LIEGE. Anderlecht tops Standard Liège 1-0 after L. Refaelov scored just 1 goal (13′). Anderlecht took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
Also, Standard Liège had 2 players sent off: A. Al Dakhil (7′ for a red card) and C. Fai (84′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the help of Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Kevin Van Damme. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Standard Liège started with a aggressive line-up. On the other side, Anderlecht adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège
70'
67'
7'
The manager M’Baye Leye decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart , Hugo Siquet , Ameen Al-Dakhil , Nicolas Gavory , Niels Nkounkou , Nicolas Raskin , Gojko Cimirot , Samuel Bastien , Jackson Muleka , João Klauss and Selim Amallah .
The home team had on the bench: Daouda Peeters , Denis Drăguş , Hamza Rafia , Collins Fai , M. Epolo, Nathan Ngoy and A. Dønnum.
Best player: Nicolas Raskin
The player that probably impressed the most for Standard Liège was Nicolas Raskin.
His rating is with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
13'
On the opposite side, Vincent Kompany played with: Hendrik Van Crombrugge , Michael Murillo , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Wesley Hoedt , Sergio Gómez , Kristoffer Olsson , Josh Cullen , Anouar Ait El Hadj , Yari Verschaeren , Lior Refaelov and Christian Kouamé .
They had on the bench: R. Vercauteren, Majeed Ashimeru , K. Sardella, Joshua Zirkzee , Bogdan Mykhaylichenko , Francis Amuzu , L. Magallán, C. Coosemans, M. Kana and Benito Raman .
Best player: Michael Murillo
The player that probably impressed the most for Anderlecht was Michael Murillo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 1 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 77 Attack 127
- 27 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 2 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Anderlecht was in firm control of the ball 56% while Standard Liège was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Anderlecht was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Anderlecht won the encounter.
Standard Liège shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Anderlecht shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Standard Liège received 3 yellow cards (M. Leye, J. Klauss and N. Nkounkou). On the opposite side, Anderlecht received 4 yellow cards (S. Gomez, T. Harwood-Bellis, M. Ashimeru and J. Zirkzee).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Standard Liège will stay with 13 points like Kortrijk, Sporting Charleroi and Anderlecht to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Anderlecht will have 13 points like Kortrijk, Sporting Charleroi and Standard Liège to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will host Sint-Truiden on the 25th of September with a 10-6 head to head statistic in favor of Sint-Truiden (10 draws).
Anderlecht will play away agasint KV Oostende on the 26th of September with a 12-5 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (3 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Standard Liège – Anderlecht – 0-1
- Antwerp – RFC Seraing – 2-1
- Kortrijk – Gent – 1-0
- Sint-Truiden – Genk – 1-2
