Zulte-Waregem beats Liège 1-0 with a goal scored by Z. Gano. HIGHLIGHTS

WAREGEM. Zulte-Waregem conquers Liège 1-0 after Z. Gano scored just 1 goal (73').

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Luke Meyer
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Zulte-Waregem beats Liège 1-0 with a goal scored by Z. Gano. HIGHLIGHTS

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WAREGEM. Zulte-Waregem conquers Liège 1-0 after Z. Gano scored just 1 goal (73′). Zulte-Waregem made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Elindus Arena stadium in Waregem on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Theophile Diskeuve with the support of Laurent Conotte and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Anthony Letellier.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Zulte-Waregem

1 - 0

Team 1

Liège

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 15 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 92 Attack 76
  • 67 Dangerous attack 42
  • 70 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Zulte-Waregem had a strong ball possession 59% while Liège was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zulte-Waregem was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zulte-Waregem won the match​.

Zulte-Waregem shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Liège shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Zulte-Waregem received 1 yellow card (Lukas Willen). Regarding the opposition, Liège received 2 yellow cards (Alessio Cascio and Zakaria Atteri).

Match Timeline

31'
Z. Atteri- Yellow
43'
A. Cascio- Yellow
Matheus Machado- sub ->Abdoulaye Traore
59'
Alioune Ndour- sub ->Timothy Derijck
59'
Lukas Willen- Yellow
61'
67'
J. Lioka- sub ->Adriano Bertaccini
Zinho Gano(goal)Matheus Machado
73'
76'
R. Merlen- sub ->Yannick Gaby Loemba
76'
D. Mouchamps- sub ->Alessio Cascio
84'
Jesse Karma Mputu- sub ->Reno Wilmots
Igor Savić- sub ->Jelle Vossen
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Beerschot-Wilrijk
56
30
Dender
54
30
Deinze
53
30
Lommel United
52
30
Zulte-Waregem
51
30
Patro Eisden
51
30
Liège
49
30
Waasland-Beveren
45
30
KRC Genk II
37
30
Club Brugge II
37
30
Lierse Kempenzonen
35
30
RSC Anderlecht II
34
30
KV Oostende
32
30
Francs Borains
32
30
RFC Seraing
28
30
Standard Liège II
17
30

After this encounter, Zulte-Waregem will have 19 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Liège will stay with 15 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Zulte-Waregem will host Standard Liège II on the 2nd of March with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Liège will play away agasint Lommel United on the 2nd of March with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Louis Bostyn 1.Belgium
8.1
D
Timothy Derijck 4.Belgium
7.0
59'
D
Modou Tambedou 18.Senegal
7.0
D
Lukas Willen 31.Belgium
7.1
61'
M
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
7.5
M
Nicolas Rommens 20.Belgium
8.4
M
Ruud Vormer 25.Netherlands
8.1
M
Joel Bagan 33.England
7.0
F
Jelle Vossen  9.Belgium
7.3
84'
F
Abdoulaye Traoré 10.Ivory Coast
6.4
59'
F
Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau
8.7
Goals73'
Substitutes
G
Ennio van der Gouw 23.Netherlands
D
Andres Labie 47.Belgium
M
Christian Brüls 12.Belgium
M
Igor Savić 21.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
84'
M
Dylan Demuynck 59.Belgium
F
Alioune Ndour 7.Senegal
6.4
59'
F
Matheus Machado 99.Brazil
7.5
59'

Zulte-Waregem started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Vincent Euvrard decided to play with the following team: Louis Bostyn (8.1), Modou Tambedou (7.0), Timothy Derijck (7.0), Lukas Willen (7.1), Robbe Decostere (7.5), Ruud Vormer (8.1), Nicolas Rommens (8.4), Joel Bagan (7.0), Jelle Vossen (7.3), Zinho Gano (8.7) and Abdoulaye Traore (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Alioune Ndour (6.4), Christian Brüls, Igor Savić (6.4), Ennio Van Der Gouw, Andres Labie, Dylan Demuynck and Matheus Machado (7.5).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: Abdoulaye Traore for Matheus Machado (59′), Timothy Derijck for Alioune Ndour (59′) and Jelle Vossen for Igor Savić (84′).

Best player: Zinho Gano​

The most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Zinho Gano.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 30 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15.

Liège – Formation

Liège
G
K. Debaty 1.Belgium
7.3
D
J. Bustin 4.Belgium
6.7
D
B. Nyssen 18.Belgium
7.3
D
B. Lambot 19.Belgium
7.1
D
J. D'Ostilio 25.Belgium
6.7
M
M. Mouhli 10.Belgium
7.7
M
Z. Atteri 16.Belgium
6.7
31'
M
A. Cascio 21.Belgium
6.4
76' 43'
M
Y. Loemba 23.Republic of the Congo
6.4
76'
M
R. Wilmots 24.Belgium
6.8
84'
F
Adriano Bertaccini 9.Belgium
6.8
67'
Substitutes
G
A. Lejoly 12.Belgium
D
J. Lioka 2.France
6.6
67'
D
L. Lucker 14.Belgium
M
R. Merlen 6.France
6.6
76'
M
A. Arslan 15.Belgium
F
Jesse Karma Mputu 8.Belgium
6.3
84'
F
D. Mouchamps 13.Belgium
6.8
76'

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

Gaëtan Englebert played with: Kevin Debaty (7.3), Benoit Nyssen (7.3), Benjamin Edouardo Lambot (7.1), Jordan Bustin (6.7), Jonathan D’Ostillio (6.7), Reno Wilmots (6.8), Yannick Gaby Loemba (6.4), Alessio Cascio (6.4), Zakaria Atteri (6.7), Mohamed Mouhli (7.7) and Adriano Bertaccini (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jérémie Lioka Lima (6.6), Ryan Merlen (6.6), Jesse Karma Mputu (6.3), Antoine Lejoly, Damien Mouchamps (6.8), Lucca Lucker and Abian Arslan.

Substitutions

Liège made 4 changes: Yannick Gaby Loemba for Ryan Merlen (76′), Alessio Cascio for Damien Mouchamps (76′), Adriano Bertaccini for Jérémie Lioka Lima (67′) and Reno Wilmots for Jesse Karma Mputu (84′).

Best player: Mohamed Mouhli​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liège was Mohamed Mouhli.

His rating is (7.7) with 28 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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