Beerschot-Wilrijk recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Kortrijk 2-1

ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk managed to turn the tables against Kortrijk to win 2-1.

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Beerschot-Wilrijk recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Kortrijk 2-1

ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk was capable to turn the tables against Kortrijk to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Kortrijk to strike first with a goal of M. Moreno at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, I. Sebaoui gave the win to Beerschot-Wilrijk in the 42′ minute. Kortrijk lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the support of Quentin Lesceux and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Beerschot-Wilrijk

2 - 1

Team 1

Kortrijk

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 10 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 93 Attack 111
  • 25 Dangerous attack 51
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Kortrijk had a strong ball possession 60% while Beerschot-Wilrijk was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kortrijk was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Beerschot-Wilrijk was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Kortrijk shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Beerschot-Wilrijk received 2 yellow cards (F. Avenatti and D. Rigo). On the opposite side, Kortrijk received 3 yellow cards (D. Mbayo, T. Sainsbury and K. Vandendriessche).

Match Timeline

10'
20'
F. Avenatti- Yellow
28'
30'
F. Avenatti(goal)T. De Smet
42'
43'
58'
68'
68'
74'
75'
83'
84'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After this encounter, Beerschot-Wilrijk will have 16 points to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk will stay with 34 points like Sint-Truiden to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Beerschot-Wilrijk will play away against Cercle Brugge on the 19th of February with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Cercle Brugge (1 draw).

Kortrijk will host Zulte-Waregem on the 19th of February with a 14-12 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (9 draws).

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk
G
W. Biebauw 1.Belgium
7.0
90'
D
Joren Dom 5.Belgium
7.1
D
Jan Van den Bergh 2.Belgium
7.0
D
Thibault De Smet 29.Belgium
7.4
D
Stipe Radic 55.Croatia
6.9
M
T. Pietermaat 16.Belgium
6.9
M
Dante Rigo 35.Belgium
6.8
28'
M
R. Vaca 11.Bolivia
6.4
84'
M
Ilias Sebaoui 40.Morocco
7.0
74' Goals42'
F
F. Avenatti 20.Uruguay
7.4
20' Goals30'
F
L. Shankland 17.Scotland
7.2
Substitutes
G
A. Lejoly 72.Belgium
90'
D
M. Halaimia 27.Algeria
D
Apostolos Konstantopoulos  66.Greece
M
P. Walicki 73.Belgium
6.4
84'
F
D. Mukuna-Trouet 38.Belgium
F
Leon Krekovic 77.Croatia
6.2
74'

Beerschot-Wilrijk adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Gregoire Vanderidt decided to play with the following team: Wouter Biebauw (7.0), Joren Dom (7.1), Stipe Radić (6.9), Jan Van den Bergh (7.0), Thibault De Smet (7.4), Ramiro Vaca (6.4), Tom Pietermaat (6.9), Dante Rigo (6.8), Ilias Sebaoui (7.0), Felipe Avenatti (7.4) and Lawrence Shankland (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: D. Mukuna-Trouet, R. Halaïmia, Patryk Walicki (6.4), Leon Kreković (6.2), F. Hajoui, A. Lejoly and A. Konstantopoulos.

Beerschot-Wilrijk could not rely on the presence of L. Krekovic (injured) and A. Lejoly (injured).

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 3 changes: I. Sebaoui for L. Krekovic (74′), R. Vaca for P. Walicki (84′) and W. Biebauw for A. Lejoly (90′).

Best player: Felipe Avenatti​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Felipe Avenatti.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
Marko Ilic 31.Serbia
6.4
D
Trent Sainsbury 5.Australia
6.2
75'
D
Kristof D'Haene 30.Belgium
6.5
D
B. Reynolds 2.United States
7.3
D
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan
6.5
M
K. Vandendriessche 26.France
6.8
83'
M
A. Palaversa 8.Croatia
6.8
68'
M
Marlos Moreno  29.Colombia
7.6
43' Goals10'
M
Dylan Mbayo 7.Belgium
6.4
68' 58'
F
F. Selemani 10.France
6.8
F
Mohamed Badamosi 19.Gambia
6.8
Substitutes
G
Maxim Deman 16.Belgium
D
N. Mehssatou 25.Chile
M
Amine Benchaib 11.Belgium
6.9
43'
M
M. Jonckheere 27.Belgium
M
Sambou Sissoko 14.Mali
F
Luqman Hakim 99.Malaysia
F
Billal Messaoudi 9.Algeria
6.8
68'
F
David Henen 77.Togo
6.9
68'

Also Kortrijk adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Karim Belhocine played with: Marko Ilić (6.4), Bryan Reynolds (7.3), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (6.5), Trent Sainsbury (6.2), Kristof D’Haene (6.5), Dylan Mbayo (6.4), Kevin Vandendriessche (6.8), Ante Palaversa (6.8), Marlos Moreno (7.6), Faïz Selemani (6.8) and Muhammed Badammosi (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luqman Hakim, Nayel Mehssatou, Billal Messaoudi (6.8), Amine Benchaib (6.9), Michiel Jonckheere, Maxim De Man, David Henen (6.9) and Sambou Sissoko.

Kortrijk could not rely on the presence of A. Benchaib (injured).

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 3 changes: M. Moreno for A. Benchaib (43′), A. Palaversa for B. Messaoudi (68′) and D. Mbayo for D. Henen (68′).

Best player: Marlos Moreno​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was Marlos Moreno.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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