DEURNE. Antwerp was eventually too good for KV Oostende with the goal of V. Fischer (48′), M. Frey (62′) and M. Benson (80′). Antwerp was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Christof Dierick with the help of Yves De Neve and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Antwerp

3 - 0

KV Oostende

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 14 Total 4
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 0
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 89 Attack 46
  • 21 Dangerous attack 21
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Antwerp had a strong ball possession 64% while KV Oostende was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was was more aggressive with 21 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the match​.

Antwerp shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, KV Oostende shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Antwerp received 1 yellow card (A. Yusuf). Talking about the opposition, KV Oostende received 2 yellow cards (V. Koziello and T. Ndicka Matam).

Match Timeline

Alhassan Yusuf- sub ->R. Nainggolan
7'
38'
Vincent Koziello- Yellow
Viktor Fischer(goal)M. Samatta
48'
53'
60'
62'
65'
75'
Michel-Ange Balikwisha- sub ->V. Fischer
75'
77'
David Atanga- sub ->M. Gueye
80'
82'
Alfons Amade- sub ->M. D\'Arpino
84'

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 contest, Antwerp will have 30 points like Club Brugge to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, KV Oostende will stay with 17 points like Zulte-Waregem to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away against Beerschot-Wilrijk on the 5th of December with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Antwerp (1 draw).

KV Oostende will host AS Eupen on the 4th of December with a 10-7 head to head in favor of AS Eupen (11 draws).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
7.0
D
Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium
7.4
D
Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal
7.3
D
Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal
6.8
D
Sam Vines 21.United States
7.1
M
Radja Nainggolan 4.Belgium
7'
M
Birger Verstraete 6.Belgium
7.4
M
Pierre Dwomoh 80.Belgium
6.4
60' 53'
M
Viktor Fischer 7.Denmark
8.3
75' 48'
F
Michael Frey 99.Switzerland
7.1
62'
F
Ally Samatta 70.Tanzania
7.0
75'
Substitutes
G
Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium
D
D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium
M
Pieter Gerkens 16.Belgium
6.8
60'
M
Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria
6.6
7'
M
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
F
Benson Manuel 14.Belgium
7.0
75' 80'
F
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium
6.9
75'

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

The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez (7.0), Ritchie De Laet (7.4), Abdoulaye Seck (6.8), Dinis Almeida (7.3), Sam Vines (7.1), Pierre Dwomoh (6.4), Birger Verstraete (7.4), Radja Nainggolan, Viktor Fischer (8.3), Mbwana Ally Samatta (7.0) and Michael Frey (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Pieter Gerkens (6.8), Manuel Benson (7.0), Michel Ange Balikwisha (6.9), O. De Wolf, Alhassan Yusuf (6.6), D. Dessoleil and J. Bataille.

Substitutions

Antwerp made 4 changes: R. Nainggolan for A. Yusuf (7′), P. Dwomoh for P. Gerkens (60′), M. Samatta for M. Benson (75′) and V. Fischer for M. Balikwisha (75′).

Best player: Viktor Fischer​

The most impressive player for Antwerp was Viktor Fischer.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.

KV Oostende – Formation

KV Oostende
G
Guillaume Hubert 28.Belgium
6.6
D
Brecht Capon 27.Belgium
6.0
D
Steven Fortès 17.Cape Verde
7.0
D
Théo Ndicka Matam 7.France
6.0
84'
D
Frederik Jäkel 15.Germany
7.0
D
Robbie D'Haese 29.Belgium
5.9
M
Vincent Koziello 26.France
6.6
65' 38'
M
Maxime D'Arpino 6.France
7.0
82'
M
Kenny Rocha Santos 10.Cape Verde
6.9
F
T. Ambrose 68.Guadeloupe
6.8
F
Makhtar Gueye 9.Senegal
6.7
77'
Substitutes
G
Jordy Schelfhout 22.Belgium
D
Siebe Wylin 36.Belgium
D
Zechariah Medley 3.England
M
David Atanga 77.Ghana
6.2
77'
M
Evangelos Patoulidis 24.Belgium
M
Nick Bätzner 34.Germany
6.8
65'
M
Alfons Amade 23.Germany
6.8
82'

KV Oostende started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Alexander Blessin played with: Guillaume Hubert (6.6), Robbie D’Haese (5.9), Brecht Capon (6.0), Steven Fortes (7.0), Frederik Jakel (7.0), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.0), Vincent Koziello (6.6), Maxime D’Arpino (7.0), Kenny Rocha Santos (6.9), Makhtar Gueye (6.7) and Thierry Ambrose (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: David Atanga (6.2), E. Patoulidis, S. Wylin, Z. Medley, J. Schelfhout, Nick Batzner (6.8) and Alfons Amade (6.8).

Substitutions

KV Oostende made 3 changes: V. Koziello for N. Batzner (65′), M. Gueye for D. Atanga (77′) and M. D’Arpino for A. Amade (82′).

Best player: Steven Fortes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for KV Oostende was Steven Fortes.

His rating is (7.0) with 30 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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