LIEGE. RFC Seraing tops Standard Liège 1-0 after A. Bernier scored just 1 goal (55′). Standard Liège lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the assistance of Romain Devillers and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 134 Attack 95
- 52 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Standard Liège had a superior ball possession 56% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Standard Liège had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, RFC Seraing found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Standard Liège shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, RFC Seraing shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Standard Liège received 3 yellow cards (M. Cafaro, M. Sissako and M. Carcela-Gonzalez). On the opposite side, RFC Seraing received 1 yellow card (I. Cisse).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Standard Liège will stay with 33 points to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, RFC Seraing will have 26 points to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will play away with Kortrijk on the 20th of March with a 18-11 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (5 draws).
RFC Seraing will host OH Leuven on the 19th of March with a 2-1 head to head in favor of RFC Seraing (0 draws).
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège
85'
64'
Standard Liège started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Luka Elsner decided to play with the following team: Laurent Henkinet , Gilles Dewaele , Moussa Sissako , Merveille Bokadi , Lucas Noubi , Niels Nkounkou , Nicolas Raskin , Damjan Pavlović , Mathieu Cafaro , Renaud Emond and Denis Drăguş .
The home team had on the bench: Selim Amallah , Mehdi Carcela-González , Nathan Ngoy, Abdoul Tapsoba , Arnaud Bodart, Samuel Bastien and Aron Dønnum .
Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of A. Donnum (injured).
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 5 changes: D. Pavlovic for S. Bastien (46′), D. M. Dragus for S. Amallah (46′), L. Noubi Ngnokam for M. Carcela-Gonzalez (64′), N. Raskin for A. Donnum (74′) and M. Cafaro for A. Tapsoba (78′).
Best player: Merveille Bokadi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was Merveille Bokadi.
His rating is with 59 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
RFC Seraing – Formation
RFC Seraing
55'
RFC Seraing started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Jean Louis Garcia played with: Guillaume Dietsch , Yahya Nadrani , Kouadio Dabila , Mikael Dyrestam , Daniel Opare , Ibrahima Cisse , Sami Lahssaini , Gerald Kilota , Antoine Bernier , Georges Mikautadze and Youssef Maziz .
They had on the bench: Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni, Alexandro Craninx, Morgan Poaty , Elias Spago, Maidine Douane, Marius Mouandilmadji and Wagane Faye.
Substitutions
RFC Seraing made 3 changes: S. Lahssaini for M. Poaty (73′), A. Bernier for Marius (80′) and D. Opare for S. Mansoni (89′).
Best player: Youssef Maziz
The most impressive player for RFC Seraing was Youssef Maziz even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 53 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Antwerp – 2-1
- Standard Liège – RFC Seraing – 0-1
- Genk – Sint-Truiden – 0-1
- Beerschot-Wilrijk – Gent – 0-2
