Antwerp overcomes Zulte-Waregem 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Samatta

DEURNE. Antwerp overcomes Zulte-Waregem 1-0 after M. Samatta scored just 1 goal (83').

March 20, 2022

DEURNE. Antwerp beats Zulte-Waregem 1-0 after M. Samatta scored just 1 goal (83′). Antwerp was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut with the help of Quentin Lesceux and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Michiel De Cuyper. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.

Match Statistics

Antwerp

1 - 0

Zulte-Waregem

! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

18 Total 5
6 On Target 2
7 Off Target 0
5 Shots blocked 3

154 Attack 90
83 Dangerous attack 29
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 0
4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 66% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the match.

Antwerp shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem shot 5 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Antwerp received 1 yellow card (Buta). On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (J. Vossen and I. Doumbia).

Match Timeline

21'

Jelle Vossen - Yellow

41'

65'

67'

Jelle Bataille- sub ->R. De Laet

76'

77'

83'

88'

Alhassan Yusuf- sub ->B. Verstraete

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Antwerp will have 59 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 32 points like AS Eupen to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away against OH Leuven on the 2nd of April with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Antwerp (10 draws).

Zulte-Waregem will host Sint-Truiden on the 2nd of April with a 14-9 head to head in favor of Zulte-Waregem (5 draws).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp

Jean Butez 1.France

7.6

Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium

7.4

76'

D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium

7.1

Aurélio Buta 5.Portugal

7.3

90'

Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal

7.2

Radja Nainggolan 4.Belgium

7.6

Pieter Gerkens 16.Belgium

6.8

67'

Birger Verstraete 6.Belgium

7.1

89'

Michael Frey 99.Switzerland

6.8

Benson Manuel 14.Belgium

7.2

Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium

7.4

76'

Substitutes

Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium

Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal

Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium

6.4

76'

Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria

89'

Ally Samatta 70.Tanzania

7.2

76'

83'

Johannes Eggestein 9.Germany

Koji Miyoshi 19.Japan

7.2

67'

Antwerp started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Faris Haroun decided to play with the following team: .

Antwerp could not rely on the presence of A. Yusuf (injured).

Substitutions

Antwerp made 4 changes: P. Gerkens for K. Miyoshi (67′), R. De Laet for J. Bataille (76′), M. Balikwisha for M. Samatta (76′) and B. Verstraete for A. Yusuf (89′).