WESTERLO. Gent was able to reverse the score against Westerlo. It was Westerlo to score first with a goal from Nicolas Madsen. Nevertheless, later Gent found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Tsuyoshi Watanabe (35′), Hugo Cuypers (60′) and Hugo Cuypers (73′). Gent capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer who had the assistance of Nicolas Maszowez and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.32 degrees Celsius or 72.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Gent had a strong ball possession 58% while Westerlo was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gent had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gent won the encounter.​

Westerlo shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Gent shot 18 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Westerlo received 1 yellow card (Mathias Fixelles). Regarding the opposition, Gent received 3 yellow cards (, and Julien De Sart).

Standings

After this match, Westerlo stays with 1 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Gent has 9 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will host Antwerp on the 15th of September with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).

Gent will play away agasint OH Leuven on the 17th of September with a 11-1 head to head stats in favor of Gent (5 draws).

Westerlo – Formation

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

The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat (6.8), Bryan Reynolds (6.2), Roman Neustädter (6.3), Pietro Perdichizzi (6.8), Jordan Bos (6.2), Edisson Jordanov (7.0), Mathias Fixelles (6.8), Nicolas Madsen (7.8), Thomas Van den Keybus (6.3), Matija Frigan (6.8) and Yusuke Matsuo (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Muhammed Gümüşkaya, Adedire Mebude (6.6), Nick Gillekens, Ravil Tagir, Tuur Rommens, Fernand Goure and Lucas Stassin (6.6).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 5 changes: Yusuke Matsuo for Lucas Stassin (72′), Edisson Jordanov for Adedire Mebude (72′), Mathias Fixelles for Muhammed Gümüşkaya (84′), Jordan Bos for Tuur Rommens (84′) and Matija Frigan for Fernand Goure (84′).

Best player: Nicolas Madsen​

The most impressive player for Westerlo was Nicolas Madsen.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 31 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Gent – Formation

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

Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Paul Nardi (7.1), Ismael Kandouss (7.2), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (7.2), Jordan Torunarigha (6.5), Matisse Samoise (7.2), Julien De Sart (7.7), Sven Kums (7.2), Hyunseok Hong (7.6), Andrew Hjulsager (7.2), Gift Emmanuel Orban (7.3) and Hugo Cuypers (8.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pieter Gerkens, Tarik Tissoudali, Bram Lagae, Malick Fofana (7.6), Brian Agbor, Noah Fadiga and Davy Roef.

Substitutions

Gent made 4 changes: Andrew Hjulsager for Malick Fofana (46′), Hugo Cuypers for Tarik Tissoudali (82′), Matisse Samoise for Noah Fadiga (82′) and Hyunseok Hong for Pieter Gerkens (82′).

Best player: Hugo Cuypers​

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

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 23 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Westerlo – Gent – 1-3
• Sporting Charleroi – Standard Liège – 1-1
• AS Eupen – Club Brugge – 0-5
• Sint-Truiden – Anderlecht – 0-1
• Cercle Brugge – Genk – 0-1