ANTWERP. Beerschot-Wilrijk didn’t concede much to RFC Seraing to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Beerschot-Wilrijk was much better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Olympisch Stadion stadium in Antwerp on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Matonga Simonini with the assistance of Kevin Dhondt and Florian Lemaire. The 4th official was Arne De Beuckelaer. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.01 degrees Celsius or 46.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 19 Total 4
- 8 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 117 Attack 63
- 123 Dangerous attack 30
- 67 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 20 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Beerschot-Wilrijk was in firm control of the ball 69% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Beerschot-Wilrijk was more aggressive with 123 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Beerschot-Wilrijk to win the match.
Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 19 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, RFC Seraing shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Beerschot-Wilrijk received 2 yellow cards (Welat Cagro and Apostolos Konstantopoulos). Talking about the opposition, RFC Seraing received 2 yellow cards (Christophe Lepoint and Cheikhou Ndiaye).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Beerschot-Wilrijk has 43 points like Deinze to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, RFC Seraing will has 19 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Beerschot-Wilrijk will play away against Dender on the 2nd of March with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
RFC Seraing will host Patro Eisden on the 2nd of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of RFC Seraing (2 draws).
Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation
Beerschot-Wilrijk
17'
59'
Beerschot-Wilrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Dirk Kuijt decided to play with the following team: Davor Matijaš , Apostolos Konstantopoulos , Herve Matthys , Katuku Derrick Tshimanga , Simion Michez , Axl Van Himbeeck , Welat Cagro , Mardochee Nzita , Tom Reyners , Charly Keita and Thibaud Verlinden .
The home team had on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Mike van Beijnen, Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi , Robin Simovic , Andi Koshi, Marco Weymans, D’Margio Wright-Phillips , Sekou Diawara and Félix Nzouango Bikien.
Beerschot-Wilrijk could not rely on the presence of Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (injured).
Substitutions
Beerschot-Wilrijk made 4 changes: Charly Keita for D’Margio Wright-Phillips (60′), Axl Van Himbeeck for Robin Simovic (60′), Katuku Derrick Tshimanga for Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi (59′) and Tom Reyners for Sekou Diawara (86′).
Player of the match: Axl Van Himbeeck
The player that probably impressed the most for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Axl Van Himbeeck.
His rating is with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
RFC Seraing – Formation
RFC Seraing
RFC Seraing started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
M’Baye Leye played with: Pape Sy , Cheikhou Ndiaye , Marvin Tshibuabua , Christophe Lepoint , Ruben Droehnle , Oussmane Kébé , Édouard Soumah-Abbad , Lilian Raillot , Mathieu Cachbach , Pape Moussa Fall and Harrison Ondo-Eyi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Noah Solheid, Lucas Margueron, Sandro Trémoulet, Alama Bayo , Djibril Diarra , Nelson Balongo , Désiré Segbé Azankpo, Bassim Boukteb and Mahamadou Dembélé.
RFC Seraing could not rely on the presence of Bassim Boukteb (injured) and Djibril Diarra (injured).
Substitutions
RFC Seraing made 4 changes: Harrison Ondo-Eyi for Alama Bayo (56′), Édouard Soumah-Abbad for Nelson Balongo (67′), Mathieu Cachbach for Bassim Boukteb (79′) and Lilian Raillot for Djibril Diarra (80′).
Player of the match: Pape Sy
The most impressive player for RFC Seraing was the goalkeeper: Pape Sy. His rating is 9.79. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.
- Francs Borains – Zulte-Waregem – 2-1
- KRC Genk II – Lommel United – 1-1
- Beerschot-Wilrijk – RFC Seraing – 0-0
