DEURNE. Antwerp liquidates AS Eupen 4-1 with goals of Arthur Vermeeren (14′), Michel Ange Balikwisha (34′), Rune Paeshuyse (61′ own) and Arbnor Muja (90′). On the other side, AS Eupen scored with ​Isaac Nuhu (11′). Antwerp was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche assisted by Quentin Lesceux and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Antwerp had a strong ball possession 64% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the match​.

Antwerp shot 27 times, 12 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, AS Eupen shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Antwerp didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (Brandon Baiye and Gary Magnee).

Standings

After playing this match, Antwerp will have 17 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, AS Eupen will stay with 10 points like Sporting Charleroi to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 16th of March with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Antwerp (5 draws).

AS Eupen will play away agasint Standard Liège on the 16th of March with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).

Antwerp – Formation

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

The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez (6.8), Jelle Bataille (7.5), Toby Alderweireld (7.1), Soumaila Coulibaly (7.0), Owen Wijndal (7.9), Mandela Keita (7.0), Jürgen Ekkelenkamp (8.1), Arthur Vermeeren (9.4), Arbnor Muja (7.3), Vincent Janssen (8.8) and Michel Ange Balikwisha (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Gyrano Kerk (7.3), Alhassan Yusuf, George Ilenikhena, Chidera Ejuke, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Anthony Valencia and Senne Lammens.

Substitutions

Antwerp made only 1 change substituting Michel Ange Balikwisha for Gyrano Kerk (85′)​.

Best player: Arthur Vermeeren​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Arthur Vermeeren.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 58 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Florian Kohfeldt played with: Gabriel Słonina (8.1), Gary Magnee (6.6), Rune Paeshuyse (6.0), Victor Pálsson (6.7), Jason Davidson (6.6), Yentl Van Genechten (6.7), Isaac Nuhu (7.1), Brandon Baiye (6.3), Isaac Christie-Davies (6.6), Miloš Pantović (6.1) and Alfreð Finnbogason (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Kevin Möhwald (6.4), Regan Charles-Cook (6.8), Nathan Bitumazala (6.6), Jerome Deom, Jan Král (6.4), Oleksandr Filin, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen and Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom (6.4).

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 5 changes: Alfreð Finnbogason for Regan Charles-Cook (63′), Isaac Christie-Davies for Nathan Bitumazala (64′), Miloš Pantović for Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom (75′), Isaac Nuhu for Kevin Möhwald (75′) and Yentl Van Genechten for Jan Král (85′).

Best player: Gabriel Słonina​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AS Eupen was the goalkeeper: Gabriel Słonina. His rating is 8.06. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Sint-Truiden – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-4
• Antwerp – AS Eupen – 4-1
• Gent – Genk – 1-1
• Standard Liège – Club Brugge – 2-1