LOMMEL. Lommel United was eventually too strong for Beerschot-Wilrijk with the goal of Juho Talvitie (3′), Dermane Karim (43′) and Zalán Vancsa (65′). Beerschot-Wilrijk was much better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Soevereinstadion stadium in Lommel on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Michiel Allaerts with the help of Kevin Debeuckelaere and Jonas van Dyck. The 4th official was Bert Verbeke. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.09 degrees Celsius or 39.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Beerschot-Wilrijk had a strong ball possession 61% while Lommel United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beerschot-Wilrijk was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Lommel United found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Lommel United shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 16 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Lommel United received 3 yellow cards (Zalán Vancsa, Alex Granell and Sam De Grand). On the other side, Beerschot-Wilrijk received 2 yellow cards (Herve Matthys and Welat Cagro ).

Standings

After this match, Lommel United has 35 points like Dender and Patro Eisden to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Beerschot-Wilrijk will stays with 39 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Lommel United will play away against Zulte-Waregem on the 10th of February with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Beerschot-Wilrijk will host Standard Liège II on the 11th of February with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Lommel United – Formation

Lommel United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steve Bould decided to play with the following team: Jari De Busser (7.0), Kluiverth Aguilar (7.9), Jesper Tolinsson (7.3), Dries Wouters (6.7), Sam De Grand (7.7), Lucas Schoofs (7.0), Dermane Karim (8.1), Alex Granell (7.1), Juho Talvitie (8.1), Igor Vetokele (7.0) and Zalán Vancsa (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Robin Henkens, Amar Fatah (6.8), Jhon Banguera, Daniel Negry-McGrath, Nikola Ivezić, Álvaro Santos Correa, Đorđe Gordić, Leon Lalić (6.4) and Tsoanelo Letsosa.

Lommel United could not rely on the presence of Álvaro Santos Correa (injured).

Substitutions

Lommel United made 3 changes: Zalán Vancsa for Álvaro Santos Correa (86′), Alex Granell for Amar Fatah (66′) and Igor Vetokele for Leon Lalić (74′).

Player of the match: Dermane Karim​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lommel United was Dermane Karim.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 29 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7.

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Andreas Wieland played with: Davor Matijaš (5.7), Apostolos Konstantopoulos (6.7), Herve Matthys (7.0), Katuku Derrick Tshimanga (6.4), Simion Michez (7.0), Ryan Sanusi (7.1), Welat Cagro  (6.4), Mardochee Nzita (6.4), Tom Reyners (7.0), Thibaud Verlinden (6.7) and Charly Keita (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Rayhan El Grafel, Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi, Jerrel Hak (6.4), Benjamin Pauwels (7.0), Félix Nzouango Bikien, Liam Oetoehganal, Axl Van Himbeeck and Cheick Thiam.

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 2 changes: Charly Keita for Jerrel Hak (64′) and Simion Michez for Benjamin Pauwels (81′).

Player of the match: Ryan Sanusi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Ryan Sanusi.

His rating is 7.1 with 73 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.​

• Lommel United – Beerschot-Wilrijk – 3-0
• Dender – RFC Seraing – 5-1
• RSC Anderlecht II – Liège – 1-1