LIèGE. Liège was able to clinch a draw against Standard Liège II with a late goal from B. Nyssen scored in the (90′) after Standard Liège II got a lead with a penalty from B. Ghalidi (67′). Liège was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Stade Rue de la Tonne stadium in Liège on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Bourdeaud’hui with the collaboration of Michele Seeldraeyers and Gianni Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Massimiliano Ledda. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.46 degrees Celsius or 43.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 20 Total 13
- 8 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 9
- 104 Attack 87
- 97 Dangerous attack 53
- 86 Ball safe 93
- 1 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Liège had a superior ball possession 59% while Standard Liège II was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liège was putting more pressure with 97 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Liège to win the match.
Liège shot 20 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Standard Liège II shot 13 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Liège received 2 yellow cards (Benoit Nyssen and Kevin Debaty). Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège II received 6 yellow cards (Noah Mawete Kinsiona, Léandre Kuavita, Anisse Brrou, Léandre Kuavita, Daan Dierckx and Birame Diaw).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Liège has 36 points like Waasland-Beveren to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Standard Liège II will has 16 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Liège will play away against Lommel United on the 2nd of March with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Standard Liège II will play away against Zulte-Waregem on the 2nd of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (0 draws).
Liège – Formation
Liège
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Liège started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Gaëtan Englebert decided to play with the following team: Kevin Debaty , Benoit Nyssen , Benjamin Edouardo Lambot , Jordan Bustin , Jonathan D’Ostillio , Reno Wilmots , Alessio Cascio , Yannick Gaby Loemba , Ryan Merlen , Benoit Bruggeman and Zakaria Atteri .
The home team had on the bench: Jérémie Lioka Lima, Benjamin Van den Ackerveken, Mohamed Mouhli , Antoine Lejoly, Damien Mouchamps, Lucca Lucker, Tom Panepinto , Emilien Massart and Maxime Cavelier .
Substitutions
Liège made 3 changes: Benjamin Edouardo Lambot for Tom Panepinto (85′), Alessio Cascio for Maxime Cavelier (75′) and Yannick Gaby Loemba for Mohamed Mouhli (75′).
Player of the match: Benoit Nyssen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liège was Benoit Nyssen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 8 crosses.
Standard Liège II – Formation
Standard Liège II
Standard Liège II started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Joseph Laumann played with: Matthieu Epolo , Faroukou Cissé , Daan Dierckx , William Bianda , Anisse Brrou , Birame Diaw , Léandre Kuavita , Noah Mawete Kinsiona , Brahim Ghalidi , Soufiane Benjdida and Ilyes Ziani .
They had on the bench: Henry Lawrence, Samy Tory, Adrien Giunta, Jorge Ruvalcaba, Noah Makembo-Ntemo , Rabby Mateta Pepa , Noah Dodeigne , Louis Bowron and Rayan Berberi .
Standard Liège II could not rely on the presence of Rabby Mateta Pepa (injured).
Substitutions
Standard Liège II made 4 changes: Ilyes Ziani for Rayan Berberi (77′), William Bianda for Noah Dodeigne (71′), Soufiane Benjdida for Noah Makembo-Ntemo (77′) and Brahim Ghalidi for Rabby Mateta Pepa (80′).
Player of the match: Matthieu Epolo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège II was the goalkeeper: Matthieu Epolo. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Liège – Standard Liège II – 1-1
- KV Oostende – Club Brugge II – 1-4
- RSC Anderlecht II – Dender – 2-1
