BRUSSELS. Anderlecht demolishes Sporting Charleroi 4-0 with goals of C. Kouame (19′), J. Zirkzee (62′), F. Amuzu (79′) and M. Murillo (86′).

The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels. The referee was Erik Lambrechts who had the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Anderlecht

4 - 0

Sporting Charleroi

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 20 Total 1
  • 11 On Target 0
  • 7 Off Target 0
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 114 Attack 83
  • 52 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Anderlecht was in firm control of the ball 55% while Sporting Charleroi was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Anderlecht won the match​.

Anderlecht shot 20 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi shot 1 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (K. Olsson). On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi received 2 yellow cards (V. Bayo and A. Gholizadeh).

Match Timeline

19'
37'
60'
62'
64'
70'
Isaac Mbenza - sub ->J. Tchatchoua
70'
Francis Amuzu- sub ->L. Refaelov
73'
73'
Francis Amuzu(goal)S. Gomez
79'
80'
Ryota Morioka- sub ->M. Ilaimaharitra
80'
84'
84'
85'
86'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After playing this match, Anderlecht will have 61 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Charleroi will stay with 51 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away with Kortrijk on the 10th of April with a 21-4 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (8 draws).

Sporting Charleroi will host Zulte-Waregem on the 10th of April with a 17-9 head to head in favor of Sporting Charleroi (9 draws).

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Hendrik Van Crombrugge 30.Belgium
7.1
D
Lisandro Magallán 2.Argentina
7.4
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
8.0
D
Amir Murillo 62.Panama
8.1
86'
D
Sergio Gómez 17.Spain
8.4
84'
M
L. Refaelov 11.Israel
7.4
73'
M
Kristoffer Olsson 20.Sweden
6.5
84' 60'
M
Josh Cullen 8.Republic of Ireland
7.6
M
Y. Verschaeren 10.Belgium
6.8
37'
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
8.4
19'
F
Joshua Zirkzee 23.Netherlands
7.8
73' 62'
Substitutes
G
Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium
G
Bart Verbruggen 16.Netherlands
D
M. Kana 55.Belgium
84'
D
K. Sardella 54.Belgium
D
Bogdan Mykhaylichenko 14.Ukraine
84'
M
Anouar Ait El Hadj 46.Belgium
6.9
37'
M
M. Stroeykens 52.Belgium
M
K. Arnstad 61.Norway
M
Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium
7.4
73' 79'
F
B. Raman 9.Belgium
6.6
73'

Anderlecht started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: .

Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of A. Ait El Hadj (injured).

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: Y. Verschaeren for A. Ait El Hadj (37′), L. Refaelov for F. Amuzu (73′), J. Zirkzee for B. Raman (73′), S. Gomez for B. Mykhaylichenko (84′) and K. Olsson for M. Kana (84′).

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
6.4
D
Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland
6.2
D
Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus
6.0
D
Valentine Ozornwafor 25.Nigeria
6.6
M
Joris Kayembe 12.Belgium
6.3
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
6.3
80'
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
7.2
87'
M
Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium
6.4
70'
F
Daan Heymans 18.Belgium
6.8
70'
F
Vakoun Bayo 9.Ivory Coast
6.7
80' 64'
F
Youssouph Badji 10.Senegal
6.4
Substitutes
G
Bingourou Kamara 1.Senegal
D
M. Wasinski 31.Belgium
87'
D
Loïc Bessilé 5.Togo
M
Ali Gholizadeh 8.Iran
6.1
70' 85'
M
Ryota Morioka 44.Japan
6.2
80'
F
Isaac Mbenza 7.Belgium
6.6
70'
F
Anass Zaroury 70.Morocco
6.3
80'

Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Edward Still played with: .

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: J. Tchatchoua for I. Mbenza (70′), D. Heymans for A. Gholizadeh (70′), M. Ilaimaharitra for R. Morioka (80′), V. Bayo for A. Zaroury (80′) and A. Zorgane for M. Wasinski (87′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​