KORTRIJK. Kortrijk beats Gent 1-0 after F. Selemanie scored a penalty (9′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

R. Bezus missed 1 penalty (47′) for ​Gent.

The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote who was helped by Thibaud Nijssen and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Kortrijk started with a 3-5-2 line-up. On the other side, Gent adopted a 3-4-1-2 formation.

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
Marko Ilic 31.Serbia
7.8
D
Trent Sainsbury 5.Australia
7.4
D
L. Rougeaux 6.France
6.4
80' 68'
D
Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium
6.6
M
Kristof D'Haene 30.Belgium
6.9
M
K. Vandendriessche 26.France
6.7
24'
M
Mathias Fixelles 11.Belgium
6.7
73' 60'
M
A. Palaversa 8.Croatia
6.6
M
Marlos Moreno 29.Colombia
7.1
65'
F
F. Selemani 10.France
8.0
65' 9'
F
Pape Habib Gueye 17.Senegal
6.2
72'
Substitutes
G
Joris Delle 28.France
M
A. Kadri 18.Algeria
M
Tsotne Bendianishvili 22.Georgia
M
Victor Torp 21.Denmark
6.5
73'
M
M. Jonckheere 27.Belgium
6.2
80'
F
Dylan Mbayo 7.Belgium
6.4
65' 79'
F
Mohamed Badamosi 19.Gambia
6.4
72'
F
Eric Ocansey 51.Ghana
6.8
65'
F
Rachid Alioui 23.Morocco

The manager Luka Elsner decided to play with the following team: Marko Ilić (7.8), Gilles Dewaele (6.6), Lucas Rougeaux (6.4), Trent Sainsbury (7.4), Marlos Moreno (7.1), Kevin Vandendriessche (6.7), Mathias Fixelles (6.7), Ante Palaversa (6.6), Kristof D’Haene (6.9), Pape Habib Gueye (6.2) and Faïz Selemani (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: A. Kadri, J. Delle, T. Bendianishvili, Dylan Mbayo (6.4), Muhammed Badammosi (6.4), Eric Ocansey (6.8), Victor Torp (6.5), Michiel Jonckheere (6.2) and R. Alioui.

Best player: Faïz Selemani​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kortrijk was Faïz Selemani.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 16 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Gent – Formation

Gent
G
Sinan Bolat 1.Turkey
6.8
87'
D
Michael Ngadeu 5.Cameroon
6.8
D
Andreas Hanche-Olsen 21.Norway
6.2
D
Joseph Okumu 2.Kenya
7.4
M
Núrio Fortuna 25.Angola
6.8
63'
M
Julien De Sart 13.Belgium
7.5
90'
M
Elisha Owusu 6.Ghana
7.2
80' 79'
M
Matisse Samoise 18.Belgium
6.8
63'
F
Roman Bezus 9.Ukraine
6.3
63'
F
Darko Lemajić 11.Serbia
6.8
F
Tarik Tissoudali 34.Morocco
7.1
Substitutes
G
Davy Roef 33.Belgium
D
Bruno Godeau 31.Belgium
M
Sven Kums 24.Belgium
6.8
80'
M
Giorgi Chakvetadze 10.Georgia
6.9
63'
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 14.Belgium
F
Ilombe Mboyo 7.Belgium
6.2
63'
F
Y. Malede 23.Israel
6.4
63'

On the other side, Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Sinan Bolat (6.8), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (6.2), Michael Ngadeu (6.8), Joseph Okumu (7.4), Matisse Samoise (6.8), Julien De Sart (7.5), Elisha Owusu (7.2), Núrio Fortuna (6.8), Roman Bezus (6.3), Darko Lemajić (6.8) and Tarik Tissoudali (7.1).

They had on the bench: Sven Kums (6.8), Giorgi Chakvetadze (6.9), A. Castro-Montes, B. Godeau, Ilombe Mboyo (6.2), Yonas Malede (6.4) and D. Roef.

Best player: Julien De Sart​

The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Julien De Sart.

His rating is (7.5) with 71 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 9 crosses.

Match Statistics​

Kortrijk

1 - 0

Gent

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 7 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 80 Attack 127
  • 31 Dangerous attack 59
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 18 Total 15
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Gent was in firm control of the ball 65% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Gent was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Kortrijk managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Kortrijk shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Gent shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Kortrijk received 4 yellow cards (K. Vandendriessche, M. Fixelles, L. Rougeaux and D. Mbayo). On the other side, Gent received 3 yellow cards (E. Owusu, S. Bolat and J. De Sart).

Match Timeline

9'
24'
47'
60'
63'
63'
63'
65'
65'
68'
72'
73'
79'
79'
Michiel Jonckheere- sub ->L. Rougeaux
80'
80'
Sven Kums - sub ->E. Owusu
87'
90'
Julien De Sart- Yellow
90'
Julien De Sart- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After this match, Kortrijk will have 13 points like Sporting Charleroi, Standard Liège and Anderlecht to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Gent will stay with 7 points like OH Leuven to stay in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will play away against Zulte-Waregem on the 25th of September with a 14-12 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (8 draws).

Gent will host Cercle Brugge on the 26th of September with a 19-6 head to head stats in favor of Gent (3 draws).

Results of the day

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