EUPEN. AS Eupen defeats OH Leuven 3-1. AS Eupen got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Gary Magnee (24′) and Isaac Nuhu (50′). OH Leuven tried to recover with a goal from Siebe Schrijvers (81′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (87′) scored by Regan Charles-Cook for AS Eupen. OH Leuven lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the assistance of Quentin Lesceux and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

AS Eupen

3 - 1

OH Leuven

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 17 Total 22
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 14
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 69 Attack 115
  • 35 Dangerous attack 67
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 15 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

OH Leuven had a strong ball possession 60% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

OH Leuven was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, AS Eupen managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

AS Eupen shot 17 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, OH Leuven shot 22 times, 5 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

AS Eupen received 1 yellow card (Jason Davidson). On the other side, OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (Nachon Nsingi and Ezechiel Banzuzi).

Match Timeline

Gary Magnée (penalty)
24'
32'
E. Banzuzi- Yellow
46'
Konan N’Dri - sub ->Florian Miguel
Isaac Nuhu(goal)Alfreð Finnbogason
50'
Regan Charles-Cook- sub ->Alfreð Finnbogason
68'
70'
Sofian Kiyine - sub ->Thibault Vlietinck
70'
Mathieu Maertens - sub ->Ezechiel Banzuzi
70'
Nachon Nsingi- sub ->Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson
Teddy Alloh - sub ->Yentl Van Genechten
75'
Jérôme Déom- sub ->Amadou Keita
75'
81'
Siebe Schrijvers(penalty)
82'
Nachon Nsingi- Yellow
Isaac Christie-Davies- sub ->Isaac Nuhu
85'
Regan Charles-Cook(goal)Jerome Deom
87'
90'
Ewoud Pletinckx(VAR)
Jason Davidson- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Anderlecht
46
8
Union Saint-Gilloise
43
8
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
34
8
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
8
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After this contest, AS Eupen will have 10 points like Club Brugge and Gent to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, OH Leuven will stay with 2 points like Standard Liège to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will host Standard Liège on the 17th of September with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).

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

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen
G
G. Słonina 24.United States
7.1
D
Jason Davidson 3.Australia
6.9
90'
D
Victor Pálsson 4.Iceland
8.3
D
Rune Paeshuyse 28.Belgium
7.1
M
Yentl Van Genechten 2.Belgium
6.8
75'
M
Brandon Baiye 6.Belgium
6.9
M
Gary Magnée 15.Belgium
7.2
24'
M
A. Keita 18.Guinea
7.0
75'
M
Boris Lambert 35.Belgium
6.6
F
Isaac Nuhu 7.Ghana
7.6
85' 50'
F
Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland
7.9
68'
Substitutes
G
Abdul Nurudeen 33.Ghana
D
Jan Kral 21.Czech Republic
D
Aleksandr Filin 25.Russia
M
Jérôme Déom 14.Belgium
7.1
75'
M
Isaac Christie-Davies 23.Wales
85'
M
Teddy Alloh 29.France
6.4
75'
F
Regan Charles-Cook 10.England
7.3
68' 87'

AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Słonina (7.1), Rune Paeshuyse (7.1), Victor Pálsson (8.3), Jason Davidson (6.9), Gary Magnee (7.2), Brandon Baiye (6.9), Boris Lambert (6.6), Amadou Keita  (7.0), Yentl Van Genechten (6.8), Isaac Nuhu (7.6) and Alfreð Finnbogason (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Regan Charles-Cook (7.3), Jerome Deom (7.1), Jan Král, Isaac Christie-Davies, Oleksandr Filin, Teddy Alloh (6.4) and Abdul Manaf Nurudeen.

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 4 changes: Alfreð Finnbogason for Regan Charles-Cook (68′), Isaac Nuhu for Isaac Christie-Davies (85′), Yentl Van Genechten for Teddy Alloh (75′) and Amadou Keita  for Jerome Deom (75′).

Best player: Victor Pálsson​

The most impressive player for AS Eupen was Victor Pálsson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 28 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
Maxence Prévot 16.France
6.5
D
Federico Ricca 14.Uruguay
6.8
D
Florian Miguel 18.France
6.9
46'
D
Ewoud Pletinckx 28.Belgium
7.9
D
Richie Sagrado 52.Belgium
6.7
M
Joren Dom 6.Belgium
6.7
M
Siebe Schrijvers 8.Belgium
8.4
81'
M
E. Banzuzi 11.Netherlands
6.5
70' 32'
F
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson 7.Iceland
6.8
70'
F
Jonatan Braut Brunes 9.Norway
7.2
F
Thibault Vlietinck 77.Belgium
7.2
70'
Substitutes
G
T. Leysen 1.Belgium
G
O. Ravet 38.Belgium
D
R. Shlomo 3.Israel
D
Joël Schingtienne 23.Belgium
M
Sofian Kiyine 13.Morocco
6.9
70'
M
Mathieu Maertens 33.Belgium
6.6
70'
M
Desmond Acquah 40.Belgium
F
Konan N’Dri 15.Ivory Coast
6.4
46'
F
Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium
6.9
70' 82'

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

Marc Brys played with: Maxence Prévot (6.5), Richie Sagrado (6.7), Ewoud Pletinckx (7.9), Federico Ricca (6.8), Florian Miguel (6.9), Joren Dom (6.7), Siebe Schrijvers (8.4), Ezechiel Banzuzi (6.5), Thibault Vlietinck (7.2), Jonatan Braut Brunes (7.2) and Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (6.8).

They had on the bench: Tobe Leysen, Raz Shlomo, Sofian Kiyine (6.9), Konan N’Dri (6.4), Joel Schingtienne, Mathieu Maertens (6.6), Oregan Ravet, Desmond Acquah and Nachon Nsingi (6.9).

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 4 changes: Thibault Vlietinck for Sofian Kiyine (70′), Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson for Nachon Nsingi (70′), Florian Miguel for Konan N’Dri (46′) and Ezechiel Banzuzi for Mathieu Maertens (70′).

Best player: Siebe Schrijvers​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for OH Leuven was Siebe Schrijvers.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 55 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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