DENDERLEEUW. Beerschot-Wilrijk succeeded in clinch a draw against Dender with a late goal from M. Weymans scored in the (90′) after Dender got a lead with a goal from K. Cools (47′). Beerschot-Wilrijk was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%)​

The match was played at the Van Roystadion stadium in Denderleeuw on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Laurent Willems assisted by Maarten Toeback and . The 4th official was Tim De Keyzer. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.31 degrees Celsius or 46.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Beerschot-Wilrijk had a superior ball possession 63% while Dender was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beerschot-Wilrijk had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Beerschot-Wilrijk to win the match​.

Dender shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 16 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Dender received 2 yellow cards (Stefano Marzo and Kobe Cools). Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk received 1 yellow card (Marco Weymans).

Standings

After this match, Dender has 39 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Beerschot-Wilrijk will has 44 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, Dender will play away against KV Oostende on the 9th of March with a 4-3 head to head in favor of KV Oostende (2 draws).

Beerschot-Wilrijk will host Lierse Kempenzonen on the 9th of March with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Lierse Kempenzonen (0 draws).

Dender – Formation

Dender started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Timmy Simons decided to play with the following team: Xavier Gies (7.7), Stefano Marzo (7.0), Gilles Ruyssen (6.7), Kobe Cools (7.9), Joedrick Pupe (7.9), Olivier Myny (7.7), Nathan Rodes (6.4), Desmond Acquah (7.0), Ridwane M’Barki (7.7), Nicolas Antoine Rajsel (7.3) and Bruny Nsimba (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Kjetil Borry, Dylan Ragolle, Michael Lallemand, Julien Devriendt, Kéres Masangu, Ali Akman (7.1), Ibrahima Sory Sankhon, Fabio Ferraro and Jordy Soladio (6.3).

Substitutions

Dender made 3 changes: Nicolas Antoine Rajsel for Jordy Soladio (46′), Olivier Myny for Ali Akman (72′) and Desmond Acquah for Kéres Masangu (89′).

Player of the match: Joedrick Pupe​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dender was Joedrick Pupe.

His rating is 7.9 with 50 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 11.

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Dirk Kuijt played with: Davor Matijaš (7.0), Apostolos Konstantopoulos (7.0), Herve Matthys (7.5), Katuku Derrick Tshimanga (6.7), Simion Michez (6.7), Dean Huiberts (7.3), Welat Cagro  (7.0), Mardochee Nzita (7.5), Tom Reyners (6.7), Sekou Diawara (6.3) and Thibaud Verlinden (7.3).

They had on the bench: Bill Lathouwers, Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi, Robin Simovic (6.3), Charly Keita (6.4), Marco Weymans (7.5), D’Margio Wright-Phillips (7.0), Axl Van Himbeeck (6.7), Félix Nzouango Bikien and Mike van Beijnen.

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 5 changes: Tom Reyners for D’Margio Wright-Phillips (61′), Simion Michez for Marco Weymans (70′), Dean Huiberts for Axl Van Himbeeck (70′), Sekou Diawara for Charly Keita (83′) and Mardochee Nzita for Robin Simovic (83′).

Player of the match: Herve Matthys​

The player that probably impressed the most for Beerschot-Wilrijk was Herve Matthys.

His rating is 7.5 with 86 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Dender – Beerschot-Wilrijk – 1-1
• Waasland-Beveren – KV Oostende – 2-3
• RFC Seraing – Patro Eisden – 3-0