DEURNE. Antwerp prevails over Anderlecht with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Yusuf (63′) and a goal from M. Frey (82′).

M. Frey missed a penalty (82′) for Antwerp.​

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot with the collaboration of Quentin Blaise and Laurent Conotte. The 4th official was Christof Dierick. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Antwerp

2 - 0

Anderlecht

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 93 Attack 100
  • 32 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Antwerp was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht has a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Antwerp found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Antwerp shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Anderlecht shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Antwerp didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Anderlecht received 3 yellow cards (J. Cullen, T. Harwood-Bellis and W. Hoedt).

Match Timeline

31'
59'
59'
Francis Amuzu- sub ->Y. Verschaeren
Alhassan Yusuf(goal)M. Frey
63'
73'
74'
75'
81'
82'
82'
82'
83'
Majeed Ashimeru- sub ->K. Olsson
Viktor Fischer- sub ->M. Balikwisha
86'
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After playing this match, Antwerp will have 27 points like Club Brugge to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Anderlecht will stay with 21 points like Genk and AS Eupen to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away against Sint-Truiden on the 21st of November with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Sint-Truiden (6 draws).

Anderlecht will host Kortrijk on the 21st of November with a 21-4 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (7 draws).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
7.6
D
Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium
7.3
D
Björn Engels 3.Belgium
7.8
D
Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal
7.2
D
Sam Vines 21.United States
6.7
M
Radja Nainggolan 4.Belgium
7.2
M
Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria
7.7
63'
M
Pierre Dwomoh 80.Belgium
6.9
75'
M
Benson Manuel 14.Belgium
6.2
86'
M
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium
7.3
86'
F
Michael Frey 99.Switzerland
8.2
82'
Substitutes
G
Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium
D
Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal
D
D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium
M
Pieter Gerkens 16.Belgium
6.8
75'
F
Viktor Fischer 7.Denmark
6.7
86'
F
Johannes Eggestein 9.Germany
F
Ally Samatta 70.Tanzania
6.8
86'

The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: J. Butez, R. De Laet, B. Engels, A. Seck, S. Vines, R. Nainggolan, A. Yusuf, P. Dwomoh, M. Frey, B. Manuel and M. Balikwisha.

The home team had on the bench: V. Fischer, J. Eggestein, O. De Wolf, P. Gerkens, Dinis Almeida, D. Dessoleil and M. Samatta.

Substitutions

Antwerp made 3 changes: P. Dwomoh for P. Gerkens (75′), M. Balikwisha for V. Fischer (86′) and M. Benson for M. Samatta (86′).

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Hendrik Van Crombrugge 30.Belgium
7.1
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
6.8
81'
D
K. Sardella 54.Belgium
6.9
74'
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 6.England
6.6
82'
D
Sergio Gómez 17.Spain
7.6
M
Kristoffer Olsson 20.Sweden
6.6
83'
M
Josh Cullen 8.Republic of Ireland
6.8
31'
M
Y. Verschaeren 51.Belgium
7.1
59'
M
Anouar Ait El Hadj 46.Belgium
6.6
73'
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
6.9
F
Joshua Zirkzee 23.Netherlands
6.3
59'
Substitutes
G
Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium
G
Bart Verbruggen 16.Netherlands
D
Bogdan Mykhaylichenko 14.Ukraine
6.4
74'
D
Lisandro Magallán 2.Argentina
M
Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium
6.0
59'
M
L. Refaelov 11.Israel
6.5
73'
M
Majeed Ashimeru 18.Ghana
6.6
83'
M
M. Kana 55.Belgium
M
M. Stroeykens 52.Belgium
F
B. Raman 9.Belgium
6.6
59'

On the opposite side, Vincent Kompany played with: H. Van Crombrugge, W. Hoedt, K. Sardella, T. Harwood-Bellis, K. Olsson, J. Cullen, Sergio Gómez, Y. Verschaeren, A. Ait El Hadj, C. Kouamé and J. Zirkzee.

They had on the bench: B. Mykhaylichenko, F. Amuzu, C. Coosemans, L. Refaelov, L. Magallán, M. Ashimeru, M. Kana, B. Raman, M. Stroeykens and B. Verbruggen.

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: J. Zirkzee for B. Raman (59′), Y. Verschaeren for F. Amuzu (59′), A. Ait El Hadj for L. Refaelov (73′), K. Sardella for B. Mykhaylichenko (74′) and K. Olsson for M. Ashimeru (83′).

Results of the day

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