DENDERLEEUW. Dender and Liège didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Dender was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Van Roystadion stadium in Denderleeuw on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jordy Vermeire assisted by Michiel De Cuyper and Jordan Vandenborre. The 4th official was Hannes De Couvreur. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.01 degrees Celsius or 46.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Dender was in firm control of the ball 59% while Liège was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liège had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Liège to win the match.
Dender shot 16 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Liège shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Dender received 2 yellow cards (Olivier Myny and Ridwane M’Barki). On the other side, Liège received 4 yellow cards (Yannick Gaby Loemba, Kevin Debaty, Benjamin Edouardo Lambot and Maxime Cavelier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Dender has 27 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Liège will has 25 points like Patro Eisden to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Dender will play away against Lierse Kempenzonen on the 13th of January with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Lierse Kempenzonen (1 draw).
Liège will host Patro Eisden on the 13th of January with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Liège (0 draws).
Dender – Formation
Dender
82'
87'
Dender started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Timmy Simons decided to play with the following team: Xavier Gies , Stefano Marzo , Dylan Ragolle , Kobe Cools , Joedrick Pupe , Ridwane M’Barki , Lennard Hens , Nathan Rodes , Jasper Van Oudenhove , Ali Akman and Jordy Soladio .
The home team had on the bench: Nicolas Antoine Rajsel , Olivier Myny , Kéres Masangu, Ibrahima Sory Sankhon, Gilles Ruyssen, Kosei Tani and Fabio Ferraro .
Substitutions
Dender made 3 changes: Jasper Van Oudenhove for Olivier Myny (87′), Jordy Soladio for Fabio Ferraro (67′) and Ali Akman for Nicolas Antoine Rajsel (73′).
Player of the match: Xavier Gies
The player that probably impressed the most for Dender was the goalkeeper: Xavier Gies. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Liège – Formation
Liège
Liège started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gaëtan Englebert played with: Kevin Debaty , Benoit Nyssen , Reno Wilmots , Jordan Bustin , Jonathan D’Ostillio , Ryan Merlen , Jérémie Lioka Lima , Damien Mouchamps , Mohamed Mouhli , Alessio Cascio and Adriano Bertaccini .
These were the players on the bench: Jesse Karma Mputu, Antoine Lejoly, Lucca Lucker , Tom Panepinto, Benjamin Edouardo Lambot , Yannick Gaby Loemba and Maxime Cavelier .
Substitutions
Liège made 4 changes: Alessio Cascio for Yannick Gaby Loemba (70′), Mohamed Mouhli for Maxime Cavelier (78′), Ryan Merlen for Benjamin Edouardo Lambot (87′) and Damien Mouchamps for Lucca Lucker (87′).
Player of the match: Mohamed Mouhli
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liège was Mohamed Mouhli.
His rating is with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 19. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Zulte-Waregem – RFC Seraing – 2-1
- Dender – Liège – 0-0
