GENT. Gent bounces back against Westerlo with a goal on the R. Vermant 17′ and a penalty kick on the N. Madsen 87′. Gent was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Simon Bourdeaud’hui with the assistance of Yves De Neve and Nicolas Maszowez. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.85 degrees Celsius or 42.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Gent had a superior ball possession 60% while Westerlo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gent was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Gent to win the match.
Gent shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Westerlo shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gent received 3 yellow cards (Sven Kums, Julien De Sart and Archie Brown). Talking about the opposition, Westerlo received 7 yellow cards (Nicolas Madsen, Doğucan Haspolat, Mathias Fixelles, Nacer Chadli, Roman Neustädter, Bryan Reynolds and Romeo Vermant ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Gent has 39 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Westerlo will has 22 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will play away against Sint-Truiden on the 31st of January with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (8 draws).
Westerlo will host Cercle Brugge on the 30th of January with a 16-10 head to head record in favor of Cercle Brugge (5 draws).
Gent – Formation
Gent
58'
46'
44', 90'
Gent started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Daniel Schmidt , Matisse Samoise , Ismael Kandouss , Jordan Torunarigha , Archie Brown , Omri Gendelman , Sven Kums , Julien De Sart , Daisuke Yokota , Hugo Cuypers and Pieter Gerkens .
The home team had on the bench: Bram Lagae, Franck Surdez , Brian Agbor, Noah Fadiga , Laurent Depoitre, Celestin De Schrevel and Tibe De Vlieger.
Substitutions
Gent made 3 changes: Matisse Samoise for Noah Fadiga (46′), Pieter Gerkens for Franck Surdez (67′) and Daisuke Yokota for Laurent Depoitre (90′).
Player of the match: Omri Gendelman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Omri Gendelman.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo
Westerlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rik Demil played with: Sinan Bolat , Bryan Reynolds , Roman Neustädter , Emin Bayram , Tuur Rommens , Sergiy Sydorchuk , Mathias Fixelles , Griffin Yow , Nicolas Madsen , Thomas Van den Keybus and Romeo Vermant .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Doğucan Haspolat , Matija Frigan , Adedire Mebude, Nick Gillekens, Erdon Daci, Ravil Tagir, Edisson Jordanov, Josimar Alcocer and Nacer Chadli .
Substitutions
Westerlo made 4 changes: Thomas Van den Keybus for Nacer Chadli (75′), Mathias Fixelles for Doğucan Haspolat (75′), Romeo Vermant for Matija Frigan (60′) and Griffin Yow for Ravil Tagir (90′).
Player of the match: Romeo Vermant
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was Romeo Vermant .
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 13.
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
