KORTRIJK. Kortrijk and Standard Liège draw 1-1. I. Davies scored the first goal (24′) for Kortrijk. H. Kawabe settled the score (73′). Standard Liège was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Christophe Battiston. The 4th official was Anthony Letellier. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.72 degrees Celsius or 69.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 18 Total 23
- 5 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 9
- 9 Shots blocked 8
- 76 Attack 131
- 38 Dangerous attack 73
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 10
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Standard Liège had a strong ball possession 62% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Standard Liège was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Standard Liège to win the match.
Kortrijk shot 18 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège shot 23 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Kortrijk didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards (Wilfried Kanga and Zinho Vanheusden).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Kortrijk will have 1 points like Westerlo to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Standard Liège will have 2 points like OH Leuven to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will host Anderlecht on the 17th of September with a 23-4 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).
Standard Liège will play away agasint AS Eupen on the 17th of September with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).
Kortrijk – Formation
Kortrijk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Edward Still decided to play with the following team: Tom Vandenberghe , Nayel Mehssatou , João Silva , Aleksandar Radovanović , Dion De Neve , Abdoulaye Sissako , Lynnt Audoor , Sheyi Ojo , Abdelkahar Kadri , Massimo Bruno and Isaak Davies .
The home team had on the bench: Christalino Atemona, Dylan Mbayo , Kristiyan Malinov , Martin Wasinski, Massimo Decoene, Lucas Pirard and Raul Opruț.
Substitutions
Kortrijk made 2 changes: Lynnt Audoor for Kristiyan Malinov (60′) and Isaak Davies for Dylan Mbayo (75′).
Best player: João Silva
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was João Silva.
His rating is with 21 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Carl Hoefkens played with: Arnaud Bodart , Zinho Vanheusden , Merveille Bokadi , Nathan Ngoy , Gilles Dewaele , William Balikwisha , Aiden O’Neill , Isaac Price , Aron Dönnum , Denis Dragus and Wilfried Kanga .
They had on the bench: Hayao Kawabe , Noah Ohio , Marlon Fossey , Romaine Mundle, Laurent Henkinet, Lucas Noubi, Cihan Canak and Tom Poitoux.
Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Marlon Fossey (injured).
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 4 changes: Isaac Price for Hayao Kawabe (60′), Denis Dragus for Noah Ohio (65′), Gilles Dewaele for Marlon Fossey (65′) and Nathan Ngoy for Lucas Noubi (81′).
Best player: Aron Dönnum
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was Aron Dönnum.
His rating is with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.