BRUXELLES. RWDM conquers Dender 1-0 after G. Ruyssen scored just 1 goal (40′).

The match was played at the Edmond Machtens-Stadion stadium in Bruxelles on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Laurent Willems who was helped by Alexandre Minnoy and Jonas van Dyck. The 4th official was Tim De Keyzer. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

RWDM

1 - 0

Dender

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 127 Attack 108
  • 69 Dangerous attack 54
  • 98 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

RWDM had a strong ball possession 55% while Dender was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RWDM was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RWDM won the match​.

RWDM shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dender shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

RWDM received 2 yellow cards (T. Gece and B. Smeets). On the other side, Dender received 2 yellow cards (L. Hens and J. Van Oudenhove).

Match Timeline

24'
Lennard Hens - Yellow
38'
39'
Jasper Van Oudenhove- Yellow
40'
Gilles Ruyssen(goal)B. Smeets
62'
72'
Fabio Ferraro- sub ->I. Botella
73'
Jonathan Rowell- sub ->L. Hens
75'
81'
Ibrahima Sory Sankhon- sub ->K. Hazard
82'
Danny Fofana- sub ->N. Rajsel
82'
Sada Diallo- sub ->Thomas Ephestion
86'
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
RWDM
69
32
Lommel United
51
32
Deinze
49
32
Waasland-Beveren
68
32
Club Brugge II
49
32
Dender
39
32
Beerschot-Wilrijk
49
32
Standard Liège II
27
32
KRC Genk II
26
32
Lierse Kempenzonen
46
32
RSC Anderlecht II
37
32
Excelsior Virton
25
32

After this match, RWDM has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Dender stays with points (0th).

Next matches

In the next match in the First Division B, RWDM will play away against Club Brugge II on the 28th of August with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of RWDM (1 draw).

Dender will host Standard Liège II on the 26th of August with a 0-0 head to head record.

RWDM – Formation

RWDM
G
Théo Defourny 33.Belgium
D
Jonathan Heris 19.Belgium
86'
D
Gilles Ruyssen 22.Belgium
40'
D
Numan Kurdic 4.Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
Yan Vorogovskiy 5.Kazakhstan
M
Bryan Smeets 8.Netherlands
75'
M
Thomas Ephestion 11.Martinique
86'
M
T. Gécé 20.Belgium
38'
F
Kylian Hazard 14.Belgium
81'
F
Ivann Botella 99.France
72'
F
Mickaël Biron 7.Martinique
Substitutes
Sada Diallo 15.Mali
86'
G
Jonathan De Bie 42.Belgium
D
Olivier N'Zi 2.Ivory Coast
86'
M
Ibrahima Sory Sankhon 6.Guinea
81'
M
O. El 29.Belgium
F
Fabio Ferraro 17.Belgium
72'

The manager Vincent Euvrard decided to play with the following team: T. Defourny, J. Heris, Y. Vorogovskiy, G. Ruyssen, N. Kurdić, B. Smeets, T. Ephestion, T. Gécé, K. Hazard, I. Botella and M. Biron.

The home team had on the bench: F. Ferraro, I. Sankhon, O. N’Zi, S. Diallo, O. El Ouamari and J. De Bie.

Substitutions

RWDM made 4 changes: I. Botella for F. Ferraro (72′), K. Hazard for I. Sankhon (81′), J. Heris for O. N’Zi (87′) and T. Ephestion for S. Diallo (87′).

Dender – Formation

Dender
G
Xavier Gies 1.Belgium
D
Mike Smet 2.Belgium
D
Kjetil Borry 4.Belgium
M
Dylan Ragolle 5.Belgium
M
Kenneth Houdret 25.Belgium
M
Lennard Hens 10.Belgium
73' 24'
M
Nathan Rôdes 18.Belgium
82'
M
Jasper Van Oudenhove 8.Belgium
39'
F
Michael Lallemand 9.Belgium
62'
F
Nicolas Rajsel 11.France
82'
F
Ridwane M'Barki 7.Belgium
Substitutes
Z. Atteri 17.Belgium
62'
Danny Fofana 15.Belgium
82'
G
Julien Devriendt 13.Belgium
D
Wesley Vanbelle 3.Belgium
82'
M
Jonathan Rowell 6.England
73'

Regi Van Acker played with: X. Gies, M. Smet, D. Ragolle, K. Borry, K. Houdret, L. Hens, N. Rôdes, J. Van Oudenhove, M. Lallemand, N. Rajsel and R. M’Barki.

They had on the bench: Z. Atteri, J. Rowell, D. Fofana, W. Vanbelle and J. Devriendt.

Substitutions

Dender made 4 changes: M. Lallemand for Z. Atteri (62′), L. Hens for J. Rowell (73′), N. Rajsel for D. Fofana (82′) and N. Rodes for W. Vanbelle (82′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the First Division B.​