BRUSSELS. Gent beats Anderlecht 1-0 after H. Cuypers scored a penalty (69′).

The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the support of Jo De Weirdt and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Anderlecht

0 - 1

Gent

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 10 Total 10
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 108 Attack 115
  • 55 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Anderlecht was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Gent that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Gent was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Anderlecht shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gent shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Anderlecht received 2 yellow cards (M. Stroeykens and F. Silva). On the opposite side, Gent received 2 yellow cards (M. Ngadeu and Hong Hyun-Seok).

Match Timeline

60'
60'
61'
69'
70'
K. Arnstad- sub ->M. Kana
71'
M. Stroeykens- Yellow
72'
74'
Hong Hyun-Seok- Yellow
81'
81'
83'
83'
85'
Nilson Angulo- sub ->M. Stroeykens
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After this match, Anderlecht will stay with 9 points like Sporting Charleroi and Sint-Truiden to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Gent will have 11 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will host OH Leuven on the 4th of September with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (5 draws).

Gent will play away agasint Sporting Charleroi on the 4th of September with a 18-12 head to head stats in favor of Gent (10 draws).

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Hendrik Van Crombrugge 30.Belgium
7.0
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
7.2
D
Hannes Delcroix 3.Belgium
7.6
D
Zeno Debast 56.Belgium
7.3
M
Amir Murillo 62.Panama
6.6
M
M. Kana 55.Belgium
7.4
71'
M
L. Refaelov 11.Israel
7.0
70'
M
Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium
6.0
83'
M
Y. Verschaeren 10.Belgium
6.8
83'
F
M. Stroeykens 29.Belgium
6.5
88' 72'
F
Fábio Silva 99.Portugal
6.4
85'
Substitutes
G
Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium
G
Bart Verbruggen 16.Netherlands
D
Noah Sadiki 27.Belgium
6.5
83'
D
K. Sardella 54.Belgium
M
Anouar Ait El Hadj 46.Belgium
M
K. Arnstad 61.Norway
6.5
71'
F
B. Raman 9.Belgium
6.4
70'
F
Sebastiano Esposito 70.Italy
6.8
83'
F
Nilson Angulo 32.Ecuador
6.6
88'

Anderlecht started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Hendrik Van Crombrugge (7.0), Zeno Debast (7.3), Wesley Hoedt (7.2), Hannes Delcroix (7.6), Michael Murillo (6.6), Yari Verschaeren (6.8), Marco Kana (7.4), Lior Refaelov (7.0), Francis Amuzu (6.0), Mario Stroeykens (6.5) and Fábio Silva (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Noah Sadiki (6.5), Benito Raman (6.4), Colin Coosemans, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Bart Verbruggen, Sebastiano Esposito (6.8), Killian Sardella, Nilson Angulo (6.6) and Kristian Arnstad (6.5).

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: L. Refaelov for B. Raman (70′), M. Kana for K. Arnstad (71′), F. Amuzu for N. Sadiki (83′), Y. Verschaeren for S. Esposito (83′) and M. Stroeykens for N. Angulo (88′).

Best player: Hannes Delcroix​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Hannes Delcroix.

His rating is (7.6) with 57 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.

Gent – Formation

Gent
G
Davy Roef 33.Belgium
7.2
D
Michael Ngadeu 5.Cameroon
7.9
61'
D
Jordan Torunarigha 23.Nigeria
7.5
D
Joseph Okumu 2.Kenya
7.8
M
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 8.Belgium
7.1
M
Sven Kums 24.Belgium
7.8
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 14.Belgium
7.4
81'
M
Matisse Samoise 18.Belgium
7.1
F
Andrew Hjulsager 17.Denmark
6.8
60'
F
Hong Hyun-Seok 7.South Korea
7.1
81' 74'
F
Laurent Depoitre 29.Belgium
6.8
60'
Substitutes
G
C. De Schrevel 30.Belgium
D
Andreas Hanche-Olsen 21.Norway
D
Bruno Godeau 31.Belgium
6.5
81'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 10.Norway
6.4
81'
F
Ibrahim Salah 16.Morocco
6.4
60'
F
Hugo Cuypers 11.Belgium
7.2
60' 69'
F
Darko Lemajić 9.Serbia

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

Hein Vanhaezebrouck played with: Davy Roef (7.2), Joseph Okumu (7.8), Michael Ngadeu (7.9), Jordan Torunarigha (7.5), Matisse Samoise (7.1), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (7.1), Sven Kums (7.8), Alessio Castro-Montes (7.4), Hyunseok Hong (7.1), Laurent Depoitre (6.8) and Andrew Hjulsager (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Celestin De Schrevel, Jens Petter Hauge (6.4), Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Ibrahim Salah (6.4), Bruno Godeau (6.5), Hugo Cuypers (7.2) and Darko Lemajić.

Substitutions

Gent made 4 changes: A. Hjulsager for H. Cuypers (60′), L. Depoitre for I. Salah (60′), Hong Hyun-Seok for J. P. Hauge (81′) and A. Castro-Montes for B. Godeau (81′).

Best player: Michael Ngadeu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Michael Ngadeu even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 51 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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