BRUSSELS. Gent and Anderlecht draw 1-1. A. Castro-Montes scored the first goal (39′) for Gent. L. Refaelov settled the score 1-1 (59′) with a penalty. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts who was helped by Jo De Weirdt and Jeroen Walschap. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Anderlecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1). On the other side, Gent adopted a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
28'
82'
59'
The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Hendrik Van Crombrugge , Michael Murillo , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Wesley Hoedt , Sergio Gómez , Josh Cullen , Kristoffer Olsson , Anouar Ait El Hadj , Yari Verschaeren , Lior Refaelov and Christian Kouamé .
The home team had on the bench: M. Kana, Majeed Ashimeru , L. Magallán, Benito Raman , Francis Amuzu , C. Coosemans, B. Mykhaylichenko, B. Verbruggen, K. Sardella and Joshua Zirkzee .
Best player: Lior Refaelov
The player that probably impressed the most for Anderlecht was Lior Refaelov.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.
Gent – Formation
Gent
On the other side, Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Sinan Bolat , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Michael Ngadeu , Bruno Godeau , Christopher Operi , Alessio Castro-Montes , Elisha Owusu , Julien De Sart , Giorgi Chakvetadze , Roman Bezus and Laurent Depoitre .
They had on the bench: Darko Lemajić , Matisse Samoise , Tarik Tissoudali , Sven Kums , I. Mboyo, D. Roef and S. Marreh.
Best player: Alessio Castro-Montes
The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Alessio Castro-Montes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 5 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 160 Attack 73
- 58 Dangerous attack 20
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Anderlecht was in firm control of the ball 67% while Gent was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Anderlecht was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Anderlecht to win the match.
Anderlecht shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Gent shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Anderlecht received 2 yellow cards (M. Murillo and J. Cullen). On the other side, Gent received 2 yellow cards (E. Owusu and B. Godeau).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Anderlecht will have 14 points like AS Eupen, Genk and Antwerp to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Gent will have 8 points like Cercle Brugge and Zulte-Waregem to stay in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away with KV Oostende on the 26th of September with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (3 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.
- Anderlecht – Gent – 1-1
