Standard Liège draws 0-0 with Sporting Charleroi on Saturday

LIEGE. Standard Liège and Sporting Charleroi ended up goalless.

December 17, 2023

LIEGE. Standard Liège and Sporting Charleroi didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the collaboration of Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.18 degrees Celsius or 44.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Standard Liège

0 - 0

Sporting Charleroi

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

6 Total 8
1 On Target 2
1 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 2

135 Attack 114
52 Dangerous attack 44
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2

Fouls

11 Total 21
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Standard Liège had a strong ball possession 55% while Sporting Charleroi was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Standard Liège was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Standard Liège to win the match.

Standard Liège shot 6 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Standard Liège received 1 yellow card (Aiden O’Neill). On the other side, Sporting Charleroi received 1 yellow card (Žan Rogelj).

Match Timeline

30'

Zan Rogelj- Yellow

Aiden O'Neill - Yellow

42'

43'

Jules Van Cleemput - sub ->Stefan Knežević

54'

Ryota Morioka- sub ->Marco Ilaimaharitra

63'

C. Çanak- sub ->Moussa Djenepo

64'

Merveille Bokadi - sub ->Zinho Vanheusden

64'

71'

Daan Heymans- sub ->Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali

71'

Isaac Mbenza - sub ->Parfait Guiagon

71'

Gilles Dewaele- sub ->Marlon Fossey

79'

Kamal Sowah- sub ->Steven Alzate

86'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Standard Liège has 22 points to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi will has 18 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will play away against Mechelen on the 20th of December with a 18-11 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (8 draws).

Sporting Charleroi will play away against Sint-Truiden on the 23rd of December with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Sporting Charleroi (13 draws).

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège

Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium

7.1

Nathan Ngoy 3.Belgium

8.1

Zinho Vanheusden 4.Belgium

7.0

64'

Konstantinos Laifis 34.Cyprus

7.3

Marlon Fossey 13.United States

6.7

79'

Steven Alzate 17.Colombia

7.0

86'

Moussa Djenepo 19.Mali

6.7

64'

William Balikwisha 22.Belgium

7.1

63'

Aiden O'Neill 24.Australia

7.3

42'

Hayao Kawabe 6.Japan

7.0

Wilfried Kanga 14.France

7.0

Substitutes

Matthieu Epolo 40.Belgium

Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium

6.8

79'

Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo

6.8

64'

L. Noubi 51.Belgium

R. Mundle 7.England

C. Çanak 61.Belgium

7.0

64'

Renaud Emond 9.Belgium

N. Ohio 10.Netherlands

6.7

63'

Kamal Sowah 18.Ghana

6.6

86'

Standard Liège adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Carl Hoefkens decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart (7.1), Zinho Vanheusden (7.0), Konstantinos Laifis (7.3), Nathan Ngoy (8.1), Marlon Fossey (6.7), Aiden O’Neill (7.3), Steven Alzate (7.0), Moussa Djenepo (6.7), William Balikwisha (7.1), Wilfried Kanga (7.0) and Hayao Kawabe (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Gilles Dewaele (6.8), Romaine Mundle, Renaud Emond, Noah Ohio (6.7), Kamal Sowah (6.6), Merveille Bokadi (6.8), Matthieu Epolo, Lucas Noubi and Cihan Canak (7.0).

Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Gilles Dewaele (injured), Merveille Bokadi (injured) and Kamal Sowah (injured).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 5 changes: Marlon Fossey for Gilles Dewaele (79′), William Balikwisha for Noah Ohio (63′), Zinho Vanheusden for Merveille Bokadi (64′), Moussa Djenepo for Cihan Canak (64′) and Steven Alzate for Kamal Sowah (86′).

Player of the match: Nathan Ngoy

The most impressive player for Standard Liège was Nathan Ngoy.

His rating is 8.1 with 66 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14.

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi

Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso

7.0

Jonas Bager 2.Denmark

7.0

Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland

7.0

43'

Dillon Sheppard 25.France

7.7

Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria

7.9

Parfait Guiagon 8.Ivory Coast

7.0

71'

Vetle Dragsnes 15.Norway

6.7

Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar

7.0

54'

Zan Rogelj 29.Slovenia

7.1

71'

30'

Oday Dabbagh 9.Palestine

6.7

A. Benbouali 13.Algeria

6.6

71'

Substitutes

M. Delavallée 55.Belgium

Jules Van Cleemput 4.Belgium

7.0

43'

Daan Heymans 18.Belgium

6.4

71'

Ryota Morioka 44.Japan

7.1

54'

Isaac Mbenza 7.Belgium

7.0

71'

Ken Nkuba 28.Belgium

6.8

71'

Y. Sylla 80.Belgium

Also Sporting Charleroi adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Felice Mazzù played with: Hervé Koffi (7.0), Jonas Bager (7.0), Dillon Sheppard (7.7), Stefan Knežević (7.0), Žan Rogelj (7.1), Marco Ilaimaharitra (7.0), Adem Zorgane (7.9), Vetle Dragsnes (6.7), Parfait Guiagon (7.0), Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali (6.6) and Oday Dabbagh (6.7).

They had on the bench: Jules Van Cleemput (7.0), Isaac Mbenza (7.0), Daan Heymans (6.4), Ken Nkuba (6.8), Ryota Morioka (7.1), Martin Delavalée and Youssuf Sylla.

Sporting Charleroi could not rely on the presence of Jules Van Cleemput (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: Stefan Knežević for Jules Van Cleemput (43′), Marco Ilaimaharitra for Ryota Morioka (54′), Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali for Daan Heymans (71′), Žan Rogelj for Ken Nkuba (71′) and Parfait Guiagon for Isaac Mbenza (71′).