ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk had a surprising win over Standard Liège II with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Nzita (53′) and a goal from T. Reyners (69′). Beerschot-Wilrijk was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the support of Michele Seeldraeyers and Gianni Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Arne De Beuckelaer. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.66 degrees Celsius or 47.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 27 Total 12
- 8 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 5
- 91 Attack 55
- 100 Dangerous attack 66
- 69 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 10
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 5
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Beerschot-Wilrijk had a superior ball possession 61% while Standard Liège II was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Beerschot-Wilrijk had a more offensive attitude with 100 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Beerschot-Wilrijk won the match.
Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 27 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Standard Liège II shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Beerschot-Wilrijk received 4 yellow cards (Ryan Sanusi, D’Margio Wright-Phillips, Apostolos Konstantopoulos and Mardochee Nzita). On the opposite side, Standard Liège II received 3 yellow cards (Birame Diaw, Rayan Berberi and Anisse Brrou).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Beerschot-Wilrijk has 42 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Standard Liège II will stays with 15 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Beerschot-Wilrijk will play away with Deinze on the 17th of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Deinze (0 draws).
Standard Liège II will host Francs Borains on the 17th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Francs Borains (0 draws).
Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation
Beerschot-Wilrijk
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Beerschot-Wilrijk started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Dirk Kuijt decided to play with the following team: Davor Matijaš , Apostolos Konstantopoulos , Herve Matthys , Katuku Derrick Tshimanga , Simion Michez , Ryan Sanusi , Welat Cagro , Mardochee Nzita , Tom Reyners , Thibaud Verlinden and Sekou Diawara .
The home team had on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Mike van Beijnen, Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi , Charly Keita , Benjamin Pauwels, Dean Huiberts , D’Margio Wright-Phillips , Axl Van Himbeeck and Félix Nzouango Bikien.
Substitutions
Beerschot-Wilrijk made 5 changes: Sekou Diawara for Charly Keita (57′), Simion Michez for D’Margio Wright-Phillips (57′), Katuku Derrick Tshimanga for Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (74′), Welat Cagro for Dean Huiberts (75′) and Tom Reyners for Axl Van Himbeeck (86′).
Player of the match: Herve Matthys
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Herve Matthys even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 75 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 7 crosses.
Standard Liège II – Formation
Standard Liège II
Standard Liège II started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Joseph Laumann played with: Matthieu Epolo , Faroukou Cissé , Daan Dierckx , Noah Mawete Kinsiona , Noah Dodeigne , Anisse Brrou , Rayan Berberi , Léandre Kuavita , Brahim Ghalidi , Soufiane Benjdida and Ilyes Ziani .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Samy Tory, Birame Diaw , Adrien Giunta , Noah Makembo-Ntemo , Rabby Mateta Pepa , Oscar Olivier, Adriano Mansala Mpudi, William Bianda and Tom Poitoux.
Substitutions
Standard Liège II made 5 changes: Anisse Brrou for Adrien Giunta (83′), Noah Dodeigne for Birame Diaw (64′), Soufiane Benjdida for Noah Makembo-Ntemo (64′), Léandre Kuavita for Rabby Mateta Pepa (64′) and Ilyes Ziani for William Bianda (83′).
Player of the match: Daan Dierckx
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège II was Daan Dierckx.
His rating is with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Beerschot-Wilrijk – Standard Liège II – 2-0
- KV Oostende – Liège – 0-2
- KRC Genk II – Dender – 2-1
