WESTERLO. Westerlo defeats Royal Excel Mouscron 1-0 after K. Vaesen scored just 1 goal (71′). Westerlo made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens with the assistance of Matthias Massa and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.4 degrees Celsius or 36.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 12 Total 4
- 7 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 67
- 47 Dangerous attack 20
- 104 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Westerlo had a superior ball possession 60% while Royal Excel Mouscron was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Westerlo was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Westerlo won the match.
Westerlo shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Royal Excel Mouscron shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (O. K. Guctekin and K. Vaesen). On the opposite side, Royal Excel Mouscron received 3 yellow cards (M. Angiulli, M. Bakic and D. Mohamed).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Westerlo will have 43 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Royal Excel Mouscron will stay with 23 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First Division B, Westerlo will play away against Lierse Kempenzonen on the 18th of February with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Westerlo (2 draws).
Royal Excel Mouscron will host Excelsior Virton on the 20th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Royal Excel Mouscron (2 draws).
Westerlo – Formation
The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: D. Jensen, P. Perdichizzi, E. Jordanov, G. Yaméogo, L. Van Eenoo, M. Fixelles, M. De Cuyper, T. Van den Keybus, Igor Vetokele, L. Foster and K. Vaesen.
The home team had on the bench: E. Daci, J. Bernát, O. Güçtekin, L. Seydoux, N. Soumah, K. Mabea and K. Van Langendonck.
Substitutions
Westerlo made 3 changes: I. Vetokele for E. Daci (63′), L. Foster for J. Bernat (83′) and M. Fixelles for O. K. Guctekin (89′).
Royal Excel Mouscron – Formation
José Jeunechamps played with: N. Gillekens, F. Duplus, J. Taravel, M. Angiulli, E. Bocat, C. Lepoint, C. Tainmont, M. Bakić, D. Mohamed, J. Carcela-Gonzalez and T. Chevalier.
These were the players on the bench: M. Vroman, H. Gnohéré, J. Bourdouxhe, C. Diandy, T. Robert, C. Dekuyper and P. Mandanda.
Substitutions
Royal Excel Mouscron made 3 changes: J. Gonzalez for M. Vroman (61′), M. Angiulli for H. Gnohere (75′) and M. Bakic for J. Bourdouxhe (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First Division B.