DEURNE. Antwerp was capable to turn the table against RFC Seraing to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was RFC Seraing to strike first with a goal of G. Mikautadze at the 56′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, P. Gerkens gave the win to Antwerp in the 88′ minute with a goal. Antwerp took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg who had the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Alexandre Boucaut. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 70.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Antwerp started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2). On the opposite side, RFC Seraing adopted an extremely aggressive formation (3-4-3).
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
70'
77'
75'
The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez , Aurelio Buta , Dinis Almeida , Dorian Dessoleil , Ritchie De Laet , Koji Miyoshi , Birger Verstraete , Radja Nainggolan , Viktor Fischer , Mbwana Ally Samatta and Michael Frey .
The home team had on the bench: Pieter Gerkens , Manuel Benson , F. Haroun, Johannes Eggestein , A. Seck, O. De Wolf and Jelle Bataille .
Best player: Michael Frey
The player that probably impressed the most for Antwerp was Michael Frey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13.
RFC Seraing – Formation
RFC Seraing
On the other side, Jordi Condom Aulí played with: Guillaume Dietsch , Wagane Faye , Yahya Nadrani , Benjamin Boulenger , Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni , Ibrahima Cisse , Youssef Maziz , Morgan Poaty , Ablie Jallow , Georges Mikautadze and Gerald Kilota .
They had on the bench: Antoine Bernier , Theo Pierrot, F. D’Onofrio, M. Cachbach, Marius Mouandilmadji , D. Del Fabro and T. Galjé.
Best player: Yahya Nadrani
The player that probably impressed the most for RFC Seraing was Yahya Nadrani.
His rating is with 27 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 6 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 6
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 123 Attack 84
- 51 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 57% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Antwerp was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the match.
Antwerp shot 18 times, 2 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, RFC Seraing shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Antwerp received 1 yellow card (D. Almeida). On the other side, RFC Seraing received 1 yellow card (Y. Maziz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Antwerp will have 11 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, RFC Seraing will stay with 9 points to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away with Union Saint-Gilloise on the 26th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
RFC Seraing will play away agasint Genk on the 26th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
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
