DEURNE. Antwerp bounces back against Westerlo with 2 goals from L. Stassin from a goal on the 71′ and a goal on the 77′. Antwerp was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche who had the assistance of Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Dunken Van De Velde. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.47 degrees Celsius or 50.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Antwerp had a superior ball possession 64% while Westerlo was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Antwerp to win the match.
Antwerp shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Westerlo shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (Toby Alderweireld and Jürgen Ekkelenkamp). Regarding the opposition, Westerlo received 1 yellow card (Edisson Jordanov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Antwerp has 32 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Westerlo will has 18 points like Sporting Charleroi to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away with Genk on the 26th of December with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (5 draws).
Westerlo will host RWDM on the 26th of December with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Westerlo (4 draws).
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
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Antwerp adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez , Jelle Bataille , Toby Alderweireld , Soumaila Coulibaly , Sam Vines , Arthur Vermeeren , Mandela Keita , Arbnor Muja , Jürgen Ekkelenkamp , Chidera Ejuke and Vincent Janssen .
The home team had on the bench: Ritchie De Laet , Gyrano Kerk, Alhassan Yusuf , George Ilenikhena , Michel Ange Balikwisha , Zeno Van Den Bosch and Senne Lammens.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 5 changes: Jelle Bataille for Ritchie De Laet (35′), Mandela Keita for Zeno Van Den Bosch (81′), Jürgen Ekkelenkamp for Alhassan Yusuf (63′), Sam Vines for George Ilenikhena (63′) and Arbnor Muja for Michel Ange Balikwisha (63′).
Player of the match: Toby Alderweireld
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Toby Alderweireld.
His rating is with 1 goal, 91 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.
Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo
Also Westerlo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rik Demil played with: Sinan Bolat , Edisson Jordanov , Roman Neustädter , Ravil Tagir , Jordan Bos , Sergiy Sydorchuk , Arthur Piedfort , Griffin Yow , Nicolas Madsen , Nacer Chadli and Kyan Vaesen .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bakary Haidara, Doğucan Haspolat , Lukas Van Eenoo, Nick Gillekens, Bryan Reynolds, Thomas Van den Keybus , Lucas Stassin and Tuur Rommens.
Westerlo could not rely on the presence of Tuur Rommens (injured).
Substitutions
Westerlo made 4 changes: Nicolas Madsen for Lucas Stassin (67′), Nacer Chadli for Thomas Van den Keybus (46′), Griffin Yow for Doğucan Haspolat (89′) and Ravil Tagir for Tuur Rommens (90′).
Player of the match: Lucas Stassin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was Lucas Stassin.
His rating is with 2 goals, 3 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 67′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-2
- Sint-Truiden – Sporting Charleroi – 1-0
- Antwerp – Westerlo – 2-2
- Anderlecht – Genk – 2-1
