ST.-TROND. Sint-Truiden beats Kortrijk 1-0 after H. Fujii scored an own goal 40min. Sint-Truiden capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Stayen stadium in St.-Trond on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet who was helped by Rien Vanyzere and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Hannes De Couvreur. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.29 degrees Celsius or 54.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sint-Truiden had a strong ball possession 60% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sint-Truiden was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sint-Truiden won the match​.

Sint-Truiden shot 15 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Kortrijk shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sint-Truiden didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Kortrijk received 2 yellow cards (A. Sissako and João Silva).

Standings

After playing this contest, Sint-Truiden has 34 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Kortrijk will stays with 18 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sint-Truiden will play away against Anderlecht on the 17th of February with a 18-6 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).

Kortrijk will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 17th of February with a 9-1 head to head in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (3 draws).

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Thorsten Fink decided to play with the following team: Zion Suzuki (7.1), Rein Van Helden (7.3), Matte Smets (8.1), Bruno Godeau (7.5), Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (7.3), Joel Chima Fujita (8.5), Mathias Delorge (7.3), Eric Junior Bocat (7.7), Jarne Steuckers (7.1), Aboubakary Koita (7.5) and Kahveh Zahiroleslam (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ryoya Ogawa, Rihito Yamamoto (6.7), Fatih Kaya (6.8), Chris Lucketti, Ryotaro Ito, Olivier Dumont, Wolke Janssens (7.0), Joselpho Barnes (6.8) and Adriano Bertaccini.

Substitutions

Sint-Truiden made 5 changes: Robert-Jan Vanwesemael for Wolke Janssens (64′), Jarne Steuckers for Rihito Yamamoto (78′), Aboubakary Koita for Joselpho Barnes (79′), Kahveh Zahiroleslam for Fatih Kaya (79′) and Joel Chima Fujita for Olivier Dumont (90′).

Player of the match: Joel Chima Fujita​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Joel Chima Fujita even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Kortrijk – Formation

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

Freyr Alexandersson played with: L. Pirard (6.8), Haruya Fujii (6.6), João Silva (7.1), Ryotaro Tsunoda (7.8), N. Mehssatou (6.7), Iver Fossum (7.0), A. Sissako (7.7), D. De Neve (6.7), M. Bruno (6.6), F. Avenatti (6.7) and I. Davies (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: R. Alebiosu (7.0), M. Mampassi, M. El Idrissy (7.0), Jonathan Afolabi (6.4), E. De Vlaeminck, K. Malinov, M. Wasinski, S. Ojo (7.1) and D. Seck (6.4).

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 5 changes: F. Avenatti for M. El Idrissy (62′), Iver Fossum for S. Ojo (62′), N. Mehssatou for Jonathan Afolabi (81′), M. Bruno for D. Seck (81′) and D. De Neve for R. Alebiosu (68′).

Player of the match: Ryotaro Tsunoda​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was Ryotaro Tsunoda.

His rating is 7.8 with 58 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• Sint-Truiden – Kortrijk – 1-0