LIEGE. Standard Liège defeats Genk 1-0 after H. Kawabe scored just 1 goal (66′). Genk lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the assistance of Michele Seeldraeyers and Nicolas Maszowez. The 4th official was Kevin Van Damme. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 4 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 88 Attack 110
- 48 Dangerous attack 59
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 20 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Genk had a superior ball possession 60% while Standard Liège was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Genk was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Standard Liège found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Standard Liège shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Genk shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards (Gilles Dewaele and Nathan Ngoy). Regarding the opposition, Genk received 3 yellow cards (Alejandro Galarza, Bryan Heynen and Alejandro Galarza).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Standard Liège will have 20 points like Club Brugge to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Genk will stay with 24 points like Antwerp to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will host AS Eupen on the 16th of March with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).
Genk will play away agasint Westerlo on the 16th of March with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Genk (7 draws).
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège
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Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Carl Hoefkens decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart , Nathan Ngoy , Lucas Noubi , Konstantinos Laifis , Moussa Djenepo , Hayao Kawabe , Aiden O’Neill , Steven Alzate , Cihan Canak , Isaac Price and Wilfried Kanga .
The home team had on the bench: Gilles Dewaele, Noah Ohio , Isaac Hayden , Marlon Fossey, Kamal Sowah , William Balikwisha, Stipe Perica and Laurent Henkinet.
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 4 changes: Zakaria El Ouahdi for Noah Ohio (77′), Moussa Djenepo for Kamal Sowah (72′), Joseph Paintsil for Isaac Hayden (88′) and Andi Zeqiri for Gilles Dewaele (89′).
Player of the match: Hayao Kawabe
The player that probably impressed the most for Standard Liège was Hayao Kawabe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Genk – Formation
Genk
Genk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Wouter Vrancken played with: Maarten Vandevoordt , Zakaria El Ouahdi , Carlos Cuesta , Mark McKenzie , Gerardo Arteaga , Bryan Heynen , Alejandro Galarza , Bilal El Khannouss , Christopher Baah , Andi Zeqiri and Joseph Paintsil .
They had on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed, Alieu Fadera , Patrik Hrosovsky , Joris Kayembe, Luca Oyen and Tolu Arokodare .
Substitutions
Genk made 4 changes: Andi Zeqiri for Gilles Dewaele (62′), Bilal El Khannouss for Patrik Hrosovsky (72′), Joseph Paintsil for Alieu Fadera (72′) and Bilal El Khannouss for Luca Oyen (83′).
Player of the match: Gerardo Arteaga
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Gerardo Arteaga.
His rating is with 57 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – Westerlo – 3-2
- Cercle Brugge – AS Eupen – 2-0
- Standard Liège – Genk – 1-0
