OOSTENDE. KV Oostende snatched a late win Francs Borains 1-0 after E. Henderson scored just 1 goal (90′).

The match was played at the DIaz Arena stadium in Oostende on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Arne De Beuckelaer with the collaboration of Brecht Devriese and . The 4th official was Klass Clerkx. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.48 degrees Celsius or 50.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. KV Oostende was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Francs Borains that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

KV Oostende was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why KV Oostende won the match​.

KV Oostende shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Francs Borains shot 10 times, 7 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

KV Oostende received 1 yellow card (Thomas Basila). On the opposite side, Francs Borains received 2 yellow cards (Levi Malungu and Tracy Mpati Bibuangu).

Standings

After this match, KV Oostende will have 14 points like Waasland-Beveren to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Francs Borains will stay with 13 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, KV Oostende will play away with Waasland-Beveren on the 2nd of March with a 12-12 head to head statistic.

Francs Borains will play away agasint Lierse Kempenzonen on the 2nd of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Francs Borains (0 draws).

KV Oostende – Formation

KV Oostende started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Stijn Vreven decided to play with the following team: Liam Bossin (8.9), Jonas Vinck (7.5), Anton Tanghe (7.7), Thomas Basila (6.7), Zech Medley (7.5), Brent Laes (7.7), Massimo Decoene (7.8), Maxime D’Arpino (7.1), Sieben Dewaele (7.3), David Atanga (6.8) and Daniel Perez (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ewan Henderson (8.1), Brent Gabriel, Manuel Osifo (6.6), Cederick Van Daele (7.0), Robbie D’Haese (7.0), Siebe Wylin and Mohamed Berte (7.5).

KV Oostende could not rely on the presence of Robbie D’Haese (injured), Manuel Osifo (injured) and Cederick Van Daele (injured).

Substitutions

KV Oostende made 5 changes: Daniel Perez for Ewan Henderson (46′), Thomas Basila for Robbie D’Haese (46′), Maxime D’Arpino for Manuel Osifo (60′), Brent Laes for Cederick Van Daele (83′) and Sieben Dewaele for Mohamed Berte (75′).

Best player: Liam Bossin​

The player that probably impressed the most for KV Oostende was the goalkeeper: Liam Bossin. His rating is 8.87. He performed 7 saves.

Francs Borains – Formation

Francs Borains started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Arnauld Mercier played with: Adrien Saussez (7.0), Tracy Mpati Bibuangu (7.7), Jordy Gillekens (6.8), Levi Malungu (7.1), Mathias Francotte (7.0), Mateo Itrak (7.0), Hedy Chaabi (7.5), Kevin Vandendriessche (7.3), Matthew Healy (7.0), Corenthyn Lavie (6.3) and Teddy Chevalier (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Clément Tainmont (6.4), Alessio Curci (6.8), Thierno Diallo (6.7), Ouparine Djoco, Sidney Obissa, Jordan Attah Kadiri and Fode Guirassy (7.0).

Substitutions

Francs Borains made 4 changes: Hedy Chaabi for Fode Guirassy (67′), Kevin Vandendriessche for Thierno Diallo (72′), Corenthyn Lavie for Clément Tainmont (82′) and Teddy Chevalier for Alessio Curci (82′).

Best player: Tracy Mpati Bibuangu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Francs Borains was Tracy Mpati Bibuangu.

His rating is (7.7) with 45 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• RFC Seraing – Beerschot-Wilrijk – 1-2
• KV Oostende – Francs Borains – 1-0
• RSC Anderlecht II – Deinze – 1-3