WESTERLO. Westerlo defeats Kortrijk 1-0 after E. Daci scored just 1 goal (35′).

The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the support of Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.32 degrees Celsius or 70.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Westerlo

1 - 0

Kortrijk

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 13 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 6
  • 74 Attack 137
  • 40 Dangerous attack 55
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 10
  • 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Kortrijk had a superior ball possession 55% while Westerlo was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kortrijk was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Westerlo managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Westerlo shot 13 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (Nicolas Madsen and Serhiy Sydorchuk). Talking about the opposition, Kortrijk received 4 yellow cards (A. Sissako, A. Kadri, M. Mampassi and M. El Idrissy).

Match Timeline

35'
43'
M. El Idrissy- Yellow
44'
M. Mampassi- Yellow
59'
I. Davies- sub ->M. Bruno
68'
R. Alebiosu- sub ->K. Malinov
68'
68'
S. Ojo- sub ->F. Avenatti
Thomas Van den Keybus- sub ->Erdon Daci
69'
Sergiy Sydorchuk- Yellow
76'
Edisson Jordanov- sub ->Bryan Reynolds
78'
Nicolas Madsen- sub ->Doğucan Haspolat
78'
Jordan Bos- sub ->Tuur Rommens
79'
85'
A. Kadri(VAR)
Nicolas Madsen- Yellow
90'
90'
A. Sissako- Yellow
90'
A. Kadri- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
9
Anderlecht
46
9
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 playing this match, Westerlo will have 6 points to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, Kortrijk will stay with 5 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will host Genk on the 16th of March with a 14-6 head to head in favor of Genk (7 draws).

Kortrijk will play away agasint Anderlecht on the 16th of March with a 23-4 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (10 draws).

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat 1.Turkey
7.3
D
Erdon Daci 21.Macedonia
7.3
69' 35'
D
R. Tagir 24.Turkey
7.3
D
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
7.0
D
E. Bayram 40.Turkey
7.5
M
Doğucan Haspolat 6.Netherlands
7.0
78'
M
Sergiy Sydorchuk 15.Ukraine
6.3
76'
M
B. Reynolds 22.United States
7.8
78'
M
T. Rommens 25.Belgium
7.1
79'
M
Lucas Stassin 76.Belgium
7.5
M
Yusuke Matsuo 79.Japan
7.5
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
Jordan Bos 5.Australia
6.7
79'
D
Edisson Jordanov 32.Bulgaria
6.8
78'
D
A. Piedfort 46.Belgium
M
L. Van Eenoo 7.Belgium
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
6.4
78' 90'
M
G. Yow 18.United States
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
6.4
69'

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

The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat (7.3), Emin Bayram (7.5), Roman Neustädter (7.0), Ravil Tagir (7.3), Bryan Reynolds (7.8), Doğucan Haspolat (7.0), Serhiy Sydorchuk (6.3), Tuur Rommens (7.1), Lucas Stassin (7.5), Yusuke Matsuo (7.5) and Erdon Daci (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Bos (6.7), Lukas Van Eenoo, Nicolas Madsen (6.4), Griffin Yow, Nick Gillekens, Edisson Jordanov (6.8), Thomas Van den Keybus (6.4) and Arthur Piedfort.

Substitutions

Westerlo made 4 changes: Tuur Rommens for Jordan Bos (79′), Bryan Reynolds for Edisson Jordanov (78′), Erdon Daci for Thomas Van den Keybus (69′) and Doğucan Haspolat for Nicolas Madsen (78′).

Best player: Bryan Reynolds​

The most impressive player for Westerlo was Bryan Reynolds even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 28 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
T. Vandenberghe 1.Belgium
7.0
D
M. Mampassi 4.Ukraine
7.0
44'
D
M. Kana 16.Belgium
8.1
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
6.7
M
A. Kadri 10.Algeria
8.2
90'
M
D. De Neve 11.Belgium
7.0
68'
M
K. Malinov 15.Bulgaria
6.7
68'
M
A. Sissako 27.France
8.1
90'
M
M. Bruno 70.Belgium
7.5
59'
M
M. El Idrissy 99.France
7.0
43'
F
F. Avenatti 20.Uruguay
7.0
68'
Substitutes
G
L. Pirard 95.Belgium
D
R. Alebiosu 2.England
6.8
68'
D
Aleksandar Radovanović 66.Serbia
M
L. Audoor 89.Belgium
F
I. Davies 39.Wales
6.6
59'
F
S. Ojo 54.England
7.3
68'
F
David Henen 77.Togo
7.0
68'

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

Glen De Boeck played with: T. Vandenberghe (7.0), M. Mampassi (7.0), João Silva (6.7), M. Kana (8.1), M. El Idrissy (7.0), A. Sissako (8.1), K. Malinov (6.7), D. De Neve (7.0), M. Bruno (7.5), F. Avenatti (7.0) and A. Kadri (8.2).

They had on the bench: R. Alebiosu (6.8), I. Davies (6.6), S. Ojo (7.3), A. Radovanović, D. Henen (7.0), L. Audoor and L. Pirard.

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 4 changes: M. Bruno for I. Davies (59′), K. Malinov for R. Alebiosu (68′), D. De Neve for D. Henen (68′) and F. Avenatti for S. Ojo (68′).

Best player: A. Kadri​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was A. Kadri.

His rating is (8.2) with 65 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 25. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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