GENT. Gent defeats Standard Liège 3-1. Gent was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Marlon Fossey (33′), Hugo Cuypers (36′) and Tarik Tissoudali (40′). Standard Liège reduced the distance with a goal (67′) by Wilfried Kanga, but there was not much to do for them.

Wilfried Kanga squandered a decisive penalty (24′). That would have allowed Standard Liège to draw the match.​

The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge who was helped by Laurent Conotte and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.57 degrees Celsius or 58.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Gent

3 - 1

Standard Liège

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 18 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 118 Attack 115
  • 68 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Gent was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Standard Liège that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gent had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gent won the match​.

Gent shot 18 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Gent received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Torunarigha and Matisse Samoise). On the opposite side, Standard Liège received 3 yellow cards (Isaac Hayden, Zinho Vanheusden and Carl Hoefkens).

Match Timeline

6'
21'
Wilfried Kanga(VAR)
24'
Wilfried Kanga- missed penaltyWilfried Kanga
Jordan Torunarigha- Yellow
27'
33'
Marlon Fossey(own-goal)
36'
Tarik Tissoudali(goal)
40'
47'
Zinho Vanheusden - Yellow
52'
62'
Gilles Dewaele- sub ->Marlon Fossey
62'
Isaac Price- sub ->Hayao Kawabe
62'
C. Çanak- sub ->Kamal Sowah
63'
Aiden O'Neill - sub ->Isaac Hayden
67'
Wilfried Kanga(goal)Isaac Price
71'
Andrew Hjulsager - sub ->Hyunseok Hong
71'
Matisse Samoise- Yellow
80'
84'
Wilfried Kanga- missed penaltyWilfried Kanga
Noah Fadiga- sub ->Matisse Samoise
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
9
Anderlecht
46
9
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
34
8
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
8
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After this match, Gent will have 23 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège will stay with 16 points like Sint-Truiden to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will host Sporting Charleroi on the 16th of March with a 18-13 head to head stats in favor of Gent (11 draws).

Standard Liège will host AS Eupen on the 16th of March with a 11-3 head to head record in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).

Gent – Formation

Gent
G
Davy Roef 33.Belgium
9.4
D
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan
6.6
D
Ismaël Kandouss 5.Morocco
6.3
D
Jordan Torunarigha 23.Nigeria
6.8
27'
M
Archie Brown 3.England
7.3
M
Hong Hyun-Seok 7.South Korea
7.3
71'
M
Tarik Tissoudali 10.Morocco
7.3
71' 40'
M
Julien De Sart 13.Belgium
7.0
M
Matisse Samoise 18.Belgium
7.1
86' 80'
M
Sven Kums 24.Belgium
8.2
F
Hugo Cuypers 11.Belgium
8.1
36'
Substitutes
G
C. De Schrevel 30.Belgium
D
B. Agbor 21.Cameroon
D
Noah Fadiga 22.Belgium
7.0
86'
M
Pieter Gerkens 8.Belgium
M
Andrew Hjulsager 17.Denmark
7.0
71'
F
Malick Fofana 19.Belgium
6.7
71'
F
Gift Orban 20.Nigeria

Gent started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Davy Roef (9.4), Ismael Kandouss (6.3), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (6.6), Jordan Torunarigha (6.8), Matisse Samoise (7.1), Sven Kums (8.2), Julien De Sart (7.0), Archie Brown (7.3), Tarik Tissoudali (7.3), Hyunseok Hong (7.3) and Hugo Cuypers (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Pieter Gerkens, Andrew Hjulsager (7.0), Malick Fofana (6.7), Gift Emmanuel Orban, Brian Agbor, Noah Fadiga (7.0) and Celestin De Schrevel.

Gent could not rely on the presence of Noah Fadiga (injured).

Substitutions

Gent made 3 changes: Tarik Tissoudali for Malick Fofana (71′), Hyunseok Hong for Andrew Hjulsager (71′) and Matisse Samoise for Noah Fadiga (86′).

Best player: Davy Roef​

The most impressive player for Gent was the goalkeeper: Davy Roef. His rating is 9.38. He saved 2 penalties. He performed 6 saves.

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
8.5
D
Nathan Ngoy 3.Belgium
6.6
D
Zinho Vanheusden 4.Belgium
7.0
47'
D
Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo
6.8
M
Hayao Kawabe 6.Japan
6.3
62'
M
Isaac Hayden 11.England
6.7
63' 52'
M
Marlon Fossey 13.United States
7.0
62'
M
Steven Alzate 17.Colombia
6.7
M
Moussa Djenepo 19.Mali
6.3
F
Wilfried Kanga 14.France
6.4
67'
F
Kamal Sowah 18.Ghana
7.0
62'
Substitutes
G
Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium
D
Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium
6.7
62'
M
Isaac Price 8.Northern Ireland
7.5
62'
M
William Balikwisha 22.Belgium
M
Aiden O'Neill 24.Australia
6.3
63'
M
C. Çanak 61.Belgium
6.7
62'
F
N. Ohio 10.Netherlands

Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Carl Hoefkens played with: Arnaud Bodart (8.5), Zinho Vanheusden (7.0), Merveille Bokadi (6.8), Nathan Ngoy (6.6), Marlon Fossey (7.0), Hayao Kawabe (6.3), Isaac Hayden (6.7), Steven Alzate (6.7), Moussa Djenepo (6.3), Kamal Sowah (7.0) and Wilfried Kanga (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gilles Dewaele (6.7), Isaac Price (7.5), Noah Ohio, William Balikwisha, Aiden O’Neill (6.3), Laurent Henkinet and Cihan Canak (6.7).

Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Gilles Dewaele (injured).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 4 changes: Isaac Hayden for Aiden O’Neill (63′), Hayao Kawabe for Isaac Price (62′), Marlon Fossey for Gilles Dewaele (62′) and Kamal Sowah for Cihan Canak (62′).

Best player: Arnaud Bodart​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was the goalkeeper: Arnaud Bodart. His rating is 8.47. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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