ANTWERP. Antwerp tops Beerschot-Wilrijk 1-0 after R. Nainggolan scored just 1 goal (59′). Antwerp took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt who had the assistance of Romain Devillers and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Jasper Vergoote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 3 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 7
- 98 Attack 120
- 44 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 5 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 57% while Beerschot-Wilrijk was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the match.
Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Antwerp shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Beerschot-Wilrijk received 4 yellow cards (P. Bourdin, J. Dom, J. Van den Bergh and R. Holzhauser). Regarding the opposition, Antwerp received 1 yellow card (M. Samatta).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Beerschot-Wilrijk will stay with 9 points to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Antwerp will have 33 points like Club Brugge to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Beerschot-Wilrijk will play away against AS Eupen on the 11th of December with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of AS Eupen (1 draw).
Antwerp will host Standard Liège on the 12th of December with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Antwerp (6 draws).
Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation
Beerschot-Wilrijk
53'
26'
The manager Javier Luis Torrente decided to play with the following team: M. Vanhamel, P. Bourdin, J. Van den Bergh, M. Halaïmia, S. Radić, J. Dom, R. Holzhauser, T. Pietermaat, R. Vaca, M. Caicedo and L. Shankland.
The home team had on the bench: I. Soumaré, T. De Smet, M. Lemos, W. Biebauw, A. Konstantopoulos, M. Suzuki and L. Kreković.
Substitutions
Beerschot-Wilrijk made 3 changes: P. Bourdin for M. Lemos (53′), M. Caicedo for I. Soumare (64′) and M. Halaimia for M. Suzuki (73′).
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
59'
Brian Priske Pedersen played with: J. Butez, R. De Laet, B. Engels, A. Seck, S. Vines, R. Nainggolan, B. Verstraete, A. Yusuf, M. Frey, V. Fischer and M. Samatta.
These were the players on the bench: B. Manuel, M. Balikwisha, Dinis Almeida, O. De Wolf, F. Haroun, P. Dwomoh and J. Bataille.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 2 changes: R. Nainggolan for F. Haroun (65′) and M. Samatta for M. Benson (66′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Zulte-Waregem – 3-2
- Standard Liège – Sporting Charleroi – 0-3
- Mechelen – Genk – 1-1
- Beerschot-Wilrijk – Antwerp – 0-1
