DEURNE. Antwerp was in the end too good for Westerlo with the goal of V. Janssen (33′ pen), K. Miyoshi (50′) and A. Valencia (82′).

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the collaboration of Mathias Hillaert and Brecht Devriese. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27.3 degrees Celsius or 81.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Antwerp

3 - 0

Westerlo

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 11 Total 12
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 109 Attack 109
  • 35 Dangerous attack 24
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Antwerp had a strong ball possession 55% while Westerlo was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Antwerp won the match​.

Antwerp shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Westerlo shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Antwerp didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Westerlo received 1 yellow card (M. de Cuyper).

Match Timeline

Vincent Janssen(penalty)
33'
50'
71'
71'
76'
A. Valencia- sub ->C. Stengs
76'
76'
R. Tagir- sub ->B. Reynolds
77'
Mathias Fixelles- sub ->L. Foster
77'
Kyan Vaesen- sub ->N. Dorgeles
A. Valencia(goal)V. Janssen
82'
84'
Ritchie De Laet- sub ->J. Bataille
85'
87'
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 encounter, Antwerp will have 21 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Westerlo will stay with 6 points like KV Oostende, AS Eupen and RFC Seraing to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Antwerp will play away with Cercle Brugge on the 11th of September with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Antwerp (4 draws).

Westerlo will host RFC Seraing on the 15th of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Westerlo (2 draws).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
7.6
D
Toby Alderweireld 23.Belgium
7.4
D
Sam Vines 21.United States
7.0
D
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
7.2
85'
D
Willian Pacho 51.Ecuador
7.5
M
Pieter Gerkens 16.Belgium
6.8
M
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 24.Netherlands
8.1
76'
M
Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria
7.1
90'
M
Koji Miyoshi 19.Japan
8.0
84' 50'
M
C. Stengs 14.Netherlands
7.0
76'
F
Vincent Janssen 18.Netherlands
8.4
33'
Substitutes
G
Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium
D
Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium
85'
D
Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal
M
Radja Nainggolan 4.Belgium
6.6
76'
M
Faris Haroun 38.Belgium
90'
F
A. Valencia 55.Ecuador
7.3
76' 82'
F
Bruny Nsimba 17.Belgium
84'

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

The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Jean Butez (7.6), Jelle Bataille (7.2), Toby Alderweireld (7.4), William Pacho (7.5), Sam Vines (7.0), Pieter Gerkens (6.8), Alhassan Yusuf (7.1), Calvin Stengs (7.0), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (8.1), Koji Miyoshi (8.0) and Vincent Janssen (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ortwin De Wolf, Ritchie De Laet, Radja Nainggolan (6.6), Anthony Valencia (7.3), Faris Haroun, Bruny Nsimba and Dinis Almeida.

Substitutions

Antwerp made 5 changes: J. Ekkelenkamp for R. Nainggolan (76′), C. Stengs for A. Valencia (76′), K. Miyoshi for B. Nsimba (84′), J. Bataille for R. De Laet (85′) and A. Yusuf for F. Haroun (90′).

Best player: Vincent Janssen​

The most impressive player for Antwerp was Vincent Janssen.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 31 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat 1.Turkey
6.0
D
Rubin Seigers 23.Belgium
7.2
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
7.0
76'
D
Maxim De Cuyper 11.Belgium
6.2
87'
D
Pietro Perdichizzi 2.Belgium
6.4
M
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
6.8
71'
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
6.6
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
6.3
M
Dorgeles Nene 45.Mali
7.2
77'
M
Tuur Dierckx 55.Belgium
6.6
71'
F
Lyle Foster 9.South Africa
6.4
77'
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
R. Tagir 24.Turkey
6.2
76'
D
Kouya Mabea 18.Ivory Coast
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
6.8
77'
M
H. Akbunar 35.Turkey
6.4
71'
F
Igor Vetokele 25.Angola
6.1
71'
F
Kyan Vaesen 14.Belgium
6.3
77'

Westerlo started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Jonas De Roeck played with: Sinan Bolat (6.0), Bryan Reynolds (7.0), Rubin Seigers (7.2), Pietro Perdichizzi (6.4), Maxim De Cuyper (6.2), Roman Neustädter (6.8), Tuur Dierckx (6.6), Nicolas Madsen (6.6), Thomas Van den Keybus (6.3), Nene Dorgeles (7.2) and Lyle Foster (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ravil Tagir (6.2), Nick Gillekens, Kouya Mabea, Igor Vetokele (6.1), Mathias Fixelles (6.8), Halil Akbunar (6.4) and Kyan Vaesen (6.3).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 5 changes: R. Neustadter for I. Vetokele (71′), T. Dierckx for H. Akbunar (71′), B. Reynolds for R. Tagir (76′), L. Foster for M. Fixelles (77′) and N. Dorgeles for K. Vaesen (77′).

Best player: Rubin Seigers​

The player that probably impressed the most for Westerlo was Rubin Seigers.

His rating is (7.2) with 63 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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