LIEGE. Standard Liège overcomes OH Leuven 1-0 after A. O’Neill scored just 1 goal (19′). Standard Liège made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer who was helped by Christophe Battiston and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Dunken Van De Velde. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.89 degrees Celsius or 53.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 5 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 114 Attack 77
- 56 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 9
Fouls
- 10 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Standard Liège had a superior ball possession 58% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Standard Liège had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Standard Liège won the match.
Standard Liège shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, OH Leuven shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Standard Liège received 3 yellow cards (Steven Alzate, Konstantinos Laifis and Aiden O’Neill). Regarding the opposition, OH Leuven received 3 yellow cards (Nachon Nsingi, Siebe Schrijvers and Federico Ricca).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Standard Liège has 28 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, OH Leuven will stays with 24 points like Sporting Charleroi to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will play away against Westerlo on the 17th of February with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (7 draws).
OH Leuven will host Sporting Charleroi on the 17th of February with a 7-4 head to head in favor of OH Leuven (5 draws).
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège
46'
90'
19'
Standard Liège started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ivan Leko decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart , Lucas Noubi , Konstantinos Laifis , Souleyman Doumbia , Marlon Fossey , Aiden O’Neill , Steven Alzate , Kamal Sowah , Isaac Price , Wilfried Kanga and Hayao Kawabe .
The home team had on the bench: Gilles Dewaele , Jonathan Panzo , Kelvin Yeboah, Moussa Djenepo , William Balikwisha, Stipe Perica, Hakim Sahabo and Matthieu Epolo.
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 4 changes: Souleyman Doumbia for Jonathan Panzo (46′), Hayao Kawabe for Hakim Sahabo (89′), Marlon Fossey for Gilles Dewaele (78′) and Kamal Sowah for Moussa Djenepo (84′).
Player of the match: Aiden O’Neill
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was Aiden O’Neill.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
OH Leuven – Formation
OH Leuven
OH Leuven started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Óscar García Junyent played with: Tobe Leysen , Joel Schingtienne , Ewoud Pletinckx , Federico Ricca , Florian Miguel , Joren Dom , Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson , Siebe Schrijvers , Ezechiel Banzuzi , Youssef Maziz and Nachon Nsingi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Jonatan Braut Brunes , Maxence Prévot, Kento Misao, Suphanat Mueanta , Nathaniel Opoku , Takahiro Akimoto, Mathieu Maertens and Richie Sagrado .
Substitutions
OH Leuven made 5 changes: Joel Schingtienne for Richie Sagrado (46′), Nachon Nsingi for Mathieu Maertens (59′), Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Jonatan Braut Brunes (60′), Youssef Maziz for Suphanat Mueanta (73′) and Joren Dom for Nathaniel Opoku (82′).
Player of the match: Tobe Leysen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for OH Leuven was the goalkeeper: Tobe Leysen. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Westerlo – 2-2
- Standard Liège – OH Leuven – 1-0
- Club Brugge – AS Eupen – 4-0
