DEURNE. Antwerp overcomes OH Leuven 4-2. Antwerp made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put who had the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Antwerp had a superior ball possession 56% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the match.
Antwerp shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, OH Leuven shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (R. Nainggolan, M. van Bommel and A. Yusuf). Talking about the opposition, OH Leuven received 1 yellow card (K. Malinov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Antwerp has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. Regarding the opposition, OH Leuven stays with 6 points (1st).
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away against AS Eupen on the 14th of August with a 18-7 head to head record in favor of Antwerp (8 draws).
OH Leuven will host Club Brugge on the 14th of August with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (1 draw).
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
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Antwerp started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez , Ritchie De Laet , Toby Alderweireld , William Pacho , Sam Vines , Radja Nainggolan , Pieter Gerkens , Alhassan Yusuf , Koji Miyoshi , Michael Frey and Michel Ange Balikwisha .
The home team had on the bench: Ortwin De Wolf, Dinis Almeida, Jelle Bataille, Birger Verstraete, Viktor Fischer, Anthony Valencia and Vincent Janssen .
Substitutions
Antwerp made 4 changes: M. Frey for V. Janssen (74′), K. Miyoshi for A. Valencia (74′), M. Balikwisha for V. Fischer (88′) and R. Nainggolan for B. Verstraete (88′).
Best player: Michel Ange Balikwisha
The most impressive player for Antwerp was Michel Ange Balikwisha.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
OH Leuven – Formation
OH Leuven
OH Leuven started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Marc Brys played with: Valentin Cojocaru , Louis Patris , Ewoud Pletinckx , Dylan Ouedraogo , Musa Al-Taamari , Kristiyan Malinov , Casper De Norre , Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson , Mathieu Maertens , Raphael Holzhauser and Nachon Nsingi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nordin Jackers, Soufiane Chakla, Hamza Mendyl , Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Joren Dom , Mykola Kukharevych and João Gamboa.
OH Leuven could not rely on the presence of M. Kukharevych (injured).
Substitutions
OH Leuven made 5 changes: K. Malinov for H. Mendyl (58′), J. D. Thorsteinsson for J. Dom (58′), N. Nsingi for M. Kukharevych (68′), R. Holzhauser for J. Gamboa (88′) and D. Ouedraogo for P. Ngawa (89′).
Best player: Louis Patris
The player that probably impressed the most for OH Leuven was Louis Patris.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Antwerp – OH Leuven – 4-2
- Anderlecht – RFC Seraing – 3-1
- Gent – Westerlo – 2-1
- Standard Liège – Cercle Brugge – 2-0
