WESTERLO. Westerlo tops AS Eupen 2-0 after N. Madsen scores 2 goals.

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 Wesli De Cremer who was helped by Michele Seeldraeyers and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Westerlo

2 - 0

AS Eupen

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 20 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 72 Attack 127
  • 46 Dangerous attack 54
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Westerlo was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. AS Eupen that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

AS Eupen was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Westerlo found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Westerlo shot 20 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, AS Eupen shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Westerlo received 3 yellow cards (Arthur Piedfort, Bakary Haidara and Emin Bayram). Regarding the opposition, AS Eupen received 1 yellow card (Alfred Finnbogason).

Match Timeline

E. Bayram- Yellow
17'
54'
Alfred Finnbogason- Yellow
Nicolas Madsen(goal)Nacer Chadli
61'
59'
Regan Charles-Cook- sub ->Alfred Finnbogason
Nicolas Madsen(penalty)
67'
A. Piedfort- Yellow
72'
73'
Jérôme Déom- sub ->Kevin Möhwald
73'
Yentl Van Genechten- sub ->Rune Paeshuyse
81'
Bakary Haidara- sub ->Griffin Yow
81'
Bakary Haidara- Yellow
82'
Doğucan Haspolat- sub ->Arthur Piedfort
89'
Thomas Van den Keybus- sub ->Kyan Vaesen
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
9
Anderlecht
46
9
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
34
8
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
8
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After this contest, Westerlo has 17 points like Sporting Charleroi to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, AS Eupen will stays with 15 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will play away against Antwerp on the 23rd of December with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).

AS Eupen will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 23rd of December with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat 1.Turkey
9.5
D
Jordan Bos 5.Australia
7.5
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
7.3
D
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
7.3
D
E. Bayram 40.Turkey
7.9
17'
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
9.4
90' 61', 67'
M
Sergiy Sydorchuk 15.Ukraine
7.0
M
G. Yow 18.United States
7.0
81'
M
A. Piedfort 46.Belgium
8.2
89' 72'
M
Nacer Chadli 89.Belgium
7.7
81'
F
Kyan Vaesen 14.Belgium
7.0
89'
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
Bakary Haidara 3.Ivory Coast
6.4
81' 82'
D
T. Rommens 25.Belgium
M
Doğucan Haspolat 6.Netherlands
89'
M
L. Van Eenoo 7.Belgium
90'
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
89'
F
M. Frigan 9.Croatia
F
Erdon Daci 21.Macedonia
6.4
81'

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

The manager Rik Demil decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat (9.5), Bryan Reynolds (7.3), Emin Bayram (7.9), Roman Neustädter (7.3), Jordan Bos (7.5), Sergiy Sydorchuk (7.0), Arthur Piedfort (8.2), Griffin Yow (7.0), Nicolas Madsen (9.4), Nacer Chadli (7.7) and Kyan Vaesen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Bakary Haidara (6.4), Doğucan Haspolat, Lukas Van Eenoo, Matija Frigan, Nick Gillekens, Erdon Daci (6.4), Tuur Rommens and Thomas Van den Keybus.

Substitutions

Westerlo made 5 changes: Kyan Vaesen for Thomas Van den Keybus (89′), Nacer Chadli for Erdon Daci (81′), Griffin Yow for Bakary Haidara (81′), Arthur Piedfort for Doğucan Haspolat (89′) and Nicolas Madsen for Lukas Van Eenoo (90′).

Player of the match: Sinan Bolat​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was the goalkeeper: Sinan Bolat. His rating is 9.49. He performed 7 saves.

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen
G
G. Słonina 24.United States
6.7
D
Jan Kral 21.Czech Republic
6.8
D
Rune Paeshuyse 28.Belgium
6.7
73'
D
Victor Pálsson 4.Iceland
6.8
M
Gary Magnée 15.Belgium
7.0
M
A. Keita 18.Guinea
7.5
M
Jason Davidson 3.Australia
7.3
M
Brandon Baiye 6.Belgium
7.5
M
Kevin Möhwald 8.Germany
6.7
73'
F
Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland
6.7
59' 54'
F
Isaac Nuhu 7.Ghana
7.5
Substitutes
G
Tom Roufosse 99.Belgium
D
Aleksandr Filin 25.Russia
D
Yentl Van Genechten 2.Belgium
7.3
73'
M
Jérôme Déom 14.Belgium
7.3
73'
M
Isaac Christie-Davies 23.Wales
M
Nathan Bitumazala 11.France
F
Regan Charles-Cook 10.England
6.8
59'

AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Florian Kohfeldt played with: Gabriel Słonina (6.7), Rune Paeshuyse (6.7), Victor Pálsson (6.8), Jan Král (6.8), Gary Magnee (7.0), Kevin Möhwald (6.7), Brandon Baiye (7.5), Amadou Keita  (7.5), Jason Davidson (7.3), Alfred Finnbogason (6.7) and Isaac Nuhu (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yentl Van Genechten (7.3), Regan Charles-Cook (6.8), Nathan Bitumazala, Jerome Deom (7.3), Isaac Christie-Davies, Oleksandr Filin and Tom Roufosse.

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 3 changes: Kevin Möhwald for Jerome Deom (73′), Alfred Finnbogason for Regan Charles-Cook (59′) and Rune Paeshuyse for Yentl Van Genechten (73′).

Player of the match: Amadou Keita ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AS Eupen was Amadou Keita .

His rating is 7.5 with 26 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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