KORTRIJK. Westerlo beat Kortrijk to win 2-1. A goal from E. Daci was decisive in the 87min. It was Westerlo to strike first with a goal of Matija Frigan at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Erdon Daci gave the win to Westerlo in the 87′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens with the collaboration of Rien Vanyzere and Koen Thijs. The 4th official was Bram Van Driessche. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.29 degrees Celsius or 48.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Standings

After this match, Kortrijk stays with 10 points to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Westerlo will has 14 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will play away with Genk on the 16th of December with a 17-10 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (8 draws).

Westerlo will host AS Eupen on the 16th of December with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Westerlo (4 draws).

Kortrijk – Formation

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

The manager Joseph Akpala decided to play with the following team: T. Vandenberghe (6.8), N. Mehssatou (6.8), João Silva (7.0), A. Radovanović (6.7), D. De Neve (7.0), A. Sissako (7.3), M. Kana (7.5), D. Henen (7.0), A. Kadri (8.5), S. Ojo (6.4) and I. Davies (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: M. Mampassi, K. Malinov, F. Avenatti (6.7), A. Mighten (6.4), M. Bruno (7.7), L. Pirard and M. El Idrissy (6.4).

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 4 changes: N. Mehssatou for A. Mighten (90′), S. Ojo for M. Bruno (46′), I. Davies for M. El Idrissy (84′) and D. Henen for F. Avenatti (55′).

Player of the match: A. Kadri​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was A. Kadri.

His rating is 8.5 with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork twice times.

Westerlo – Formation

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

Jonas De Roeck played with: Sinan Bolat (7.3), Bryan Reynolds (6.7), Emin Bayram (7.8), Roman Neustädter (6.7), Jordan Bos (6.7), Sergiy Sydorchuk (7.3), Arthur Piedfort (7.0), Griffin Yow (6.4), Nicolas Madsen (7.3), Nacer Chadli (7.1) and Matija Frigan (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pietro Perdichizzi, Mathias Fixelles (6.6), Doğucan Haspolat, Lukas Van Eenoo (6.4), Kyan Vaesen (7.0), Nick Gillekens, Erdon Daci (7.5) and Edisson Jordanov.

Westerlo could not rely on the presence of Erdon Daci (injured).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 4 changes: Griffin Yow for Kyan Vaesen (80′), Arthur Piedfort for Lukas Van Eenoo (80′), Matija Frigan for Erdon Daci (54′) and Nacer Chadli for Mathias Fixelles (61′).

Player of the match: Emin Bayram​

The most impressive player for Westerlo was Emin Bayram even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.8 with 62 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Kortrijk – Westerlo – 1-2