Zulte-Waregem recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Antwerp 2-1

Zulte-Waregem was able to turn the table against Antwerp to win 2-1.

October 17, 2021

Zulte-Waregem was able to turn the table against Antwerp to win 2-1. It was Antwerp to strike first with a goal of M. Benson at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Kutesa gave the win to Zulte-Waregem in the 67′ minute with a goal. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).

The match was played on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot who had the assistance of Florian Lemaire and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Michiel De Cuyper.

Match Statistics

Zulte-Waregem

2 - 1

Antwerp

! 33 Ball Possession 67

Shots

13 Total 14
8 On Target 3
3 Off Target 9
2 Shots blocked 2

97 Attack 117
38 Dangerous attack 46
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 9
3 Off Sides 4

Fouls

9 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Antwerp had a strong ball possession 63% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Zulte-Waregem was able to find the solution to win this contest.

Zulte-Waregem shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Antwerp shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (Z. Gano and A. Fadera). On the other side, Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (A. Yusuf and K. Miyoshi).

Match Timeline

19'

29'

Alhassan Yusuf- Yellow

40'

Jelle Bataille- sub ->Buta

46'

Zinho Gano(goal)J. Dompe

58'

61'

67'

69'

Zinho Gano- Yellow

72'

84'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Zulte-Waregem will have 12 points like RFC Seraing to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Antwerp will stay with 20 points like AS Eupen to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Zulte-Waregem will play away against Mechelen on the 23rd of October with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Zulte-Waregem (7 draws).

Antwerp will host Club Brugge on the 24th of October with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (4 draws).

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem

Sammy Bossut 1.Belgium

6.7

Laurens De Bock 27.Belgium

7.1

Cameron Humphreys 33.England

6.8

Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium

7.2

Ewoud Pletinckx 24.Belgium

6.7

I. Seck 21.Senegal

7.0

90'

Dereck Kutesa 19.Switzerland

7.2

67'

A. Sissako 16.France

6.8

Bassem Srarfi 11.Tunisia

6.4

46'

Jelle Vossen 9.Belgium

7.1

Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau

7.1

84'

72'

58'

Substitutes

Louis Bostyn 25.Belgium

D. De Neve 54.Belgium

David Hubert 6.Belgium

90'

J. Dompé 17.France

7.2

46'

Idrissa Doumbia 98.Ivory Coast

Lasse Vigen 8.Denmark

Alieu Fadera 23.Gambia

6.3

84'

90'

Lukas Willen 67.Belgium

The manager Francky Dury decided to play with the following team: S. Bossut, L. De Bock, C. Humphreys-Grant, A. Ciranni, E. Pletinckx, I. Seck, D. Kutesa, A. Sissako, B. Srarfi, J. Vossen and Z. Gano.

The home team had on the bench: D. Hubert, D. De Neve, J. Dompé, I. Doumbia, L. Vigen, A. Fadera, L. Bostyn and L. Willen.

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: B. Srarfi for J. Dompe (46′), Z. Gano for A. Fadera (84′) and I. Seck for D. Hubert (90′).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp

Jean Butez 1.France

7.6

Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium

7.0

D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium

6.8

Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal

6.6

Aurélio Buta 5.Portugal

6.7

40'

Birger Verstraete 6.Belgium

7.2

Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria

6.5

69'

29'

Viktor Fischer 7.Denmark

7.0

69'

Benson Manuel 14.Belgium

7.8

19'

Michael Frey 99.Switzerland

6.4

Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium

6.6

61'

Substitutes

Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium

Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal

Faris Haroun 38.Belgium

6.7

69'

Koji Miyoshi 19.Japan

6.6

69'

90'

Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium

6.5

40'

Pieter Gerkens 16.Belgium

Ally Samatta 70.Tanzania

6.4

61'

On the opposite side, Brian Priske Pedersen played with: J. Butez, R. De Laet, D. Dessoleil, Dinis Almeida, Aurélio Buta, B. Verstraete, A. Yusuf, M. Frey, V. Fischer, B. Manuel and M. Balikwisha.

These were the players on the bench: A. Seck, F. Haroun, K. Miyoshi, J. Bataille, O. De Wolf, M. Samatta and P. Gerkens.

Substitutions

Antwerp made 4 changes: Buta for J. Bataille (40′), M. Balikwisha for M. Samatta (61′), A. Yusuf for F. Haroun (69′) and V. Fischer for K. Miyoshi (69′).