DEURNE. Antwerp destroys Sporting Charleroi 4-1 with goals of Vincent Janssen (19′), George Ilenikhena (41′), Owen Wijndal (65′) and Jürgen Ekkelenkamp (76′). Talking about the opposition, Sporting Charleroi scored with Antoine Bernier (85′). Antwerp was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the help of Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.44 degrees Celsius or 38.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 8 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 124 Attack 73
- 43 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 62% while Sporting Charleroi was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Charleroi was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Antwerp managed to find the solution to win this match.
Antwerp shot 20 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Antwerp received 1 yellow card (Gyrano Kerk). Talking about the opposition, Sporting Charleroi received 2 yellow cards (Marco Ilaimaharitra and Isaac Mbenza).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Antwerp has 35 points like Genk to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi will stays with 21 points like Westerlo and RWDM to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away against AS Eupen on the 27th of January with a 21-7 head to head record in favor of Antwerp (8 draws).
Sporting Charleroi will host Club Brugge on the 27th of January with a 24-5 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (12 draws).
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
65'
78'
87'
Antwerp started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez , Zeno Van Den Bosch , Toby Alderweireld , Owen Wijndal , Arbnor Muja , Arthur Vermeeren , Mandela Keita , Chidera Ejuke , Jürgen Ekkelenkamp , Vincent Janssen and George Ilenikhena .
The home team had on the bench: Gyrano Kerk , Jacob Ondrejka , Milan Smits , Kobe Corbanie , Eran Tuypens, Davino Verhulst, Senne Lammens, Victor Udoh , Mahamadou Doumbia and Davino Verhulst.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 3 changes: Jürgen Ekkelenkamp for Jacob Ondrejka (78′), Chidera Ejuke for Gyrano Kerk (73′) and Arbnor Muja for Kobe Corbanie (83′).
Player of the match: Vincent Janssen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Vincent Janssen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Sporting Charleroi – Formation
Sporting Charleroi
Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Felice Mazzù played with: Pierre Patron , Mehdi Boukamir , Stelios Andreou , Jules Van Cleemput , Žan Rogelj , Marco Ilaimaharitra , Adem Zorgane , Vetle Dragsnes , Parfait Guiagon , Youssuf Sylla and Isaac Mbenza .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali, Antoine Bernier , Daan Heymans , Nikola Štulić , Dillon Sheppard, Roméo Monticelli, Ken Nkuba , Ryota Morioka and Martin Delavalée.
Substitutions
Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: Parfait Guiagon for Nikola Štulić (66′), Žan Rogelj for Ken Nkuba (46′), Youssuf Sylla for Antoine Bernier (78′), Mehdi Boukamir for Daan Heymans (46′) and Marco Ilaimaharitra for Ryota Morioka (86′).
Player of the match: Antoine Bernier
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Charleroi was Antoine Bernier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 6 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 78′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Sint-Truiden – 2-1
- RWDM – AS Eupen – 0-1
- OH Leuven – Anderlecht – 1-1
- Antwerp – Sporting Charleroi – 4-1
