EUPEN. Gent conquers AS Eupen 1-0 after L. Depoitre scored just 1 goal (15′).
Gent remained with 10 players after M. Samoise received a red card in the 51′. Anyway, Gent still was capable to win this encounter competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser who had the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Michiel De Cuyper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. AS Eupen was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Gent that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
AS Eupen was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Gent was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
AS Eupen shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gent shot 10 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (J. Jeggo and B. Lambert). On the other side, Gent received 2 yellow cards (A. Hjulsager and J. De Sart).
Also, Gent didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. Samoise (Gent) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (51′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, AS Eupen will stay with 27 points to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Gent will have 43 points like Sporting Charleroi to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will host Club Brugge on the 20th of February with a 9-0 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).
Gent will host RFC Seraing on the 18th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Gent (1 draw).
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Stefan Krämer decided to play with the following team: Abdul Manaf Nurudeen , Boris Lambert , Emmanuel Agbadou , Silas Gnaka , James Jeggo , Andreas Beck , Gary Magnee , Stef Peeters , Teddy Alloh , Torben Müsel and Smail Prevljak .
The home team had on the bench: Robin Himmelmann, Emmanuel Sowah, Jens Cools, Giannis Konstantelias , Isaac Nuhu , Konan N’Dri and Julien Ngoy .
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 5 changes: S. Peeters for K. Ndri (46′), S. Gnaka for I. Nuhu (46′), G. Magnee for G. Konstantelias (77′), T. Musel for J. Ngoy (77′) and T. Alloh for E. Sowah Adjei (89′).
Best player: Emmanuel Agbadou
The most impressive player for AS Eupen was Emmanuel Agbadou.
His rating is with 63 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Gent – Formation
Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Davy Roef , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Michael Ngadeu , Bruno Godeau , Matisse Samoise , Julien De Sart , Sven Kums , Alessio Castro-Montes , Andrew Hjulsager , Tarik Tissoudali and Laurent Depoitre .
They had on the bench: Sinan Bolat, Jordan Torunarigha, Núrio Fortuna , Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe , Elisha Owusu, Darko Lemajić and Yonas Malede.
Substitutions
Gent made 2 changes: A. Hjulsager for N. Fortuna (66′) and L. Depoitre for V. Odjidja-Ofoe (80′).
Best player: Alessio Castro-Montes
The most impressive player for Gent was Alessio Castro-Montes even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- OH Leuven – Cercle Brugge – 3-2
- Zulte-Waregem – Anderlecht – 1-2
- Mechelen – KV Oostende – 3-0
- AS Eupen – Gent – 0-1