WAREGEM. Standard Liège II and Zulte-Waregem draw 1-1. S. Benjdida scored the first goal (18′) for Standard Liège II. M. Machado made it even (66′). Zulte-Waregem was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the Elindus Arena stadium in Waregem on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Letellier who had the assistance of Michiel De Cuyper and David Symons. The 4th official was Bert Verbeke. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.41 degrees Celsius or 43.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Zulte-Waregem had a strong ball possession 65% while Standard Liège II was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zulte-Waregem was putting more pressure with 138 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Zulte-Waregem to win the match​.

Zulte-Waregem shot 31 times, 9 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège II shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (Ruud Vormer and Joel Bagan). Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège II received 4 yellow cards (Léandre Kuavita, Daan Dierckx, Matthieu Epolo and Reginal Goreux).

Standings

After playing this match, Zulte-Waregem has 40 points like Patro Eisden to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège II will has 17 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Zulte-Waregem will play away against RSC Anderlecht II on the 9th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of RSC Anderlecht II (0 draws).

Standard Liège II will host Club Brugge II on the 9th of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Club Brugge II (2 draws).

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Vincent Euvrard decided to play with the following team: Ortwin De Wolf (7.3), Alessandro Ciranni (6.7), Anton Tanghe (7.5), Lukas Willen (8.1), Joel Bagan (7.0), Christian Brüls (8.5), Modou Tambedou (8.1), Tochukwu Nnadi (7.5), Abdoulaye Traore (7.5), Stavros Gavriel (7.0) and Jelle Vossen (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alioune Ndour (7.3), Robbe Decostere, Kevor Palumets, Ennio Van Der Gouw, Ruud Vormer (6.7), Sef van Damme, Andres Labie, Dylan Demuynck (7.0) and Matheus Machado (7.0).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 4 changes: Abdoulaye Traore for Dylan Demuynck (56′), Joel Bagan for Ruud Vormer (46′), Stavros Gavriel for Matheus Machado (46′) and Jelle Vossen for Alioune Ndour (46′).

Player of the match: Christian Brüls​

The most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Christian Brüls.

His rating is 8.5 with 60 passes (67% accurate) and 11 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 25 crosses.

Standard Liège II – Formation

Also Standard Liège II adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Réginal Goreux played with: Matthieu Epolo (9.2), Anisse Brrou (7.9), Faroukou Cissé (7.9), Daan Dierckx (7.1), William Bianda (7.1), Ilyes Ziani (7.1), Noah Mawete Kinsiona  (7.3), Léandre Kuavita (7.0), Birame Diaw (7.1), Brahim Ghalidi (7.0) and Soufiane Benjdida (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Henry Lawrence (6.3), Samy Tory, Adrien Giunta, Noah Makembo-Ntemo (6.4), Rabby Mateta Pepa (6.6), Thiago Paulo da Silva (6.4), Noah Dodeigne, Matteo Godfroid and Rayan Berberi.

Substitutions

Standard Liège II made 4 changes: Birame Diaw for Henry Lawrence (59′), Brahim Ghalidi for Noah Makembo-Ntemo (75′), Anisse Brrou for Thiago Paulo da Silva (75′) and Léandre Kuavita for Rabby Mateta Pepa (64′).

Player of the match: Matthieu Epolo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Standard Liège II was the goalkeeper: Matthieu Epolo. His rating is 9.18. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Challenger Pro League.​

• Zulte-Waregem – Standard Liège II – 1-1
• Club Brugge II – KRC Genk II – 2-1