WAREGEM. Zulte-Waregem was capable to turn the tables against RFC Seraing to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was RFC Seraing to strike first with a goal of Pape Moussa Fall at the 69′. Then it was a goal in the 85′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Yannick Cappelle gave the win to Zulte-Waregem in the 90′ minute. Zulte-Waregem was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Elindus Arena stadium in Waregem on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens assisted by Gianni Seeldraeyers and Kristof Borms. The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.22 degrees Celsius or 46.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Zulte-Waregem

2 - 1

RFC Seraing

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 136 Attack 97
  • 96 Dangerous attack 57
  • 90 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

Zulte-Waregem had a strong ball possession 64% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zulte-Waregem was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zulte-Waregem won the match​.

Zulte-Waregem shot 16 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, RFC Seraing shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (Modou Tambedou and Alessandro Ciranni). Talking about the opposition, RFC Seraing received 2 yellow cards (Marvin Tshibuabua and Mathieu Cachbach).

Match Timeline

Joel Bagan- sub ->Robbe Decostere
58'
Christian Brüls- sub ->Dylan Demuynck
58'
Alioune Ndour- sub ->Matheus Machado
58'
69'
Pape Moussa Fall(goal)Gerald Kilota
74'
Édouard Soumah-Abbad- sub ->Désiré Segbé Azankpo
75'
Marvin Tshibuabua- Yellow
Alessandro Ciranni- Yellow
78'
Modou Tambedou- Yellow
79'
79'
Mathieu Cachbach- Yellow
Yannick Cappelle- sub ->Alessandro Ciranni
82'
M. Guindo- sub ->Abdoulaye Traore
82'
83'
Alama Bayo- sub ->Steve Mvoué
Modou Tambedou(goal)Jelle Vossen
85'
Yannick Cappelle(goal)Alioune Ndour
90'
90'
Valentin Guillaume- sub ->Maidine Douane

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Beerschot-Wilrijk
56
30
Dender
54
30
Deinze
53
30
Lommel United
52
30
Zulte-Waregem
51
30
Patro Eisden
51
30
Liège
49
30
Waasland-Beveren
45
30
KRC Genk II
37
30
Club Brugge II
37
30
Lierse Kempenzonen
35
30
RSC Anderlecht II
34
30
KV Oostende
32
30
Francs Borains
32
30
RFC Seraing
28
30
Standard Liège II
17
30

After this match, Zulte-Waregem has 32 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, RFC Seraing will stays with 14 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Zulte-Waregem will play away against KV Oostende on the 13th of January with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of KV Oostende (12 draws).

RFC Seraing will host Francs Borains on the 13th of January with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of RFC Seraing (0 draws).

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Louis Bostyn 1.Belgium
6.4
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
6.7
58'
D
Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium
7.5
82' 78'
D
Modou Tambedou 18.Senegal
7.3
79' 85'
D
Lukas Willen 31.Belgium
7.1
M
Abdoulaye Traoré 10.Ivory Coast
7.1
82'
M
Nicolas Rommens 20.Belgium
7.3
M
Ruud Vormer 25.Netherlands
7.8
M
Dylan Demuynck 59.Belgium
7.0
58'
F
Jelle Vossen 9.Belgium
8.1
F
Matheus Machado 99.Brazil
6.6
58'
Substitutes
G
Sef Van Damme 30.Belgium
D
Joel Bagan 33.England
6.8
58'
D
Yannick Cappelle 55.Belgium
7.7
82' 90'
M
Christian Brüls 12.Belgium
7.0
58'
M
K. Palumets 17.Estonia
F
Alioune Ndour 7.Senegal
7.3
58'
F
M. Guindo 11.Mali
6.6
82'

Zulte-Waregem adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Vincent Euvrard decided to play with the following team: Louis Bostyn (6.4), Robbe Decostere (6.7), Modou Tambedou (7.3), Lukas Willen (7.1), Alessandro Ciranni (7.5), Dylan Demuynck (7.0), Nicolas Rommens (7.3), Ruud Vormer (7.8), Abdoulaye Traore (7.1), Matheus Machado (6.6) and Jelle Vossen (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Alioune Ndour (7.3), Mohamed Guindo (6.6), Christian Brüls (7.0), Kevor Palumets, Sef van Damme, Joel Bagan (6.8) and Yannick Cappelle (7.7).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 5 changes: Robbe Decostere for Joel Bagan (58′), Dylan Demuynck for Christian Brüls (58′), Matheus Machado for Alioune Ndour (58′), Alessandro Ciranni for Yannick Cappelle (82′) and Abdoulaye Traore for Mohamed Guindo (82′).

Player of the match: Jelle Vossen​

The most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Jelle Vossen even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 16 passes (44% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

RFC Seraing – Formation

RFC Seraing
G
Lucas Margueron 16.France
7.5
D
Marvin Tshibuabua 4.France
7.0
75'
D
Gérald Kilota 8.France
7.3
D
Sandro Trémoulet 17.France
7.1
D
Romain Métanire 20.Madagascar
7.5
M
Steve Mvoué 5.Cameroon
7.0
83'
M
Mathieu Cachbach 10.Belgium
7.3
79'
M
Maïdine Douane 43.France
6.7
90'
M
Lilian Raillot 97.France
7.1
F
Pape Moussa Fall 9.Senegal
7.8
69'
F
Désiré Sègbè 57.Benin
6.4
74'
Substitutes
G
Timothy Galjé 1.Belgium
D
Noah Solheid 6.Belgium
M
Valentin Guillaume 14.Belgium
90'
M
Alama Bayo 22.Guinea
6.4
83'
M
Bassim Boukteb 65.Belgium
F
Édouard Soumah-Abbad 11.France
6.8
74'
F
Sonny Perrey 91.France

Also RFC Seraing adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Grégory Proment played with: Lucas Margueron (7.5), Romain Métanire (7.5), Marvin Tshibuabua (7.0), Sandro Trémoulet (7.1), Gerald Kilota (7.3), Steve Mvoué (7.0), Lilian Raillot (7.1), Mathieu Cachbach (7.3), Maidine Douane (6.7), Désiré Segbé Azankpo (6.4) and Pape Moussa Fall (7.8).

These were the players on the bench: Timothy Galje, Noah Solheid, Édouard Soumah-Abbad (6.8), Valentin Guillaume, Alama Bayo (6.4), Bassim Boukteb and Sonny Perrey.

Substitutions

RFC Seraing made 3 changes: Désiré Segbé Azankpo for Édouard Soumah-Abbad (74′), Steve Mvoué for Alama Bayo (83′) and Maidine Douane for Valentin Guillaume (90′).

Player of the match: Pape Moussa Fall​

The player that probably impressed the most for RFC Seraing was Pape Moussa Fall.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 34 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 18 duels out of 29.

Results of the day

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