DEINZE. Deinze obliterates Lierse Kempenzonen 4-0 with goals of Lennart Mertens (31′), Lennart Mertens (46′), Lennart Mertens (74′) and Nicolas Mercier (90′). Deinze capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Burgermeester Van De Wiele Stadion stadium in Deinze on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Klass Clerkx who had the assistance of Kristof Borms and Jordan Vandenborre. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 2.5 degrees Celsius or 36.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Deinze had a superior ball possession 57% while Lierse Kempenzonen was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Deinze was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Deinze won the match​.

Deinze shot 25 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Lierse Kempenzonen shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Deinze received 1 yellow card (Denis Prychynenko). Regarding the opposition, Lierse Kempenzonen received 2 yellow cards (Jarno Libert and Aristote Nkaka).

Standings

After playing this match, Deinze has 32 points like Zulte-Waregem to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Lierse Kempenzonen will stays with 18 points like KRC Genk II to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Deinze will play away with KV Oostende on the 27th of January with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of KV Oostende (4 draws).

Lierse Kempenzonen will play away against RFC Seraing on the 27th of January with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Deinze – Formation

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

The manager Hans Somers decided to play with the following team: Nacho Miras (7.3), Alessio Staelens (7.3), Denis Prychynenko (7.3), Kenneth Schuermans (7.9), Christophe Janssens (6.7), Teo Quintero (7.8), Gaetan Hendrickx (8.2), Dylan de Belder (8.4), Guillaume De Schryver (7.1), Jellert Van Landschoot (7.9) and Lennart Mertens (9.5).

The home team had on the bench: Steve De Ridder, Nicolas Mercier (8.1), Ilhan Fandi, Mamadou Koné, Andreas Spegelaere (6.8), William Dutoit, Ayman Kassimi, Jur Schryvers and Gonzalo Almenara (6.7).

Deinze could not rely on the presence of Gonzalo Almenara (injured).

Substitutions

Deinze made 5 changes: Christophe Janssens for Gonzalo Almenara (26′), Denis Prychynenko for Andreas Spegelaere (70′), Dylan de Belder for Nicolas Mercier (85′), Teo Quintero for Jur Schryvers (85′) and Lennart Mertens for Ilhan Fandi (85′).

Player of the match: Lennart Mertens​

The most impressive player for Deinze was Lennart Mertens.

His rating is 9.5 with 3 goals, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 21.

Lierse Kempenzonen – Formation

Lierse Kempenzonen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Patrick Van Houdt played with: Jens Teunckens (7.1), Mehdi Tarfi (6.7), Luc Marijnissen (6.3), Viktor Boone (6.8), Aristote Nkaka (6.3), Nils Schouterden (7.5), Thibaut Van Acker (6.3), Alexandre De Bruyn (6.4), Stan Van Dessel (7.0), Obbi Oulare (6.6) and Ousmane Sow (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jarno De Smet, Sam Vanderhallen, Jarno Libert (5.7), Jens Cools, Aske Sampers (6.6), Joeri Poelmans, Maxim Kireev (6.3) and Samih El Touile (6.8).

Substitutions

Lierse Kempenzonen made 4 changes: Luc Marijnissen for Jarno Libert (46′), Mehdi Tarfi for Maxim Kireev (65′), Obbi Oulare for Samih El Touile (65′) and Ousmane Sow for Aske Sampers (82′).

Player of the match: Nils Schouterden​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lierse Kempenzonen was Nils Schouterden.

His rating is 7.5 with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Deinze – Lierse Kempenzonen – 4-0