WESTERLO. OH Leuven was after all too strong for Westerlo with the goal of Ezechiel Banzuzi (2′), Florian Miguel (11′) and Mathieu Maertens (60′). Westerlo was definitely better in terms of ball possession (73%).
The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the support of Nico Claes and Yves De Neve. The 4th official was Tim De Keyzer. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.57 degrees Celsius or 51.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Westerlo had a superior ball possession 73% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Westerlo was more pushing with 133 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, OH Leuven found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Westerlo shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, OH Leuven shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Westerlo didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (Federico Ricca and Richie Sagrado).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Westerlo stays with 25 points like Standard Liège to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, OH Leuven will has 24 points like Sporting Charleroi to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will play away against Union Saint-Gilloise on the 10th of February with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (5 draws).
OH Leuven will play away against Standard Liège on the 10th of February with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (4 draws).
Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo
46'
Westerlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rik Demil decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat , Bryan Reynolds , Roman Neustädter , Emin Bayram , Tuur Rommens , Sergiy Sydorchuk , Arthur Piedfort , Griffin Yow , Nicolas Madsen , Thomas Van den Keybus and Romeo Vermant .
The home team had on the bench: Mathias Fixelles , Doğucan Haspolat, Matija Frigan , Nick Gillekens, Ravil Tagir , Edisson Jordanov, Josimar Alcocer, Nacer Chadli and Allahyar Sayyadmanesh .
Westerlo could not rely on the presence of Mathias Fixelles (injured).
Substitutions
Westerlo made 5 changes: Bryan Reynolds for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (46′), Nicolas Madsen for Mathias Fixelles (46′), Romeo Vermant for Matija Frigan (73′), Sergiy Sydorchuk for Nacer Chadli (64′) and Griffin Yow for Ravil Tagir (65′).
Player of the match: Nicolas Madsen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was Nicolas Madsen.
His rating is with 30 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 4 crosses.
OH Leuven – Formation
OH Leuven
75'
11'
OH Leuven started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Óscar García Junyent played with: Tobe Leysen , Joel Schingtienne , Ewoud Pletinckx , Federico Ricca , Florian Miguel , Joren Dom , Siebe Schrijvers , Ezechiel Banzuzi , Richie Sagrado , Nachon Nsingi and Youssef Maziz .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonatan Braut Brunes, Konan N’Dri , Maxence Prévot, Kento Misao , Suphanat Mueanta, Nathaniel Opoku, Franco Russo , Takahiro Akimoto and Mathieu Maertens .
OH Leuven could not rely on the presence of Kento Misao (injured).
Substitutions
OH Leuven made 5 changes: Siebe Schrijvers for Kento Misao (31′), Richie Sagrado for Takahiro Akimoto (46′), Youssef Maziz for Mathieu Maertens (59′), Florian Miguel for Franco Russo (59′) and Nachon Nsingi for Konan N’Dri (74′).
Player of the match: Tobe Leysen
The most impressive player for OH Leuven was the goalkeeper: Tobe Leysen. His rating is 9.38. He performed 7 saves.
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
