DEURNE. Antwerp overcomes Gent 1-0 after M. Frey scored just 1 goal (78′). Antwerp took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
G. Chakvetadze received a red card (33′). This red card was one of the reason why Gent lost the match.
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut with the help of Laurent Conotte and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 59% while Gent was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Gent was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Antwerp managed to find the solution to win this match.
Antwerp shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Gent shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Antwerp received 1 yellow card (J. Bataille). On the opposite side, Gent received 2 yellow cards (M. Samoise and J. De Sart).
Also, Gent didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after G. Chakvetadze (Gent) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (33′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Antwerp will have 20 points like AS Eupen to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Gent will stay with 11 points to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away against Zulte-Waregem on the 16th of October with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Antwerp (0 draws).
Gent will host AS Eupen on the 17th of October with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Gent (2 draws).
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
46'
20'
78'
Antwerp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez , Jelle Bataille , Dinis Almeida , Dorian Dessoleil , Ritchie De Laet , Birger Verstraete , Radja Nainggolan , Koji Miyoshi , Pieter Gerkens , Viktor Fischer and Michael Frey .
The home team had on the bench: Faris Haroun , J. Eggestein, Manuel Benson , Mbwana Ally Samatta , Aurelio Buta , O. De Wolf and Abdoulaye Seck .
Substitutions
Antwerp made 5 changes: P. Gerkens for M. Samatta (46′), J. Bataille for Buta (46′), K. Miyoshi for M. Benson (55′), R. Nainggolan for F. Haroun (75′) and V. Fischer for A. Seck (83′).
Best player: Birger Verstraete
The player that probably impressed the most for Antwerp was Birger Verstraete even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Gent – Formation
Gent
33'
Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Sinan Bolat , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Michael Ngadeu , Joseph Okumu , Matisse Samoise , Julien De Sart , Sven Kums , Núrio Fortuna , Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe , Laurent Depoitre and Giorgi Chakvetadze .
They had on the bench: Yonas Malede , Darko Lemajić , D. Roef, B. Godeau, Tarik Tissoudali , E. Owusu and Christopher Operi .
Substitutions
Gent made 4 changes: V. Odjidja-Ofoe for T. Tissoudali (46′), M. Samoise for Y. Malede (81′), N. Fortuna for D. Lemajic (81′) and L. Depoitre for C. Operi (82′).
Best player: Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe.
His rating is with 19 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Club Brugge – 1-1
- Antwerp – Gent – 1-0
- RFC Seraing – Zulte-Waregem – 5-1
- AS Eupen – Genk – 3-2
