EUPEN. Kortrijk tops AS Eupen 1-0 after D. Mbayo scored just 1 goal (82′).

The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put with the support of Ruben Wyns and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

AS Eupen

0 - 1

Kortrijk

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 22 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 17 Off Target 14
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 120 Attack 85
  • 51 Dangerous attack 42
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 7
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. AS Eupen was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Kortrijk that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

AS Eupen was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Kortrijk found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

AS Eupen shot 22 times, 5 on target, 17 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kortrijk shot 15 times, 1 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

AS Eupen received 5 yellow cards (J. Davidson, K. Ndri, I. Christie-Davies, S. Peeters and I. Nuhu). Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk received 3 yellow cards (S. Tanaka, D. Lamkel Ze and K. D’Haene).

Match Timeline

2'
Jason Davidson- Yellow
14'
33'
49'
60'
64'
64'
Isaac Christie-Davies- Yellow
67'
74'
74'
82'
83'
Jérôme Déom- sub ->J. Jeggo
88'
Jérôme Déom- sub ->James Jeggo
88'
88'
Isaac Nuhu- Yellow
90'
90'

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 playing this match, AS Eupen will stay with 6 points like Westerlo, KV Oostende and RFC Seraing to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk will have 7 points like Mechelen to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against KV Oostende on the 10th of September with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of AS Eupen (11 draws).

Kortrijk will host Mechelen on the 10th of September with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Kortrijk (10 draws).

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen
G
L. Moser 1.Germany
7.1
D
Jason Davidson 3.Australia
7.0
88' 14'
D
Yentl Van Genechten 2.Belgium
7.1
D
Boris Lambert 35.Belgium
6.4
D
Rune Paeshuyse 28.Belgium
7.1
M
S. Peeters 8.Belgium
7.4
83'
M
James Jeggo 4.Australia
7.0
88'
M
Isaac Christie-Davies 23.Wales
7.1
67'
F
Isaac Nuhu 7.Ghana
7.3
90'
F
Regan Charles-Cook 10.England
6.8
F
Konan N’Dri 11.Ivory Coast
6.1
60' 49'
Substitutes
G
Abdul Nurudeen 33.Ghana
D
Jan Kral 21.Czech Republic
M
Jérôme Déom 14.Belgium
6.3
88'
M
Nathan Bitumazala 17.France
6.8
M
Tyreek Magee 20.Jamaica
6.2
88'
M
Gary Magnée 15.Belgium
6.5
F
Sambou Soumano 22.Senegal
6.1
60'

AS Eupen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Lennart Moser (7.1), Yentl Van Genechten (7.1), Rune Paeshuyse (7.1), Boris Lambert (6.4), Jason Davidson (7.0), Stef Peeters (7.4), James Jeggo (7.0), Isaac Christie-Davies (7.1), Regan Charles-Cook (6.8), Konan N’Dri (6.1) and Isaac Nuhu (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jerome Deom (6.3), Nathan Bitumazala (6.8), Sambou Soumano (6.1), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Tyreek Magee (6.2), Jan Král and Gary Magnee (6.5).

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 5 changes: K. Ndri for S. Soumano (60′), R. Charles-Cook for N. Bitumazala (74′), I. Christie-Davies for G. Magnee (88′), J. Jeggo for J. Deom (88′) and J. Davidson for T. Magee (88′).

Best player: Stef Peeters​

The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was Stef Peeters.

His rating is (7.4) with 47 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
Marko Ilic 31.Serbia
8.0
D
D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium
7.8
D
Aleksandar Radovanović 66.Serbia
D
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan
8.1
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
7.4
M
Kristof D'Haene 30.Belgium
6.1
90'
M
N. Mehssatou 25.Chile
7.0
M
S. Tanaka 32.Japan
6.8
2'
M
Habib Keïta 12.Mali
7.4
F
F. Avenatti 20.Uruguay
7.3
64'
F
Didier Lamkel Zé 22.Cameroon
6.6
64' 33'
F
Billal Messaoudi 9.Algeria
6.7
74'
Substitutes
G
T. Vandenberghe 1.Belgium
M
Luca Foubert 5.Belgium
M
Y. Challouk 8.Belgium
F
Dylan Mbayo 7.Belgium
7.2
74' 82'
F
Pape Habib Gueye 17.Senegal
7.0
64'
F
M. Bruno 70.Belgium
F
F. Selemani 10.France
8.0
64'

Kortrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Karim Belhocine played with: Marko Ilić (8.0), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (8.1), Dorian Dessoleil (7.8), Aleksandar Radovanović, João Silva (7.4), Nayel Mehssatou (7.0), Habib Keita (7.4), Satoshi Tanaka (6.8), Kristof D’Haene (6.1), Didier Lamkel Zé (6.6) and Felipe Avenatti (7.3), Billal Messaoudi (6.7).

They had on the bench: Dylan Mbayo (7.2), Pape Habib Gueye (7.0), Youssef Challouk, Massimo Bruno, Faïz Selemani (8.0), Tom Vandenberghe and Luca Foubert.

Kortrijk could not rely on the presence of D. Mbayo (injured).

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 3 changes: D. Lamkel Ze for F. Selemani (64′), F. Avenatti for P. Gueye (64′) and B. Messaoudi for D. Mbayo (74′).

Best player: Tsuyoshi Watanabe​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was Tsuyoshi Watanabe even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 42 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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