LIEGE. Standard Liège and OH Leuven didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Standard Liège was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put with the assistance of Koen Thijs and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Dunken Van De Velde. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.44 degrees Celsius or 68.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 6 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 104 Attack 56
- 57 Dangerous attack 30
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Standard Liège had a superior ball possession 62% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Standard Liège was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Standard Liège to win the match.
Standard Liège shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, OH Leuven shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards (L. Noubi and Hakim Sahabo). On the opposite side, OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (Joël Schingtienne and C. Souanga).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Standard Liège has 34 points to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, OH Leuven will has 29 points like Sporting Charleroi to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Ivan Leko decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart , L. Noubi , Konstantinos Laifis , Souleyman Doumbia , Marlon Fossey , Hayao Kawabe , William Balikwisha , Hakim Sahabo , C. Çanak , Wilfried Kanga and Kelvin Yeboah .
The home team had on the bench: Gilles Dewaele, Jonathan Panzo, Isaac Price , Seydou Fini, Steven Alzate, Kamal Sowah , Ibe Hautekiet, S. Perica and Matthieu Epolo.
Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Isaac Price (injured).
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 3 changes: C. Çanak for Kamal Sowah (64′), Marlon Fossey for Isaac Price (64′) and Kelvin Yeboah for S. Perica (84′).
Player of the match: William Balikwisha
The player that probably impressed the most for Standard Liège was William Balikwisha.
His rating is with 32 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
OH Leuven – Formation
OH Leuven started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Óscar García Junyent played with: T. Leysen , Franco Russo , Ewoud Pletinckx , Federico Ricca , Joël Schingtienne , Siebe Schrijvers , E. Banzuzi , Takahiro Akimoto , Youssef Maziz , Mathieu Maertens and Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson .
These were the players on the bench: Joren Dom , Jonatan Braut Brunes , Maxence Prévot, Kento Misao, Florian Miguel, Hamza Mendyl, M. Osifo, Nachon Nsingi , Richie Sagrado and C. Souanga .
Substitutions
OH Leuven made 4 changes: Mathieu Maertens for Joren Dom (77′), Youssef Maziz for Nachon Nsingi (78′), Takahiro Akimoto for Jonatan Braut Brunes (84′) and Franco Russo for Richie Sagrado (77′).
Player of the match: T. Leysen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for OH Leuven was the goalkeeper: T. Leysen. His rating is 8.67. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – RWDM – 0-0
- Standard Liège – OH Leuven – 0-0
- Antwerp – Genk – 0-1