BRUXELLES. RWDM comes back against Standard Liège with a goal on the K. Yeboah 85′ and a goal on the W. Kanga 10′.
The match was played at the Edmond Machtens-Stadion stadium in Bruxelles on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put who had the assistance of Koen Thijs and Gianni Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 84 Attack 81
- 49 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. RWDM was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Standard Liège that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Standard Liège had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Standard Liège to win the encounter.
RWDM shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Standard Liège shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
RWDM received 1 yellow card (Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni). On the opposite side, Standard Liège received 4 yellow cards (Jonathan Panzo, Wilfried Kanga, Marlon Fossey and Lucas Noubi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, RWDM has 22 points to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège will has 25 points like Westerlo to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, RWDM will host Antwerp on the 10th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
Standard Liège will host OH Leuven on the 10th of February with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (4 draws).
RWDM – Formation
RWDM
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RWDM started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Claudio Roberto da Silva decided to play with the following team: Théo Defourny , Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni , Philipe Sampaio , David Sousa , Omotayo Adaramola , Carlos Alberto , Shuto Abe , Mamadou Sarr , Xavier Mercier , Mickaël Biron and Makhtar Gueye .
The home team had on the bench: Malcolm Ebiowei , Sada Diallo, Ilay Camara , Frederic Soelle Soelle , Abner, Guillaume Hubert, Djokovar Doudaev, Moussa Sissako and Pathé Mboup .
Substitutions
RWDM made 4 changes: Makhtar Gueye for Frederic Soelle Soelle (67′), Carlos Alberto for Malcolm Ebiowei (67′), Xavier Mercier for Ilay Camara (81′) and Mickaël Biron for Pathé Mboup (81′).
Player of the match: Xavier Mercier
The player that probably impressed the most for RWDM was Xavier Mercier.
His rating is with 32 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He performed 9 crosses.
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège
Standard Liège started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ivan Leko played with: Arnaud Bodart , Marlon Fossey , Lucas Noubi , Konstantinos Laifis , Souleyman Doumbia , Steven Alzate , Hakim Sahabo , Isaac Price , William Balikwisha , Moussa Djenepo and Wilfried Kanga .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gilles Dewaele , Jonathan Panzo , Hayao Kawabe , Kelvin Yeboah , Kamal Sowah , Merveille Bokadi, Stipe Perica and Matthieu Epolo.
Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Hayao Kawabe (injured).
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 5 changes: Steven Alzate for Hayao Kawabe (21′), Marlon Fossey for Gilles Dewaele (84′), Souleyman Doumbia for Kelvin Yeboah (84′), Isaac Price for Jonathan Panzo (61′) and Moussa Djenepo for Kamal Sowah (61′).
Player of the match: Kelvin Yeboah
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was Kelvin Yeboah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 2 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.
His performance was amazing also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 84′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Westerlo – OH Leuven – 0-3
- RWDM – Standard Liège – 2-2
- Kortrijk – Sporting Charleroi – 1-0
- Genk – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-1
