CHARLEROI. Anderlecht prevails over Sporting Charleroi 3-1. Anderlecht got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Jules Van Cleemput (6′) and Kasper Dolberg (29′). Sporting Charleroi tried to recover with a goal from Achraf Dari (42′). Notwithstanding, the encounter was closed by a goal (85′) scored by Luis Vázquez for Anderlecht.
The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.66 degrees Celsius or 45.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 6 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 144 Attack 97
- 64 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sporting Charleroi was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Charleroi had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Anderlecht was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Sporting Charleroi shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Anderlecht shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sporting Charleroi stays with 24 points like OH Leuven to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Anderlecht will has 51 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Sporting Charleroi will play away against OH Leuven on the 17th of February with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of OH Leuven (5 draws).
Anderlecht will host Sint-Truiden on the 17th of February with a 18-6 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).
Sporting Charleroi – Formation
Sporting Charleroi started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi
, Jeremy Petris , Jules Van Cleemput , Achraf Dari , Žan Rogelj , Antoine Bernier , Marco Ilaimaharitra , Etienne Camara , Parfait Guiagon , Daan Heymans and Oday Dabbagh .The home team had on the bench: Pierre Patron, Youssouph Badji
, Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali , Vetle Dragsnes , Stelios Andreou, Dillon Sheppard, Roméo Monticelli, Mehdi Boukamir and Youssuf Sylla .Sporting Charleroi could not rely on the presence of Youssuf Sylla (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting Charleroi made 4 changes: Žan Rogelj for Vetle Dragsnes (90′), Antoine Bernier for Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali (66′), Daan Heymans for Youssouph Badji (83′) and Parfait Guiagon for Youssuf Sylla (90′).
Player of the match: Žan Rogelj
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Žan Rogelj.
His rating is
with 33 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Brian Riemer played with: Kasper Schmeichel
, Louis Patris , Zeno Debast , Jan Vertonghen , Kristian Arnstad , Mats Rits , Anders Dreyer , Mario Stroeykens , Yari Verschaeren , Thorgan Hazard and Kasper Dolberg .The following players were sitting on the bench: Mads Kikkenborg, Theo Leoni
, Luis Vázquez , Colin Coosemans, Nilson Angulo , Federico Gattoni, Mohamed Bouchouari, Antoine Colassin and Luca Monticelli.Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of Luca Monticelli (injured).
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 5 changes: Mario Stroeykens for Theo Leoni (63′), Kasper Dolberg for Luis Vázquez (63′), Thorgan Hazard for Nilson Angulo (90′), Yari Verschaeren for Federico Gattoni (90′) and Anders Dreyer for Luca Monticelli (90′).
Player of the match: Thorgan Hazard
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Thorgan Hazard even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 43 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – Anderlecht – 1-3
- Mechelen – Genk – 1-1
- RWDM – Antwerp – 0-4
- Gent – Cercle Brugge – 1-2