Antwerp beats RWDM 4-0 after playing a incredible match

BRUXELLES. Antwerp beats RWDM 4-0 after playing a incredible match.

February 12, 2024

BRUXELLES. Antwerp tops RWDM 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Toby Alderweireld (15′ pen), Vincent Janssen (36′), Jacob Ondrejka (45′) and Toby Alderweireld (63′ pen). Antwerp was surely better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Edmond Machtens-Stadion stadium in Bruxelles on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot assisted by Quentin Blaise and Florian Lemaire. The 4th official was Massimiliano Ledda. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.53 degrees Celsius or 47.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

RWDM

0 - 4

Antwerp

! 34 Ball Possession 66

Shots

2 Total 13
1 On Target 9
1 Off Target 4
0 Shots blocked 1

75 Attack 121
27 Dangerous attack 54
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 2
5 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Antwerp had a superior ball possession 66% while RWDM was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the encounter.

RWDM shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Antwerp shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

RWDM received 2 yellow cards (Makhtar Gueye and Philipe Sampaio). On the opposite side, Antwerp didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

15'

Toby Alderweireld (penalty)

36'

Vincent Janssen(goal)Chidera Ejuke

Philipe Sampaio- Yellow

40'

45'

Jacob Ondrejka(goal)Vincent Janssen

Shuto Abe- sub ->Xavier Mercier

46'

Felipe Abner- sub ->Omotayo Adaramola

46'

Ilay Camara- sub ->Carlos Alberto

46'

63'

Toby Alderweireld (penalty)

62'

Vincent Janssen(VAR)

Philipe Sampaio(yellowredcard)

66'

68'

K. Corbanie- sub ->Jelle Bataille

68'

George Ilenikhena- sub ->Mahamadou Doumbia

68'

Gyrano Kerk- sub ->Jacob Ondrejka

Makhtar Gueye - Yellow

71'

Frederic Soelle Soelle- sub ->Makhtar Gueye

75'

81'

M. Smits- sub ->Jürgen Ekkelenkamp

81'

V. Udoh- sub ->Chidera Ejuke

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, RWDM stays with 22 points to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Antwerp will has 44 points like Club Brugge to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, RWDM will play away with Genk on the 17th of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Genk (0 draws).

Antwerp will host Mechelen on the 17th of February with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).

RWDM – Formation

RWDM

Théo Defourny 33.Belgium

7.3

Tayo Adaramola 11.Republic of Ireland

6.0

46'

Marsoni Sambu 21.Belgium

5.6

David Sousa 43.Brazil

6.3

46'

Philipe Sampaio 94.Brazil

5.3

40'

Pierre Dwomoh 6.Belgium

6.8

Mickaël Biron 7.Martinique

6.1

Mamadou Sarr 29.France

6.6

Xavier Mercier 30.France

6.8

46'

Carlos Alberto 89.Brazil

6.3

46'

Makhtar Gueye 9.Senegal

6.3

75'

71'

Substitutes

Guillaume Hubert 28.Belgium

Ilay Camara 17.Belgium

6.4

46'

Felipe Abner 26.Brazil

6.4

46'

Moussa Sissako 44.Mali

6.4

46'

Alexis De Sart 5.Belgium

Shuto Abe 8.Japan

6.6

46'

Malcolm Ebiowei 10.England

Frederic Soelle Soelle 22.Belgium

6.4

75'

Pathé Mboup 47.Senegal

RWDM started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Claudio Roberto da Silva decided to play with the following team: Théo Defourny (7.3), Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni (5.6), Philipe Sampaio (5.3), David Sousa (6.3), Omotayo Adaramola (6.0), Mamadou Sarr (6.6), Carlos Alberto (6.3), Xavier Mercier (6.8), Pierre Dwomoh (6.8), Mickaël Biron (6.1) and Makhtar Gueye (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Alexis De Sart, Shuto Abe (6.6), Malcolm Ebiowei, Ilay Camara (6.4), Frederic Soelle Soelle (6.4), Abner (6.4), Guillaume Hubert, Moussa Sissako (6.4) and Pathé Mboup.

RWDM could not rely on the presence of Frederic Soelle Soelle (injured).

Substitutions

RWDM made 5 changes: Omotayo Adaramola for Abner (46′), Xavier Mercier for Shuto Abe (46′), David Sousa for Moussa Sissako (46′), Carlos Alberto for Ilay Camara (46′) and Makhtar Gueye for Frederic Soelle Soelle (75′).

Player of the match: Théo Defourny

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RWDM was the goalkeeper: Théo Defourny. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp

Jean Butez 1.France

7.1

Owen Wijndal 5.Netherlands

7.3

Toby Alderweireld 23.Belgium

9.1

15', 63'

Z. Van Den Bosch 33.Belgium

8.1

Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium

7.0

68'

Jacob Ondrejka 17.Sweden

8.1

68'

45'

Chidera Ejuke 19.Nigeria

7.8

81'

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 24.Netherlands

7.5

81'

Mandela Keita 27.Belgium

7.8

M. Doumbia 84.Mali

7.3

68'

Vincent Janssen 18.Netherlands

9.5

36'

Substitutes

Davino Verhulst 87.Belgium

S. Lammens 91.Belgium

K. Corbanie 52.Belgium

7.0

68'

M. Smits 46.Belgium

6.8

81'

Gyrano Kerk 7.Netherlands

6.3

68'

George Ilenikhena 9.France

7.0

68'

V. Udoh 60.Nigeria

6.4

81'

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

Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez (7.1), Jelle Bataille (7.0), Zeno Van Den Bosch (8.1), Toby Alderweireld (9.1), Owen Wijndal (7.3), Mandela Keita (7.8), Jürgen Ekkelenkamp (7.5), Chidera Ejuke (7.8), Mahamadou Doumbia (7.3), Jacob Ondrejka (8.1) and Vincent Janssen (9.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gyrano Kerk (6.3), George Ilenikhena (7.0), Milan Smits (6.8), Kobe Corbanie (7.0), Eran Tuypens, Victor Udoh (6.4), Davino Verhulst and Senne Lammens.

Antwerp could not rely on the presence of Gyrano Kerk (injured).

Substitutions

Antwerp made 3 changes: Mahamadou Doumbia for George Ilenikhena (68′), Jacob Ondrejka for Gyrano Kerk (68′) and Jelle Bataille for Kobe Corbanie (68′).