DEURNE. Antwerp was in the end too strong for Sint-Truiden with the goal of Jacob Ondrejka (62′ pen), Chidera Ejuke (74′) and Jacob Ondrejka (87′).
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme with the support of Lennert Jans and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Hannes De Couvreur. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.63 degrees Celsius or 51.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 19 Total 4
- 11 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 97 Attack 58
- 65 Dangerous attack 17
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Antwerp had a superior ball possession 55% while Sint-Truiden was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the match.
Antwerp shot 19 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Antwerp has 48 points like Club Brugge to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden will stays with 37 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away with Kortrijk on the 9th of March with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).
Sint-Truiden will play away against AS Eupen on the 9th of March with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of Sint-Truiden (11 draws).
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
90'
74'
Antwerp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez , Jelle Bataille , Zeno Van Den Bosch , Toby Alderweireld , Owen Wijndal , Alhassan Yusuf , Mandela Keita , Chidera Ejuke , Vincent Janssen , Michel Ange Balikwisha and George Ilenikhena .
The home team had on the bench: Eliot Matazo, Gyrano Kerk, Jacob Ondrejka , Jürgen Ekkelenkamp , Soumaila Coulibaly, Kobe Corbanie, Victor Udoh, Mahamadou Doumbia and Senne Lammens.
Antwerp could not rely on the presence of Jürgen Ekkelenkamp (injured).
Substitutions
Antwerp made 5 changes: Mandela Keita for Jürgen Ekkelenkamp (84′), Chidera Ejuke for Mahamadou Doumbia (90′), George Ilenikhena for Victor Udoh (90′), Michel Ange Balikwisha for Jacob Ondrejka (46′) and Alhassan Yusuf for Eliot Matazo (90′).
Player of the match: Chidera Ejuke
The most impressive player for Antwerp was Chidera Ejuke.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.
Sint-Truiden – Formation
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Thorsten Fink played with: Zion Suzuki , Wolke Janssens , Matte Smets , Rein Van Helden , Robert-Jan Vanwesemael , Rihito Yamamoto , Joel Chima Fujita , Mathias Delorge , Eric Junior Bocat , Kahveh Zahiroleslam and Aboubakary Koita .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryoya Ogawa, Fatih Kaya , Chris Lucketti, Ryotaro Ito , Olivier Dumont, Jarne Steuckers , Joselpho Barnes , Frederic Ananou and Adriano Bertaccini .
Substitutions
Sint-Truiden made 5 changes: Robert-Jan Vanwesemael for Joselpho Barnes (63′), Joel Chima Fujita for Jarne Steuckers (63′), Kahveh Zahiroleslam for Fatih Kaya (63′), Aboubakary Koita for Adriano Bertaccini (83′) and Rihito Yamamoto for Ryotaro Ito (63′).
Player of the match: Zion Suzuki
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was the goalkeeper: Zion Suzuki. His rating is 8.87. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Kortrijk – RWDM – 3-2
- Antwerp – Sint-Truiden – 3-0
- Genk – Club Brugge – 0-3
- Anderlecht – AS Eupen – 1-0
