BRUSSELS. Anderlecht topped Zulte-Waregem. Anderlecht took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels. The referee was Lawrence Visser who had the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Mathias Hillaert. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 7 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 101 Attack 94
- 49 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 0
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Anderlecht had a strong ball possession 60% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Anderlecht was was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Anderlecht won the match.
Anderlecht shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Anderlecht received 2 yellow cards (M. Murillo and C. Kouame). Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (I. Doumbia and F. Boya).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Anderlecht will have 28 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 17 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away against RFC Seraing on the 11th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (0 draws).
Zulte-Waregem will play away agasint Club Brugge on the 12th of December with a 27-10 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (7 draws).
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
17'
89'
61', 73'
Anderlecht started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Hendrik Van Crombrugge , Michael Murillo , Lisandro Magallán , Wesley Hoedt , Sergio Gómez , Yari Verschaeren , Josh Cullen , Kristoffer Olsson , Lior Refaelov , Joshua Zirkzee and Christian Kouamé .
The home team had on the bench: A. Colassin, K. Arnstad, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Marco Kana, B. Verbruggen, C. Coosemans, M. Stroeykens, Majeed Ashimeru , A. Ait El Hadj and B. Mykhaylichenko.
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 3 changes: J. Zirkzee for M. Ashimeru (75′), L. Refaelov for T. Harwood-Bellis (88′) and K. Olsson for M. Kana (88′).
Best player: Lior Refaelov
The player that probably impressed the most for Anderlecht was Lior Refaelov.
His rating is with 2 goals, 46 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Zulte-Waregem – Formation
Zulte-Waregem
Zulte-Waregem started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Francky Dury played with: Sammy Bossut , Ewoud Pletinckx , Frank Boya , Laurens De Bock , Cameron Humphreys , Idrissa Doumbia , Ibrahima Seck , Jean-Luc Dompe , Alieu Fadera , Zinho Gano and Dereck Kutesa .
They had on the bench: D. De Neve, L. Willen, L. Bostyn, Alessandro Ciranni , Lasse Vigen Christensen , B. Srarfi, D. Hubert and Jelle Vossen .
Substitutions
Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: I. Doumbia for L. Vigen (74′), A. Fadera for J. Vossen (74′) and C. Humphreys for A. Ciranni (86′).
Best player: Jean-Luc Dompe
The most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Jean-Luc Dompe.
His rating is with 31 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 5 crosses.
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
