BRUSSELS. Anderlecht beats Gent 1-0 after A. Dreyer scored a penalty (45′). Gent lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the collaboration of Laurent Conotte and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 99 Attack 127
- 55 Dangerous attack 77
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Gent had a strong ball possession 60% while Anderlecht was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gent had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Anderlecht found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Anderlecht shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gent shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (Louis Patris). On the opposite side, Gent received 4 yellow cards (Daisuke Yokota, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Stefan Mitrović and Pieter Gerkens).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Anderlecht has 48 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Gent will stays with 39 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away against Sporting Charleroi on the 10th of February with a 26-10 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).
Gent will host Cercle Brugge on the 10th of February with a 21-9 head to head in favor of Gent (6 draws).
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
90'
71'
45'
Anderlecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brian Riemer decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel , Louis Patris , Zeno Debast , Jan Vertonghen , Kristian Arnstad , Yari Verschaeren , Mats Rits , Mario Stroeykens , Anders Dreyer , Luis Vázquez and Thorgan Hazard .
The home team had on the bench: Alexis Flips, Kasper Dolberg , Theo Leoni , Colin Coosemans, Nilson Angulo , Federico Gattoni, Mohamed Bouchouari, Luca Monticelli and Nunzio Engwanda-Ongena.
Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of Theo Leoni (injured).
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 4 changes: Yari Verschaeren for Theo Leoni (71′), Mario Stroeykens for Federico Gattoni (90′), Thorgan Hazard for Nilson Angulo (82′) and Luis Vázquez for Kasper Dolberg (82′).
Player of the match: Kasper Schmeichel
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was the goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Gent – Formation
Gent
Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Daniel Schmidt , Ismael Kandouss , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , Stefan Mitrović , Matisse Samoise , Julien De Sart , Pieter Gerkens , Archie Brown , Daisuke Yokota , Tarik Tissoudali and Laurent Depoitre .
They had on the bench: Omri Gendelman , M. Sonko, Hugo Gambor, Franck Surdez , Brian Agbor, Noah Fadiga, Celestin De Schrevel, Tibe De Vlieger and Robbie Van Hauter.
Substitutions
Gent made 2 changes: Tsuyoshi Watanabe for Omri Gendelman (77′) and Matisse Samoise for Franck Surdez (77′).
Player of the match: Julien De Sart
The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Julien De Sart.
His rating is with 53 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Mechelen – 0-1
- Cercle Brugge – Sint-Truiden – 4-1
- Antwerp – Club Brugge – 2-1
- Anderlecht – Gent – 1-0
