21'

M. Stroeykens- Yellow

53'

Moussa N'Diaye (goal)Anders Dreyer

55'

Anders Dreyer- Yellow

55'

Anders Dreyer(VAR)

56'

Anders Dreyer- Red

Aboubakary Koita- Yellow

60'

61'

K. Arnstad- sub ->Mario Stroeykens

68'

K. Arnstad- Yellow

Shinji Okazaki - sub ->Fatih Kaya

69'

R. Yamamoto- sub ->Rein Van Helden

69'

77'

82'

Moussa N'Diaye - Yellow

84'

T. Leoni- Yellow

M. Delorge-Knieper- Yellow

86'

89'

Joselpho Barnes- sub ->Ryotaro Ito

90'

Louis Patris- Yellow

Joselpho Barnes- Yellow

90'

Joselpho Barnes- Yellow

68'

Joselpho Barnes- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sint-Truiden stays with 6 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Anderlecht has 6 points (7th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sint-Truiden will host Mechelen on the 17th of September with a 12-11 head to head in favor of Mechelen (5 draws).

Anderlecht will play away agasint Kortrijk on the 17th of September with a 23-4 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden

Daniel Schmidt 21.Japan

6.8

M. Smets 16.Belgium

6.8

Rein Van Helden 20.Belgium

7.0

69'

19'

Bruno Godeau 31.Belgium

6.7

Daiki Hashioka 4.Japan

7.0

Aboubakary Koita 7.Mauritania

7.2

60'

Ryotaro Ito 13.Japan

6.9

90'

M. Delorge-Knieper 17.Belgium

6.8

86'

J. Steuckers 18.Belgium

7.5

Eric Junior Bocat 77.France

6.6

60'

Fatih Kaya 11.Germany

6.8

69'

Substitutes

Jo Coppens 12.Belgium

Wolke Janssens 22.Belgium

R. Yamamoto 6.Japan

6.8

69'

Olivier Dumont 14.Belgium

Stan Van Dessel 19.Belgium

6.8

60'

Joselpho Barnes 23.Ghana

90'

Shinji Okazaki 30.Japan

6.6

69'

Sint-Truiden started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Thorsten Fink decided to play with the following team: Daniel Schmidt (6.8), Rein Van Helden (7.0), Matte Smets (6.8), Bruno Godeau (6.7), Daiki Hashioka (7.0), Mathias Delorge (6.8), Ryotaro Ito (6.9), Eric Junior Bocat (6.6), Jarne Steuckers (7.5), Aboubakary Koita (7.2) and Fatih Kaya (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Rihito Yamamoto (6.8), Jo Coppens, Olivier Dumont, Stan Van Dessel (6.8), Wolke Janssens, Joselpho Barnes and Shinji Okazaki (6.6).

Substitutions

Sint-Truiden made 4 changes: Eric Junior Bocat for Stan Van Dessel (60′), Fatih Kaya for Shinji Okazaki (69′), Rein Van Helden for Rihito Yamamoto (69′) and Ryotaro Ito for Joselpho Barnes (90′).

Best player: Jarne Steuckers

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Jarne Steuckers.

His rating is (7.5) with 54 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht

Maxime Dupé 1.France

7.7

Moussa N'Diaye 5.Senegal

7.9

82'

53'

Jan Vertonghen 14.Belgium

7.1

Louis Patris 22.Belgium

7.6

90'

K. Sardella 54.Belgium

6.5

T. Leoni 17.Belgium

7.2

84'

Amadou Diawara 21.Guinea

7.0

77'

M. Stroeykens 29.Belgium

7.1

61'

21'

Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium

7.2

77'

Kasper Dolberg 12.Denmark

6.8

89'

Anders Dreyer 36.Denmark

7.1

55'

56'

Substitutes

Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium

M. Kana 55.Belgium

77'

Justin Lonwijk 19.Netherlands

89'

K. Arnstad 61.Norway

6.6

61'

68'

Alexis Flips 8.France

B. Raman 9.Belgium

77'

Luis Vázquez 20.Argentina

Anderlecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Brian Riemer played with: Maxime Dupé (7.7), Louis Patris (7.6), Killian Sardella (6.5), Jan Vertonghen (7.1), Moussa N’Diaye (7.9), Theo Leoni (7.2), Amadou Diawara (7.0), Mario Stroeykens (7.1), Anders Dreyer (7.1), Kasper Dolberg (6.8) and Francis Amuzu (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Alexis Flips, Benito Raman, Justin Lonwijk, Luis Vázquez, Colin Coosemans, Marco Kana and Kristian Arnstad (6.6).

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 4 changes: Mario Stroeykens for Kristian Arnstad (61′), Amadou Diawara for Marco Kana (77′), Francis Amuzu for Benito Raman (77′) and Kasper Dolberg for Justin Lonwijk (89′).