Kortrijk beats RWDM 3-2

KORTRIJK. Kortrijk beat RWDM.

By
David Brown
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Kortrijk beats RWDM 3-2

KORTRIJK. Kortrijk overcame RWDM.

The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot assisted by Quentin Blaise and Laurent Conotte. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.09 degrees Celsius or 42.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Kortrijk

3 - 2

Team 1

RWDM

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 16 Total 12
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 121 Attack 92
  • 77 Dangerous attack 53
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Kortrijk was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. RWDM that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kortrijk had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kortrijk won the match​.

Kortrijk shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, RWDM shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Kortrijk received 1 yellow card (I. Davies). Talking about the opposition, RWDM received 3 yellow cards (Pathé Mboup, Mickaël Biron  and David Sousa).

Match Timeline

I. Davies(goal)A. Kadri
9'
I. Davies- Yellow
16'
24'
Mickaël Biron(goal)
27'
Mickaël Biron(VAR)
45'
David Sousa- Yellow
M. Wasinski- sub ->João Silva
46'
60'
Mickaël Biron- Yellow
A. Kadri(goal)
63'
65'
Jeff Reine-Adélaïde(goal)
66'
Pathé Mboup- sub ->Makhtar Gueye
66'
Alexis De Sart - sub ->Pierre Dwomoh
S. Ojo- sub ->I. Davies
71'
R. Alebiosu- sub ->N. Mehssatou
71'
A. Kadri(penalty)
74'
77'
Youssouf Koné- sub ->Ilay Camara
77'
Matías Segovia- sub ->Omotayo Adaramola
M. Bruno- sub ->Jonathan Afolabi
81'
K. Malinov- sub ->A. Kadri
88'
90'
Pathé Mboup- Yellow
90'
Malcolm Ebiowei- sub ->Jeff Reine-Adélaïde

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Anderlecht
63
30
Union Saint-Gilloise
41
6
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
47
30
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
6
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After playing this match, Kortrijk has 21 points like AS Eupen to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, RWDM will stays with 23 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will host Antwerp on the 9th of March with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).

RWDM will host Anderlecht on the 9th of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (0 draws).

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
L. Pirard 95.Belgium
6.4
D
M. Mampassi 4.Ukraine
7.0
D
R. Tsunoda 33.Japan
7.1
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
6.7
46'
M
N. Mehssatou 6.Chile
6.4
71'
M
A. Kadri 10.Algeria
9.8
88' Goals63', 74'
M
D. De Neve 11.Belgium
7.0
M
F. Avenatti 20.Uruguay
8.1
M
A. Sissako 27.France
7.0
F
J. Afolabi 9.Republic of Ireland
6.3
81'
F
I. Davies 39.Wales
7.5
71' 16' Goals9'
Substitutes
G
T. Vandenberghe 1.Belgium
D
R. Alebiosu 2.England
6.8
71'
D
M. Wasinski 21.Belgium
6.3
46'
M
I. Fossum 14.Norway
M
K. Malinov 15.Bulgaria
6.8
88'
M
K. Kangwa 17.Zambia
M
M. Bruno 70.Belgium
6.6
81'
F
S. Ojo 54.England
6.8
71'
F
T. Ambrose 68.Guadeloupe

Kortrijk started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Freyr Alexandersson decided to play with the following team: L. Pirard (6.4), M. Mampassi (7.0), João Silva (6.7), Ryotaro Tsunoda (7.1), N. Mehssatou (6.4), F. Avenatti (8.1), A. Sissako (7.0), A. Kadri (9.8), D. De Neve (7.0), I. Davies (7.5) and Jonathan Afolabi (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: T. Vandenberghe, R. Alebiosu (6.8), Iver Fossum, K. Malinov (6.8), Kings Kangwa , M. Wasinski (6.3), S. Ojo (6.8), T. Ambrose and M. Bruno (6.6).

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 5 changes: I. Davies for S. Ojo (71′), João Silva for M. Wasinski (46′), Jonathan Afolabi for M. Bruno (81′), N. Mehssatou for R. Alebiosu (71′) and A. Kadri for K. Malinov (88′).

Player of the match: A. Kadri​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was A. Kadri.

His rating is 9.8 with 2 goals, 56 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 9 crosses.

RWDM – Formation

RWDM
G
Théo Defourny  33.Belgium
7.5
D
Marsoni Sambu 21.Belgium
7.0
D
Christ Makosso 34.France
7.3
D
David Sousa 43.Brazil
7.3
45'
M
Pierre Dwomoh 6.Belgium
7.0
66'
M
Mickaël Biron 7.Martinique
7.3
60' Goals24'
M
Tayo Adaramola 11.Republic of Ireland
6.3
77'
M
Ilay Camara 17.Belgium
6.8
77'
M
Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 77.France
8.4
90' Goals65'
M
Carlos Alberto 89.Brazil
7.0
F
Makhtar Gueye  9.Senegal
6.8
66'
Substitutes
G
Guillaume Hubert 28.Belgium
D
Felipe Abner 26.Brazil
D
Youssouf Koné 99.Mali
6.4
77'
M
Alexis De Sart  5.Belgium
6.4
66'
M
Shuto Abe 8.Japan
M
Matías Segovia 80.Paraguay
6.8
77'
F
Malcolm Ebiowei 10.England
90'
F
Frederic Soelle Soelle 22.Belgium
F
Pathé Mboup 47.Senegal
6.8
66' 90'

RWDM started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Bruno Irles played with: Théo Defourny (7.5), Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni (7.0), Christ Makosso (7.3), David Sousa (7.3), Ilay Camara (6.8), Pierre Dwomoh (7.0), Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (8.4), Omotayo Adaramola (6.3), Mickaël Biron  (7.3), Carlos Alberto (7.0) and Makhtar Gueye (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexis De Sart (6.4), Shuto Abe, Malcolm Ebiowei, Frederic Soelle Soelle, Abner, Guillaume Hubert, Pathé Mboup (6.8), M. Segovia (6.8) and Youssouf Koné (6.4).

Substitutions

RWDM made 5 changes: Makhtar Gueye for Pathé Mboup (66′), Pierre Dwomoh for Alexis De Sart (66′), Ilay Camara for Youssouf Koné (77′), Omotayo Adaramola for M. Segovia (77′) and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde for Malcolm Ebiowei (90′).

Player of the match: Jeff Reine-Adélaïde​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RWDM was Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 50 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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