EUPEN. Antwerp tops AS Eupen 1-0 after B. Lambert scored an own goal 78min. Antwerp was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg who had the assistance of Nick Senecaut and Jeroen Walschap. The 4th official was Theophile Diskeuve. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.3 degrees Celsius or 86.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Antwerp had a strong ball possession 64% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the contest.
AS Eupen shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Antwerp shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen received 4 yellow cards (I. Christie-Davies, J. Kral, B. Lambert and S. Prevljak). On the opposite side, Antwerp didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will host RFC Seraing on the 19th of August with a 3-1 head to head in favor of AS Eupen (2 draws).
Antwerp will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 20th of August with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
19'
72'
AS Eupen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Lennart Moser , Yentl Van Genechten , Boris Lambert , Jan Král , Jason Davidson , Jerome Deom , Isaac Christie-Davies , Gary Magnee , Isaac Nuhu , Regan Charles-Cook and Smail Prevljak .
The home team had on the bench: Tyreek Magee , Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Amadou Keita, Konan N’Dri , Lorenzo Offermann , Rune Paeshuyse and Jan Gorenc.
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 3 changes: J. Deom for K. Ndri (72′), I. Nuhu for T. Magee (76′) and G. Magnee for L. Offermann (89′).
Best player: Jan Král
The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was Jan Král.
His rating is with 34 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
Antwerp started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mark van Bommel played with: 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 following players were sitting on the bench: Ortwin De Wolf, Dinis Almeida, Gastón Ávila, Birger Verstraete , Vincent Janssen , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp and Anthony Valencia .
Antwerp could not rely on the presence of G. Avila (injured).
Substitutions
Antwerp made 5 changes: P. Gerkens for J. Ekkelenkamp (46′), K. Miyoshi for A. Valencia (62′), M. Frey for V. Janssen (62′), R. Nainggolan for B. Verstraete (81′) and M. Balikwisha for G. Avila (90′).
Best player: Jean Butez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was the goalkeeper: Jean Butez. His rating is 8.05. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Zulte-Waregem – Genk – 1-4
- OH Leuven – Club Brugge – 0-3
- AS Eupen – Antwerp – 0-1
- Sint-Truiden – Anderlecht – 0-3
