KORTRIJK. Kortrijk manages to recover against Sporting Charleroi with a goal on the S. Nicholson 64′ and a goal on the A. Gholizadeh 90′. Sporting Charleroi was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Saturday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the assistance of Yves De Neve and Michael Geerolf. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 24 Total 21
- 9 On Target 11
- 9 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 6
- 100 Attack 118
- 39 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Sporting Charleroi was in firm control of the ball 58% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Sporting Charleroi was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Sporting Charleroi to win the match.
Kortrijk shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Sporting Charleroi shot 24 times, 3 on target, 21 off target.
Cards
Kortrijk received 2 yellow cards (D. Mbayo and K. D’Haene). On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi received 4 yellow cards (J. Tchatchoua, S. Knezevic, S. Andreou and K. Zedadka).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kortrijk will have 15 points like Anderlecht to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi will have 14 points like Sint-Truiden and KV Oostende to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will play away against Club Brugge on the 15th of October with a 19-8 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).
Sporting Charleroi will host Genk on the 17th of October with a 16-13 head to head stats in favor of Genk (7 draws).
Kortrijk – Formation
Kortrijk
90'
83'
45'
Kortrijk started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Luka Elsner decided to play with the following team: Marko Ilić , Gilles Dewaele , Trent Sainsbury , Aleksandar Radovanović , Kristof D’Haene , Marlos Moreno , Kevin Vandendriessche , Mathias Fixelles , Ante Palaversa , Faïz Selemani and Pape Habib Gueye .
The home team had on the bench: Abdelkahar Kadri , L. Rougeaux, E. Ocansey, Dylan Mbayo , V. Torp, M. Jonckheere, J. Delle and Rachid Alioui .
Substitutions
Kortrijk made 3 changes: P. Gueye for R. Alioui (70′), M. Fixelles for A. Kadri (83′) and M. Moreno for D. Mbayo (89′).
Best player: Marko Ilić
The player that probably impressed the most for Kortrijk was the goalkeeper: Marko Ilić. His rating is 8.43. He performed 9 saves.
Sporting Charleroi – Formation
Sporting Charleroi
Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Edward Still played with: Hervé Koffi , Jules Van Cleemput , Stelios Andreou , Stefan Knežević , Jackson Tchatchoua , Adem Zorgane , Marco Ilaimaharitra , Ryota Morioka , Joris Kayembe Ditu , Shamar Nicholson and Anass Zaroury .
They had on the bench: Ali Gholizadeh , Loic Bessile , M. Wasinski, D. Desprez, Mamadou Fall , Karim Zedadka and G. Gillet.
Substitutions
Sporting Charleroi made 4 changes: A. Zorgane for A. Gholizadeh (53′), S. Knezevic for L. Bessile (71′), A. Zaroury for M. Fall (78′) and J. Tchatchoua for K. Zedadka (78′).
Best player: Ryota Morioka
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Charleroi was Ryota Morioka.
His rating is with 50 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- OH Leuven – Beerschot-Wilrijk – 0-0
- Kortrijk – Sporting Charleroi – 2-2
- Cercle Brugge – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-3
- Sint-Truiden – KV Oostende – 1-1
