GENT. Gent had a surprising win over Zulte-Waregem with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Cuypers (49′) and a goal from J. Torunarigha (73′). Gent capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg who was helped by Nick Senecaut and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 16 Total 6
- 6 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 79
- 57 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Gent had a strong ball possession 57% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gent was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gent won the match.
Gent shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Gent didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (A. Sissako and R. Tsouka).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Gent will have 14 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 5 points like Cercle Brugge to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will play away against Genk on the 18th of September with a 21-17 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (10 draws).
Zulte-Waregem will play away agasint Westerlo on the 1st of October with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Zulte-Waregem (10 draws).
Gent – Formation
Gent
73'
78'
Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Davy Roef , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Michael Ngadeu , Jordan Torunarigha , Matisse Samoise , Sven Kums , Hyunseok Hong , Alessio Castro-Montes , Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe , Hugo Cuypers and Ibrahim Salah .
The home team had on the bench: B. Godeau, P. Nardi, Malick Fofana , Laurent Depoitre , Jens Petter Hauge , Sulayman Marreh and N. De Ridder.
Substitutions
Gent made 5 changes: M. Samoise for J. P. Hauge (46′), I. Salah for L. Depoitre (63′), Hong Hyun-Seok for M. Fofana (78′), S. Kums for S. Marreh (78′) and A. Castro-Montes for N. De Ridder (90′).
Best player: Alessio Castro-Montes
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Alessio Castro-Montes even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 53 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Zulte-Waregem – Formation
Zulte-Waregem
32'
Zulte-Waregem started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
M’Baye Leye played with: Sammy Bossut , Alessandro Ciranni , Moudou Tambedou , Borja López , Oleksandr Drambaev , Abdoulaye Sissako , Nicolas Rommens , Novatus Dismas , Mamadou Sangare , Jelle Vossen and Alieu Fadera .
These were the players on the bench: Dani Ramirez , Kevor Palumets , L. Vigen, T. Derijck, Stan Braem , Ravy Tsouka , Alioune Ndour and L. Bostyn.
Substitutions
Zulte-Waregem made 5 changes: M. Sangare for A. Ndour (56′), A. Sissako for K. Palumets (56′), A. Ciranni for R. Tsouka (66′), J. Vossen for Dani Ramirez (66′) and N. Miroshi for S. Braem (79′).
Best player: Nicolas Rommens
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Nicolas Rommens.
His rating is with 50 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Gent – Zulte-Waregem – 2-0
- Westerlo – Anderlecht – 2-1
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Genk – 1-2
- Cercle Brugge – Antwerp – 0-2
