EUPEN. AS Eupen beats Antwerp 1-0 after B. Baiye scored just 1 goal (30′). Antwerp was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
Vincent Janssen didn’t score a decisive penalty (69′). That would have allowed Antwerp to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer assisted by Christophe Battiston and Gianni Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.14 degrees Celsius or 50.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 66% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, AS Eupen managed to find the solution to win this match.
AS Eupen shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Antwerp shot 15 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 4 yellow cards (Jason Davidson, Renaud Emond, Alfred Finnbogason and Amadou Keita ). Talking about the opposition, Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (Vincent Janssen and Zeno Van Den Bosch).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, AS Eupen has 21 points like Sporting Charleroi and RWDM to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Antwerp will stays with 35 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away with Sporting Charleroi on the 31st of January with a 13-9 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Charleroi (4 draws).
Antwerp will play away against Standard Liège on the 31st of January with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Antwerp (6 draws).
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
68'
30'
90'
AS Eupen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Florian Kohfeldt decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Słonina , Rune Paeshuyse , Victor Pálsson , Boris Lambert , Jason Davidson , Gary Magnee , Kevin Möhwald , Brandon Baiye , Jerome Deom , Isaac Nuhu and Alfred Finnbogason .
The home team had on the bench: Yentl Van Genechten, Renaud Emond , Regan Charles-Cook , Amadou Keita , Miloš Pantović , Jan Král , Isaac Christie-Davies, Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom and Tom Roufosse.
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 5 changes: Kevin Möhwald for Jan Král (90′), Isaac Nuhu for Regan Charles-Cook (67′), Alfred Finnbogason for Renaud Emond (67′), Jerome Deom for Miloš Pantović (67′) and Gary Magnee for Amadou Keita (81′).
Player of the match: Brandon Baiye
The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was Brandon Baiye.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 14.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
Antwerp started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez , Zeno Van Den Bosch , Toby Alderweireld , Owen Wijndal , Arbnor Muja , Milan Smits , Mandela Keita , Chidera Ejuke , Jürgen Ekkelenkamp , Vincent Janssen and George Ilenikhena .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gyrano Kerk , Jacob Ondrejka , Jelle Bataille , Kobe Corbanie , Victor Udoh, Mahamadou Doumbia , Davino Verhulst and Senne Lammens.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 5 changes: Jürgen Ekkelenkamp for Kobe Corbanie (79′), Chidera Ejuke for Gyrano Kerk (79′), Arbnor Muja for Jacob Ondrejka (79′), Milan Smits for Jelle Bataille (46′) and Owen Wijndal for Mahamadou Doumbia (46′).
Player of the match: Arbnor Muja
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Arbnor Muja.
His rating is with 43 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Antwerp – 1-0
- Sint-Truiden – Genk – 1-1
- Mechelen – RWDM – 3-1
- Anderlecht – Union Saint-Gilloise – 2-2
