Gent topped Zulte-Waregem to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Gent to strike first with a goal of V. Odjidja-Ofoe at the 55′. Then L. Depoitre scored again for Gent in the 75′ minute with a goal. Eventually, Z. Gano reduced the distance for Zulte-Waregem with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put with the support of Yves De Neve and Nick Senecaut. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 3 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 7
- 108 Attack 115
- 28 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 7
Fouls
- 11 Total 18
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Zulte-Waregem was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Gent that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gent was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gent won the match.
Zulte-Waregem shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Gent shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Zulte-Waregem received 4 yellow cards (L. De Bock, J. Dompe, D. Hubert and I. Doumbia). Regarding the opposition, Gent received 4 yellow cards (A. Castro-Montes, M. Ngadeu-Ngadjui, J. De Sart and V. Odjidja-Ofoe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 14 points to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Gent will have 21 points like Genk, AS Eupen and Anderlecht to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Zulte-Waregem will host Beerschot-Wilrijk on the 28th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Beerschot-Wilrijk (0 draws).
Gent will host Standard Liège on the 28th of November with a 25-15 head to head in favor of Gent (6 draws).
Zulte-Waregem – Formation
Zulte-Waregem adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Francky Dury decided to play with the following team: Sammy Bossut , Ewoud Pletinckx , Frank Boya , Laurens De Bock , Alessandro Ciranni , Idrissa Doumbia , David Hubert , Alieu Fadera , Jean-Luc Dompe , Jelle Vossen and Zinho Gano .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima Seck , B. Srarfi, C. Humphreys-Grant, Lasse Vigen Christensen , L. Bostyn, Y. Sylla, D. De Neve and Dereck Kutesa .
Substitutions
Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: J. Vossen for D. Kutesa (46′), D. Hubert for I. Seck (62′) and A. Ciranni for L. Vigen (66′).
Best player: Alieu Fadera
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Alieu Fadera.
His rating is with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.
Gent – Formation
Also Gent adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Sinan Bolat , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Michael Ngadeu , Joseph Okumu , Alessio Castro-Montes , Julien De Sart , Sven Kums , Núrio Fortuna , Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe , Laurent Depoitre and Tarik Tissoudali .
They had on the bench: D. Roef, Darko Lemajić , Roman Bezus , B. Godeau, M. Samoise, E. Owusu and Gianni Bruno .
Substitutions
Gent made 3 changes: V. Odjidja-Ofoe for R. Bezus (77′), L. Depoitre for D. Lemajic (78′) and T. Tissoudali for G. Bruno (83′).
Best player: Núrio Fortuna
The most impressive player for Gent was Núrio Fortuna even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Standard Liège – AS Eupen – 1-0
- OH Leuven – RFC Seraing – 1-3
- Cercle Brugge – Sporting Charleroi – 1-2
- Zulte-Waregem – Gent – 1-2