WAREGEM. Zulte-Waregem was eventually too strong for AS Eupen with the goal of A. Ciranni (11′), J. Dompe (61′) and J. Vossen (82′ pen). AS Eupen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Elindus Arena stadium in Waregem on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put assisted by Martijn Tiesters and Lennert Jans. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 9 Total 18
- 6 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 73 Attack 164
- 25 Dangerous attack 51
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 9
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
AS Eupen was in firm control of the ball 60% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AS Eupen was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Zulte-Waregem was able to find the solution to win this match.
Zulte-Waregem shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, AS Eupen shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (F. Boya and D. De Neve). Regarding the opposition, AS Eupen received 1 yellow card (A. Nurudeen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Zulte-Waregem will have 32 points like KV Oostende to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, AS Eupen will stay with 31 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Zulte-Waregem will play away with Antwerp on the 19th of March with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Antwerp (0 draws).
AS Eupen will host Mechelen on the 19th of March with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Mechelen (3 draws).
Zulte-Waregem – Formation
Zulte-Waregem
46'
22'
11'
Zulte-Waregem started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Davy De fauw decided to play with the following team: Sammy Bossut , Ewoud Pletinckx , Frank Boya , Laurens De Bock , Alessandro Ciranni , Idrissa Doumbia , Ibrahima Seck , Dion De Neve , Jelle Vossen , Jean-Luc Dompe and Zinho Gano .
The home team had on the bench: Sef van Damme, Alieu Fadera, Lasse Vigen Christensen, Cameron Humphreys , Dereck Kutesa , Dion Cools , David Hubert and Abdoulaye Sissako.
Substitutions
Zulte-Waregem made 5 changes: F. Boya for C. Humphreys (46′), D. De Neve for D. Cools (46′), Z. Gano for D. Kutesa (79′), I. Doumbia for A. Sissako (89′) and J. Vossen for L. Vigen (89′).
Best player: Sammy Bossut
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was the goalkeeper: Sammy Bossut. His rating is 8.45. He performed 6 saves.
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
AS Eupen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Michael Valkanis played with: Abdul Manaf Nurudeen , Jonathan Heris , Emmanuel Agbadou , Jordi Amat , Gary Magnee , James Jeggo , Stef Peeters , Teddy Alloh , Boris Lambert , Torben Müsel and Isaac Nuhu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Giannis Konstantelias , Robin Himmelmann, Tyreek Magee, Silas Gnaka, Jens Cools , Konan N’Dri and Jerome Deom .
AS Eupen could not rely on the presence of J. Cools (injured).
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 4 changes: T. Alloh for K. Ndri (58′), T. Musel for J. Deom (58′), J. Heris for G. Konstantelias (71′) and E. Agbadou for J. Cools (84′).
Best player: Stef Peeters
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AS Eupen was Stef Peeters.
His rating is with 70 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Cercle Brugge – Kortrijk – 2-0
- Zulte-Waregem – AS Eupen – 3-0
- Mechelen – Sporting Charleroi – 2-2
- KV Oostende – Club Brugge – 1-3
