Beerschot-Wilrijk conquers Liège 3-0

ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk was after all too much to handle for Liège.

November 27, 2023

ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk was in the end too much to handle for Liège with the goal of Mardochee Nzita (3′), Simion Michez (41′) and Tom Reyners (72′). Beerschot-Wilrijk was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Bourdeaud’hui with the assistance of Michiel De Cuyper and . The 4th official was Tim De Keyzer. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.51 degrees Celsius or 43.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.

Match Statistics

Beerschot-Wilrijk

3 - 0

Liège

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

23 Total 5
14 On Target 3
7 Off Target 1
2 Shots blocked 1

88 Attack 63
72 Dangerous attack 55
87 Ball safe 68

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

11 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Beerschot-Wilrijk was in firm control of the ball 68% while Liège was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beerschot-Wilrijk had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Beerschot-Wilrijk won the match.

Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 23 times, 14 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Liège shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Beerschot-Wilrijk received 1 yellow card (Mardochee Nzita). On the other side, Liège received 3 yellow cards (Gaëtan Englebert, Adriano Bertaccini and Jordan Bustin).

Match Timeline

Mardochée Nzita(goal)Tom Reyners

19'

J. Bustin- Yellow

Simion Michez(goal)Charly Keita

41'

43'

L. Lucker- sub ->Benjamin Edouardo Lambot

45'

J. Bustin(yellowredcard)

46'

Z. Atteri- sub ->Yannick Gaby Loemba

46'

D. Mouchamps- sub ->Alessio Cascio

66'

M. Mouhli- sub ->Ryan Merlen

Mardochée Nzita- Yellow

69'

Tom Reyners(goal)Thibaud Verlinden

72'

Ibrahim Alhassan- sub ->Welat Cagro

74'

Marco Weymans- sub ->Tom Reyners

78'

Félix Nzouango- sub ->Katuku Derrick Tshimanga

79'

82'

M. Cavelier- sub ->Jonathan D\'Ostillio

82'

89'

Benjamin Pauwels- sub ->Charly Keita

82'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Beerschot-Wilrijk will have 26 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Liège will stay with 18 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Beerschot-Wilrijk will play away with Dender on the 2nd of March with a 1-1 head to head record.

Liège will play away agasint Lommel United on the 2nd of March with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk

Davor Matijas 71.Croatia

7.7

Hervé Matthys 3.Belgium

7.9

Derrick Tshimanga 26.Belgium

7.3

79'

Apostolos Konstantopoulos 66.Greece

7.3

82'

Ryan Sanusi 18.Belgium

8.7

Mardochée Nzita 24.Belgium

7.7

69'

Welat Cagro 47.Belgium

7.8

74'

Simion Michez 75.Belgium

8.1

41'

Tom Reyners 7.Belgium

9.2

78'

72'

Thibaud Verlinden 10.Belgium

7.8

Charly Keita 27.France

6.7

82'

Substitutes

Bill Lathouwers 1.Belgium

Luca Meisl 6.Austria

6.8

82'

Marco Weymans 28.Burundi

6.8

78'

Félix Nzouango 55.France

6.7

79'

Ibrahim Alhassan 8.Nigeria

6.7

74'

Benjamin Pauwels 29.Belgium

7.0

82'

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

The manager Andreas Wieland decided to play with the following team: Davor Matijaš (7.7), Apostolos Konstantopoulos (7.3), Herve Matthys (7.9), Katuku Derrick Tshimanga (7.3), Simion Michez (8.1), Ryan Sanusi (8.7), Welat Cagro (7.8), Mardochee Nzita (7.7), Tom Reyners (9.2), Thibaud Verlinden (7.8) and Charly Keita (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Luca Meisl (6.8), Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (6.7), Liam Oetoehganal, Marco Weymans (6.8), Benjamin Pauwels (7.0) and Félix Nzouango Bikien (6.7).

Beerschot-Wilrijk could not rely on the presence of Benjamin Pauwels (injured).

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 5 changes: Tom Reyners for Marco Weymans (78′), Katuku Derrick Tshimanga for Félix Nzouango Bikien (79′), Welat Cagro for Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (74′), Charly Keita for Benjamin Pauwels (82′) and Apostolos Konstantopoulos for Luca Meisl (82′).

Player of the match: Tom Reyners

The player that probably impressed the most for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Tom Reyners.

His rating is (9.2) with 1 goal, 52 passes (90% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Liège – Formation

Liège

K. Debaty 1.Belgium

8.7

J. Bustin 4.Belgium

5.6

19'

B. Nyssen 18.Belgium

6.7

B. Lambot 19.Belgium

6.3

43'

J. D'Ostilio 25.Belgium

6.4

82'

J. Lioka 2.France

7.0

R. Merlen 6.France

6.7

66'

A. Arslan 15.Belgium

6.3

A. Cascio 21.Belgium

6.1

46'

Y. Loemba 23.Republic of the Congo

6.6

46'

Adriano Bertaccini 9.Belgium

6.8

89'

Substitutes

A. Lejoly 12.Belgium

L. Lucker 14.Belgium

6.7

43'

M. Mouhli 10.Belgium

7.1

66'

M. Cavelier 26.Belgium

6.6

82'

Jesse Karma Mputu 8.Belgium

D. Mouchamps 13.Belgium

7.0

46'

Z. Atteri 16.Belgium

6.8

46'

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

Gaëtan Englebert played with: Kevin Debaty (8.7), Benoit Nyssen (6.7), Benjamin Edouardo Lambot (6.3), Jordan Bustin (5.6), Jonathan D’Ostillio (6.4), Ryan Merlen (6.7), Jérémie Lioka Lima (7.0), Alessio Cascio (6.1), Yannick Gaby Loemba (6.6), Abian Arslan (6.3) and Adriano Bertaccini (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jesse Karma Mputu, Mohamed Mouhli (7.1), Antoine Lejoly, Damien Mouchamps (7.0), Lucca Lucker (6.7), Zakaria Atteri (6.8) and Maxime Cavelier (6.6).

Liège could not rely on the presence of Lucca Lucker (injured).

Substitutions

Liège made 5 changes: Benjamin Edouardo Lambot for Lucca Lucker (43′), Yannick Gaby Loemba for Zakaria Atteri (46′), Alessio Cascio for Damien Mouchamps (46′), Ryan Merlen for Mohamed Mouhli (66′) and Jonathan D’Ostillio for Maxime Cavelier (82′).