WESTERLO. Antwerp was finally too strong for Westerlo with the goal of Vincent Janssen (16′), Jelle Bataille (68′) and Arbnor Muja (84′). Antwerp capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt who was helped by Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Anthony Letellier. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.76 degrees Celsius or 71.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Antwerp had a superior ball possession 59% while Westerlo was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the encounter.​

Westerlo shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Antwerp shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Westerlo received 3 yellow cards (Emin Bayram, Thomas Van den Keybus and Serhiy Sydorchuk). Talking about the opposition, Antwerp didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this contest, Westerlo will stay with 1 points like Kortrijk to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp will have 11 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

Westerlo – Formation

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

The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Nick Gillekens (6.1), Bryan Reynolds (6.8), Roman Neustädter (6.3), Emin Bayram (6.3), Tuur Rommens (6.3), Thomas Van den Keybus (6.8), Serhiy Sydorchuk (6.8), Lukas Van Eenoo (7.3), Nacer Chadli (6.8), Matija Frigan (7.0) and Lucas Stassin (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Mathias Fixelles (6.6), Doğucan Haspolat (6.7), Nicolas Madsen, Kyan Vaesen (6.7), Ravil Tagir, Koen Van Langendonck, Edisson Jordanov (6.6) and Yusuke Matsuo (6.3).

Westerlo could not rely on the presence of Edisson Jordanov (injured).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 5 changes: Lukas Van Eenoo for Doğucan Haspolat (74′), Nacer Chadli for Yusuke Matsuo (74′), Matija Frigan for Kyan Vaesen (64′), Thomas Van den Keybus for Mathias Fixelles (81′) and Bryan Reynolds for Edisson Jordanov (81′).

Best player: Lukas Van Eenoo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Westerlo was Lukas Van Eenoo.

His rating is (7.3) with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Antwerp – Formation

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

Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez (7.3), Jelle Bataille (8.7), Toby Alderweireld (7.5), Soumaila Coulibaly (7.5), Owen Wijndal (6.6), Arthur Vermeeren (7.8), Mandela Keita (7.9), Gyrano Kerk (6.7), Jürgen Ekkelenkamp (6.8), Michel Ange Balikwisha (7.5) and Vincent Janssen (7.8).

They had on the bench: Ritchie De Laet (6.4), Alhassan Yusuf (6.4), George Ilenikhena (6.7), Arbnor Muja (8.9), Zeno Van Den Bosch, Anthony Valencia (7.0) and Senne Lammens.

Antwerp could not rely on the presence of Ritchie De Laet (injured).

Substitutions

Antwerp made 5 changes: Vincent Janssen for George Ilenikhena (85′), Arthur Vermeeren for Alhassan Yusuf (85′), Jürgen Ekkelenkamp for Arbnor Muja (64′), Gyrano Kerk for Anthony Valencia (64′) and Owen Wijndal for Ritchie De Laet (64′).

Best player: Arbnor Muja​

The player that probably impressed the most for Antwerp was Arbnor Muja.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 13 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.

Results of the day

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

• Westerlo – Antwerp – 0-3