OH Leuven defeats AS Eupen 3-0

HEVERLEE. OH Leuven was in the end too strong for AS Eupen.

OH Leuven defeats AS Eupen 3-0

HEVERLEE. OH Leuven was eventually too good for AS Eupen with the goal of Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson (2′), Youssef Maziz (29′) and Suphanat Mueanta (89′).

The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Tuesday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens with the assistance of Lennert Jans and Koen Thijs. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.83 degrees Celsius or 49.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 18 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 98 Attack 76
  • 55 Dangerous attack 41
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. OH Leuven was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. AS Eupen that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

OH Leuven had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why OH Leuven won the match​.

OH Leuven shot 18 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, AS Eupen shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (Ewoud Pletinckx and Ezechiel Banzuzi). Regarding the opposition, AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (Yentl Van Genechten and Isaac Christie-Davies).

Match Timeline

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson(goal)Youssef Maziz
2'
Ewoud Pletinckx- Yellow
22'
Youssef Maziz(goal)Jonatan Braut Brunes
29'
40'
Yentl Van Genechten- sub ->Gary Magnee
E. Banzuzi- Yellow
42'
46'
Isaac Christie-Davies- sub ->Brandon Baiye
48'
Yentl Van Genechten- Yellow
54'
62'
Isaac Christie-Davies- Yellow
65'
Alfred Finnbogason- sub ->Rune Paeshuyse
Mathieu Maertens  - sub ->Jonatan Braut Brunes
72'
S. Mueanta- sub ->Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson
72'
78'
Lorenzo Youndje- sub ->Jerome Deom
P. Ngawa- sub ->Youssef Maziz
79'
Konan N’Dri - sub ->Nachon Nsingi
80'
S. Mueanta(goal)Konan N\'Dri
89'

Standings

After this contest, OH Leuven has 16 points to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, AS Eupen will stays with 15 points to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will host Anderlecht on the 20th of January with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).

AS Eupen will play away against RWDM on the 20th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of AS Eupen (0 draws).

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
T. Leysen 1.Belgium
8.4
D
Florian Miguel 18.France
7.1
D
Joël Schingtienne 23.Belgium
7.3
D
Ewoud Pletinckx 28.Belgium
7.3
22'
M
8.2
72' Goals2'
M
Siebe Schrijvers 8.Belgium
7.7
M
E. Banzuzi 11.Netherlands
7.3
54' 42'
M
Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium
7.0
80'
M
Youssef Maziz 88.France
8.5
79' Goals29'
M
Richie Sagrado 52.Belgium
7.5
F
7.7
72'
Substitutes
G
Maxence Prévot 16.France
D
R. Shlomo 3.Israel
6.7
54'
D
P. Ngawa 5.Belgium
6.6
79'
M
6.8
72'
F
Konan N’Dri  15.Ivory Coast
7.9
80'
F
S. Mueanta 19.Thailand
7.9
72' Goals89'
F
Nathaniel Opoku 21.Ghana

OH Leuven adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Óscar García Junyent decided to play with the following team: Tobe Leysen (8.4), Joel Schingtienne (7.3), Ewoud Pletinckx (7.3), Florian Miguel (7.1), Richie Sebastiao, Richie Sagrado (7.5), Siebe Schrijvers (7.7), Ezechiel Banzuzi (7.3), Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson (8.2), Youssef Maziz (8.5), Jonatan Braut Brunes (7.7) and Nachon Nsingi (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Raz Shlomo (6.7), Pierre-Yves Ngawa (6.6), Konan N’Dri (7.9), Maxence Prévot, Suphanat Mueanta (7.9), Nathaniel Opoku and Mathieu Maertens (6.8).

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 5 changes: Ezechiel Banzuzi for Raz Shlomo (54′), Youssef Maziz for Pierre-Yves Ngawa (79′), Nachon Nsingi for Konan N’Dri (80′), Jonatan Braut Brunes for Mathieu Maertens (72′) and Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Suphanat Mueanta (72′).

Player of the match: Youssef Maziz​

The player that probably impressed the most for OH Leuven was Youssef Maziz.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 30 passes (63% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen
G
G. Słonina 24.United States
7.1
D
Victor Pálsson 4.Iceland
6.6
D
Aleksandr Filin 25.Russia
7.3
D
Rune Paeshuyse 28.Belgium
6.3
65'
M
Jason Davidson 3.Australia
6.8
M
Brandon Baiye 6.Belgium
6.4
46'
M
Kevin Möhwald 8.Germany
7.5
M
Jérôme Déom 14.Belgium
6.7
78'
M
Gary Magnée  15.Belgium
6.4
40'
M
A. Keita 18.Guinea
7.1
F
Isaac Nuhu 7.Ghana
7.1
Substitutes
G
Julian Elias Renner 44.Germany
G
Tom Roufosse 99.Belgium
D
7.0
40' 48'
D
Lorenzo Youndje 34.Belgium
6.3
78'
M
7.0
46' 62'
M
Pape Youssou Niang 26.Senegal
F
Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland
6.7
65'

Also AS Eupen adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Florian Kohfeldt played with: Gabriel Słonina (7.1), Rune Paeshuyse (6.3), Victor Pálsson (6.6), Oleksandr Filin (7.3), Gary Magnee (6.4), Jerome Deom (6.7), Brandon Baiye (6.4), Jason Davidson (6.8), Kevin Möhwald (7.5), Amadou Keita  (7.1), Isaac Nuhu (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Yentl Van Genechten (7.0), Isaac Christie-Davies (7.0), Pape Youssou Niang, Alfred Finnbogason (6.7), Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom (6.3), Julian Elias Renner and Tom Roufosse.

AS Eupen could not rely on the presence of Yentl Van Genechten (injured).

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 4 changes: Gary Magnee for Yentl Van Genechten (40′), Rune Paeshuyse for Alfred Finnbogason (65′), Brandon Baiye for Isaac Christie-Davies (46′) and Jerome Deom for Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom (78′).

Player of the match: Kevin Möhwald​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AS Eupen was Kevin Möhwald.

His rating is 7.5 with 44 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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