ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk and RSC Anderlecht II draw 1-1. T. Verlinden scored the first goal (8′) for Beerschot-Wilrijk. K. Goto settled the score (58′) with a penalty. Beerschot-Wilrijk was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme assisted by Tom Vanpoucke and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Arne De Beuckelaer. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.02 degrees Celsius or 35.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Beerschot-Wilrijk had a strong ball possession 65% while RSC Anderlecht II was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beerschot-Wilrijk was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Beerschot-Wilrijk to win the match​.

Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 22 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, RSC Anderlecht II shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Beerschot-Wilrijk received 2 yellow cards (Herve Matthys and Welat Cagro ). On the other side, RSC Anderlecht II received 2 yellow cards (Ismaël Baouf and Lars Montegnies).

Standings

After playing this contest, Beerschot-Wilrijk has 33 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, RSC Anderlecht II will has 24 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Beerschot-Wilrijk will play away with Lommel United on the 20th of January with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Beerschot-Wilrijk (0 draws).

RSC Anderlecht II will host Liège on the 20th of January with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of RSC Anderlecht II (0 draws).

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Dirk Kuijt decided to play with the following team: Davor Matijaš (7.7), Apostolos Konstantopoulos (7.0), Herve Matthys (7.3), Katuku Derrick Tshimanga (7.3), Simion Michez (8.1), Ryan Sanusi (7.3), Welat Cagro  (6.7), Mardochee Nzita (7.9), Tom Reyners (7.7), Thibaud Verlinden (8.5) and Charly Keita (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Mike van Beijnen, Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi, Jerrel Hak (6.4), Andi Koshi, Marco Weymans, Benjamin Pauwels, Axl Van Himbeeck and Félix Nzouango Bikien.

Beerschot-Wilrijk could not rely on the presence of Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (injured).

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 3 changes: Apostolos Konstantopoulos for Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (90′), Simion Michez for Marco Weymans (90′) and Charly Keita for Jerrel Hak (80′).

Player of the match: Thibaud Verlinden​

The most impressive player for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Thibaud Verlinden.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 46 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

RSC Anderlecht II – Formation

RSC Anderlecht II started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marink Reedijk played with: Timon Vanhoutte (7.3), Loïc Masscho (7.0), Ismaël Baouf (7.3), Nunzio Engwanda-Ongena (7.3), Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui (7.5), A. Engwanda (7.3), Lars Montegnies (6.4), Anas Tajaouart (7.3), Amadou Diallo (7.5), Keisuke Goto (7.9) and Lilian Vergeylen (6.4).

They had on the bench: Usni Ismaili, Rik Vercauteren, Kaïs Houdoussi Barry (7.0), Florian Nicaise, Aboubacar Conte, Nassim Azaouzi  (7.3), Nathan De Cat, Ali Maamar and Devon Decorte.

Substitutions

RSC Anderlecht II made 2 changes: Lars Montegnies for Kaïs Houdoussi Barry (80′) and Amadou Diallo for Nassim Azaouzi (80′).

Player of the match: Keisuke Goto​

The player that probably impressed the most for RSC Anderlecht II was Keisuke Goto.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

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

• Beerschot-Wilrijk – RSC Anderlecht II – 1-1
• Liège – Patro Eisden – 1-0