KORTRIJK. Kortrijk and OH Leuven didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the collaboration of Laurent Conotte and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.87 degrees Celsius or 42.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Kortrijk was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. OH Leuven that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
OH Leuven was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough OH Leuven to win the match.
Kortrijk shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, OH Leuven shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Kortrijk received 3 yellow cards (Jonathan Afolabi, F. Avenatti and Haruya Fujii). On the other side, OH Leuven received 1 yellow card (Ezechiel Banzuzi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Kortrijk has 14 points to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, OH Leuven will has 18 points like AS Eupen to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will play away with Club Brugge on the 30th of January with a 23-11 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).
OH Leuven will host Genk on the 31st of January with a 11-1 head to head stats in favor of Genk (4 draws).
Kortrijk – Formation
Kortrijk
90'
86'
Kortrijk started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Freyr Alexandersson decided to play with the following team: L. Pirard , Haruya Fujii , João Silva , Ryotaro Tsunoda , N. Mehssatou , A. Sissako , M. Kana , A. Kadri , S. Ojo , I. Davies and F. Avenatti .
The home team had on the bench: T. Vandenberghe, M. Mampassi, M. El Idrissy, Jonathan Afolabi , D. De Neve , K. Malinov , M. Wasinski, M. Bruno and D. Seck.
Kortrijk could not rely on the presence of K. Malinov (injured).
Substitutions
Kortrijk made 4 changes: M. Kana for K. Malinov (26′), A. Sissako for M. Bruno (86′), I. Davies for Jonathan Afolabi (67′) and S. Ojo for D. De Neve (67′).
Player of the match: A. Kadri
The most impressive player for Kortrijk was A. Kadri.
His rating is with 39 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 11 crosses.
OH Leuven – Formation
OH Leuven
OH Leuven started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Óscar García Junyent played with: Tobe Leysen , Joel Schingtienne , Ewoud Pletinckx , Federico Ricca , Florian Miguel , Siebe Schrijvers , Youssef Maziz , Ezechiel Banzuzi , Konan N’Dri , Mathieu Maertens and Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Raz Shlomo , Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Joren Dom , Jonatan Braut Brunes, Maxence Prévot, Nathaniel Opoku , Takahiro Akimoto, Nachon Nsingi and Richie Sagrado .
Substitutions
OH Leuven made 5 changes: Mathieu Maertens for Nathaniel Opoku (59′), Konan N’Dri for Richie Sagrado (59′), Joel Schingtienne for Raz Shlomo (46′), Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Joren Dom (69′) and Youssef Maziz for Nachon Nsingi (84′).
Player of the match: Federico Ricca
The most impressive player for OH Leuven was Federico Ricca.
His rating is with 58 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – Club Brugge – 1-4
- Kortrijk – OH Leuven – 0-0
- Gent – Westerlo – 2-2
