WESTERLO. Anderlecht tops Westerlo 3-1. Anderlecht was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Anders Dreyer (19′), Thomas Delaney (67′) and Kasper Dolberg (82′). Westerlo reduced the distance with a goal (90′) by Jordan Bos, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the assistance of Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.47 degrees Celsius or 34.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 24 Total 26
- 7 On Target 10
- 9 Off Target 7
- 8 Shots blocked 9
- 94 Attack 130
- 69 Dangerous attack 78
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 3 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Westerlo was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Anderlecht was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Anderlecht won the contest.
Westerlo shot 24 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Anderlecht shot 26 times, 10 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Westerlo will stay with 11 points to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Anderlecht will have 34 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will host Genk on the 16th of March with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Genk (7 draws).
Anderlecht will host Kortrijk on the 16th of March with a 23-4 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (10 draws).
Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo
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Westerlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat , Bryan Reynolds , Emin Bayram , Bakary Haidara , Jordan Bos , Sergiy Sydorchuk , Arthur Piedfort , Griffin Yow , Nicolas Madsen , Yusuke Matsuo and Matija Frigan .
The home team had on the bench: Doğucan Haspolat , Nick Gillekens, Erdon Daci , Tuur Rommens , Edisson Jordanov, Roman Neustädter, Thomas Van den Keybus and Lucas Stassin .
Substitutions
Westerlo made 6 changes: Yusuke Matsuo for Lucas Stassin (69′), Matija Frigan for Erdon Daci (69′), Arthur Piedfort for Thomas Van den Keybus (78′), Sergiy Sydorchuk for Doğucan Haspolat (78′), Bakary Haidara for Tuur Rommens (86′) and Bakary Haidara for Tuur Rommens (86′).
Player of the match: Jordan Bos
The most impressive player for Westerlo was Jordan Bos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
Anderlecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Brian Riemer played with: Kasper Schmeichel , Killian Sardella , Zeno Debast , Jan Vertonghen , Ludwig Augustinsson , Thomas Delaney , Mats Rits , Mario Stroeykens , Anders Dreyer , Kasper Dolberg and Benito Raman .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Maxime Dupé, Alexis Flips , Yari Verschaeren , Theo Leoni, Majeed Ashimeru , Luis Vázquez and Louis Patris .
Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of Majeed Ashimeru (injured).
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 4 changes: Thomas Delaney for Majeed Ashimeru (77′), Benito Raman for Yari Verschaeren (66′), Killian Sardella for Louis Patris (86′) and Mario Stroeykens for Alexis Flips (85′).
Player of the match: Mario Stroeykens
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Mario Stroeykens even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Westerlo – Anderlecht – 1-3
