LIEGE. Standard Liège beats KV Oostende 1-0 after D. M. scored just 1 goal (67′).

The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the help of Yves De Neve and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Standard Liège

1 - 0

KV Oostende

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 15 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 11 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 91 Attack 116
  • 40 Dangerous attack 52
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Standard Liège was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. KV Oostende that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

KV Oostende was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Standard Liège was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Standard Liège shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, KV Oostende shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards (N. Ngoy and D. M. Dragus). Talking about the opposition, KV Oostende received 2 yellow cards (K. Rocha Santos and O. Urhoghide).

Match Timeline

14'
Nathan Ngoy - Yellow
42'
46'
46'
C. Çanak- sub ->A. Donnum
60'
Gilles Dewaele- sub ->W. Balikwisha
60'
67'
75'
David Atanga- sub ->K. Rocha Santos
76'
80'
82'
82'
Mohamed Berte- sub ->N. Batzner
82'
Andy Musayev- sub ->F. Hornby
83'

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 contest, Standard Liège will have 10 points like Sint-Truiden and Union Saint-Gilloise to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, KV Oostende will stay with 6 points like Westerlo, AS Eupen and RFC Seraing to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will play away with Sint-Truiden on the 9th of September with a 13-6 head to head in favor of Sint-Truiden (10 draws).

KV Oostende will host AS Eupen on the 10th of September with a 10-9 head to head in favor of AS Eupen (11 draws).

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
8.1
D
Konstantinos Laifis 34.Cyprus
7.3
D
Nathan Ngoy 3.Belgium
6.8
42'
D
Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo
7.2
M
Gojko Cimirot 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.9
M
Aleksandar Boljević 18.Montenegro
6.5
46'
M
Selim Amallah 19.Morocco
7.1
M
Aron Dønnum 11.Norway
6.4
60'
M
William Balikwisha 22.Belgium
7.2
60'
F
Renaud Emond 9.Belgium
6.9
46'
F
Denis Drăguş 7.Romania
7.4
80' 76' 67'
Substitutes
G
Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium
D
John Nekadio 29.DR Congo
D
Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium
6.7
60'
M
C. Çanak 61.Belgium
6.4
60'
M
Nicolas Raskin 26.Belgium
6.9
46'
M
Filippo Melegoni 21.Italy
6.4
80'
F
O. Davida 17.Israel
6.2
46'

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

The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart (8.1), Nathan Ngoy (6.8), Merveille Bokadi (7.2), Konstantinos Laifis (7.3), Aleksandar Boljević (6.5), Selim Amallah (7.1), Gojko Cimirot (6.9), William Balikwisha (7.2), Aron Dønnum (6.4), Denis Drăguş (7.4) and Renaud Emond (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Laurent Henkinet, Cihan Canak (6.4), John Nekadio, Nicolas Raskin (6.9), Gilles Dewaele (6.7), Filippo Melegoni (6.4) and Osher Davida (6.2).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 5 changes: R. Emond for O. Davida (46′), A. Boljevic for N. Raskin (46′), A. Donnum for C. Canak (60′), W. Balikwisha for G. Dewaele (60′) and D. M. Dragus for F. Melegoni (80′).

Best player: Arnaud Bodart​

The most impressive player for Standard Liège was the goalkeeper: Arnaud Bodart. His rating is 8.10. He performed 5 saves.

KV Oostende – Formation

KV Oostende
G
Guillaume Hubert 28.Belgium
7.1
D
Fanos Katelaris 5.Cyprus
7.4
D
Anton Tanghe 33.Belgium
7.3
D
Osaze Urhoghide 2.England
7.1
83'
M
Alfons Amade 23.Germany
7.4
M
Kenny Rocha Santos 10.Cape Verde
6.8
75' 14'
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 18.Japan
7.3
M
Alessandro Albanese 99.Belgium
7.5
82'
F
Nick Bätzner 34.Germany
6.8
82'
F
T. Ambrose 68.Guadeloupe
7.0
F
Fraser Hornby 9.Scotland
7.5
82'
Substitutes
G
Dillon Phillips 1.England
D
Théo Ndicka Matam 7.France
6.4
82'
D
Zechariah Medley 3.England
M
Sieben Dewaele 16.Belgium
F
David Atanga 77.Ghana
7.1
75'
F
Andy Musayev 20.Belgium
6.2
82'
F
Mohamed Berte 90.Belgium
6.6
82'

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

Yves Vanderhaeghe played with: Guillaume Hubert (7.1), Fanos Katelaris (7.4), Anton Tanghe (7.3), Osaze Urhoghide (7.1), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.3), Alfons Amade (7.4), Kenny Rocha Santos (6.8), Alessandro Albanese (7.5), Thierry Ambrose (7.0), Fraser Hornby (7.5) and Nick Batzner (6.8).

They had on the bench: Sieben Dewaele, David Atanga (7.1), Dillon Phillips, Andy Musayev (6.2), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.4), Mohamed Berte (6.6) and Zech Medley.

Substitutions

KV Oostende made 4 changes: K. Rocha Santos for D. Atanga (75′), A. Albanese for T. Ndicka Matam (82′), N. Batzner for M. Berte (82′) and F. Hornby for A. Musayev (82′).

Best player: Fraser Hornby​

The player that probably impressed the most for KV Oostende was Fraser Hornby.

His rating is (7.5) with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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