LIEGE. Standard Liège had a amazing comeback against Anderlecht.

The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot with the help of Quentin Blaise and Florian Lemaire. The 4th official was Nicolas Laforge. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.34 degrees Celsius or 56.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Standard Liège

3 - 2

Anderlecht

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 15 Total 13
  • 8 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 113 Attack 99
  • 65 Dangerous attack 58
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Standard Liège was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Standard Liège was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Standard Liège won the match​.

Standard Liège shot 15 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards (Nathan Ngoy and Isaac Price). Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht received 3 yellow cards (Thorgan Hazard, Kasper Schmeichel and Zeno Debast).

Match Timeline

18'
Kasper Dolberg(goal)Thorgan Hazard
24'
Anders Dreyer(goal)Mats Rits
26'
Anders Dreyer(VAR)
Nathan Ngoy - Yellow
50'
Steven Alzate(goal)
52'
Hayao Kawabe(goal)Marlon Fossey
55'
60'
Thorgan Hazard- Yellow
Nathan Ngoy (goal)
61'
65'
Luis Vázquez- sub ->Thorgan Hazard
66'
Francis Amuzu- sub ->Anders Dreyer
66'
K. Arnstad- sub ->Mario Stroeykens
77'
Gilles Dewaele- sub ->Marlon Fossey
80'
80'
Moussa N'Diaye - sub ->Ludwig Augustinsson
Isaac Price- sub ->Hayao Kawabe
84'
C. Çanak- sub ->Moussa Djenepo
85'
90'
Zeno Debast- Yellow
90'
Kasper Schmeichel- Yellow
Isaac Price- Yellow
90'
Aiden O'Neill - sub ->Steven Alzate
90'

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 this encounter, Standard Liège will have 16 points like Club Brugge to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Anderlecht will stay with 21 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will host AS Eupen on the 16th of March with a 11-3 head to head record in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).

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

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
7.1
D
Nathan Ngoy 3.Belgium
7.8
50' 61'
D
Zinho Vanheusden 4.Belgium
6.3
D
Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo
7.1
M
Hayao Kawabe 6.Japan
7.7
84' 55'
M
Isaac Hayden 11.England
7.1
M
Marlon Fossey 13.United States
7.3
80'
M
Steven Alzate 17.Colombia
8.2
90' 52'
M
Moussa Djenepo 19.Mali
6.7
85'
F
Wilfried Kanga 14.France
7.3
F
Kamal Sowah 18.Ghana
7.0
Substitutes
G
Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium
D
Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium
6.4
80'
M
Isaac Price 8.Northern Ireland
7.1
84' 90'
M
William Balikwisha 22.Belgium
M
Aiden O'Neill 24.Australia
90'
M
C. Çanak 61.Belgium
6.4
85'
F
N. Ohio 10.Netherlands

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

The manager Carl Hoefkens decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart (7.1), Zinho Vanheusden (6.3), Merveille Bokadi (7.1), Nathan Ngoy (7.8), Marlon Fossey (7.3), Hayao Kawabe (7.7), Isaac Hayden (7.1), Steven Alzate (8.2), Moussa Djenepo (6.7), Kamal Sowah (7.0) and Wilfried Kanga (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Gilles Dewaele (6.4), Isaac Price (7.1), Noah Ohio, William Balikwisha, Aiden O’Neill, Laurent Henkinet and Cihan Canak (6.4).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 4 changes: Hayao Kawabe for Isaac Price (84′), Marlon Fossey for Gilles Dewaele (80′), Moussa Djenepo for Cihan Canak (85′) and Steven Alzate for Aiden O’Neill (90′).

Best player: Steven Alzate​

The player that probably impressed the most for Standard Liège was Steven Alzate.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 43 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Kasper Schmeichel 33.Denmark
7.0
90'
D
Jan Vertonghen 14.Belgium
7.3
D
Ludwig Augustinsson 15.Sweden
6.6
80'
D
K. Sardella 54.Belgium
6.6
D
Zeno Debast 56.Belgium
7.0
90'
M
T. Leoni 17.Belgium
7.7
M
Mats Rits 23.Belgium
7.3
77'
M
M. Stroeykens 29.Belgium
6.3
66'
F
Thorgan Hazard 11.Belgium
7.5
65' 60'
F
Kasper Dolberg 12.Denmark
7.1
18'
F
Anders Dreyer 36.Denmark
7.9
66' 24'
Substitutes
G
Maxime Dupé 1.France
D
Moussa N'Diaye 5.Senegal
6.8
80'
M
Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium
6.7
66'
M
Alexis Flips 8.France
7.0
77'
M
Amadou Diawara 21.Guinea
M
K. Arnstad 61.Norway
6.7
66'
F
Luis Vázquez 20.Argentina
7.0
65'

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

Brian Riemer played with: Kasper Schmeichel (7.0), Killian Sardella (6.6), Zeno Debast (7.0), Jan Vertonghen (7.3), Ludwig Augustinsson (6.6), Theo Leoni (7.7), Mats Rits (7.3), Mario Stroeykens (6.3), Thorgan Hazard (7.5), Kasper Dolberg (7.1) and Anders Dreyer (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Maxime Dupé, Moussa N’Diaye (6.8), Francis Amuzu (6.7), Alexis Flips (7.0), Luis Vázquez (7.0), Amadou Diawara and Kristian Arnstad (6.7).

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: Thorgan Hazard for Luis Vázquez (65′), Anders Dreyer for Francis Amuzu (66′), Mario Stroeykens for Kristian Arnstad (66′), Mats Rits for Alexis Flips (77′) and Ludwig Augustinsson for Moussa N’Diaye (80′).

Best player: Anders Dreyer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Anders Dreyer.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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