Zulte-Waregem beats Standard Liège 1-0 with a goal scored by Z. Gano

LIEGE. Zulte-Waregem tops Standard Liège 1-0 after Z. Gano scored just 1 goal (55').

December 27, 2021

LIEGE. Zulte-Waregem tops Standard Liège 1-0 after Z. Gano scored just 1 goal (55′).

C. Fai received a red card (88′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Standard Liège lost the match.

The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put with the help of Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Christof Dierick. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

Standard Liège

0 - 1

Zulte-Waregem

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

19 Total 8
2 On Target 2
11 Off Target 4
6 Shots blocked 2

111 Attack 101
44 Dangerous attack 32
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 1
5 Off Sides 2

Fouls

16 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Standard Liège was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Zulte-Waregem that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Standard Liège was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Zulte-Waregem was able to find the solution to win this match.

Standard Liège shot 20 times, 2 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Standard Liège received 1 yellow card (C. Fai). Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem received 1 yellow card (F. Boya).

C. Fai (Standard Liège) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (88′).

Match Timeline

46'

Zinho Gano- sub ->L. Vigen

49'

55'

Zinho Gano(goal)L. De Bock

61'

62'

71'

79'

81'

86'

C. Çanak- sub ->N. Nkounkou

86'

C. Çanak- sub ->N. Nkounkou

86'

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Standard Liège will stay with 23 points like KV Oostende, Zulte-Waregem and OH Leuven to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem will have 23 points like KV Oostende, Standard Liège and OH Leuven to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will play away against Anderlecht on the 16th of January with a 18-17 head to head stats in favor of Standard Liège (15 draws).

Zulte-Waregem will host KV Oostende on the 15th of January with a 7-7 head to head stats.

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège

Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium

6.2

Noë Dussenne 6.Belgium

7.0

Collins Fai 21.Cameroon

6.8

88'

Moussa Sissako 5.Mali

6.5

Niels Nkounkou 14.France

6.5

86'

Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo

6.1

Selim Amallah 19.Morocco

6.9

71'

Nicolas Raskin 26.Belgium

7.1

M. Carcela-González 10.Morocco

6.8

Aron Dønnum 11.Norway

7.3

62'

João Klauss 9.Brazil

7.0

Substitutes

Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium

M. Lestienne 22.Belgium

6.8

62'

Damjan Pavlovic 4.Serbia

Samuel Bastien 28.Belgium

6.4

Jackson Muleka 17.DR Congo

6.8

71'

Ameen Al-Dakhil 3.Belgium

C. Çanak 38.Belgium

6.4

86'

Standard Liège started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Luka Elsner decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart (6.2), Collins Fai (6.8), Noë Dussenne (7.0), Moussa Sissako (6.5), Niels Nkounkou (6.5), Merveille Bokadi (6.1), Nicolas Raskin (7.1), Selim Amallah (6.9), Aron Dønnum (7.3), João Klauss (7.0) and Mehdi Carcela-González (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jackson Muleka (6.8), Maxime Lestienne (6.8), D. Pavlović, A. Al Dakhil, Samuel Bastien (6.4), Cihan Canak (6.4) and L. Henkinet.

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 4 changes: A. Donnum for M. Lestienne (62′), S. Amallah for J. Muleka (71′), M. Bokadi for S. Bastien (86′) and N. Nkounkou for C. Canak (86′).

Best player: Aron Dønnum

The most impressive player for Standard Liège was Aron Dønnum.

His rating is (7.3) with 17 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem

Sammy Bossut 1.Belgium

7.4

Ewoud Pletinckx 24.Belgium

7.2

Laurens De Bock 27.Belgium

7.3

Cameron Humphreys 33.England

7.3

Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium

7.1

Lasse Vigen 8.Denmark

6.8

46'

I. Seck 21.Senegal

7.1

Frank Boya 15.Cameroon

7.4

81'

Jelle Vossen 9.Belgium

6.8

86'

Dereck Kutesa 19.Switzerland

6.8

61'

J. Dompé 17.France

6.5

79'

Substitutes

Louis Bostyn 25.Belgium

D. De Neve 54.Belgium

6.7

79'

David Hubert 6.Belgium

Alieu Fadera 23.Gambia

Idrissa Doumbia 98.Ivory Coast

6.6

86'

Bassem Srarfi 11.Tunisia

7.0

61'

Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau

7.3

46'

55'

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

Davy De fauw played with: Sammy Bossut (7.4), Alessandro Ciranni (7.1), Ewoud Pletinckx (7.2), Cameron Humphreys (7.3), Laurens De Bock (7.3), Lasse Vigen Christensen (6.8), Frank Boya (7.4), Ibrahima Seck (7.1), Jelle Vossen (6.8), Dereck Kutesa (6.8) and Jean-Luc Dompe (6.5).

They had on the bench: L. Bostyn, Zinho Gano (7.3), Dion De Neve (6.7), D. Hubert, A. Fadera, Idrissa Doumbia (6.6) and Bassem Srarfi (7.0).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 4 changes: L. Vigen for Z. Gano (46′), D. Kutesa for B. Srarfi (61′), J. Dompe for D. De Neve (79′) and J. Vossen for I. Doumbia (86′).