Anderlecht liquidates Kortrijk 4-1 with a great performance

BRUSSELS. Anderlecht demolishes Kortrijk 4-1 with goals of

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David Brown
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Anderlecht liquidates Kortrijk 4-1 with a great performance

BRUSSELS. Anderlecht estinguishes Kortrijk 4-1 with goals of Y. Verschaeren (27′), M. Ashimeru (59′), J. Vertonghen (64′) and L. Refaelov (75′ pen). Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk scored with ​F. Selemani (62′).

The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels. The referee was Nathan Verboomen who had the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Anderlecht

4 - 1

Team 1

Kortrijk

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 11 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 90 Attack 97
  • 43 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Anderlecht was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Kortrijk that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Anderlecht won the match​.

Anderlecht shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Kortrijk shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (K. Arnstad). Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk received 2 yellow cards (D. Dessoleil and K. Vandendriessche).

Match Timeline

18'
Y. Verschaeren(goal)M. Murillo
27'
29'
53'
58'
58'
Majeed Ashimeru(goal)M. Murillo
59'
62'
Jan Vertonghen(goal)L. Refaelov
64'
K. Arnstad- Yellow
65'
66'
F. Avenatti- sub ->D. Dessoleil
75'
76'
M. Kana- sub ->K. Arnstad
76'
77'
77'
N. Mehssatou- sub ->O. Sych
82'
K. Sardella- sub ->Z. Debast
82'

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 contest, Anderlecht will have 13 points like Sint-Truiden to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Kortrijk will stay with 7 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away with Mechelen on the 9th of October with a 14-5 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).

Kortrijk will play away agasint Genk on the 8th of October with a 15-9 head to head stats in favor of Genk (8 draws).

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Hendrik Van Crombrugge 30.Belgium
6.7
D
Jan Vertonghen 14.Belgium
7.5
Goals64'
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
7.4
D
Amir Murillo  62.Panama
7.8
D
Zeno Debast 56.Belgium
6.7
82'
M
Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium
6.4
18'
M
Majeed Ashimeru 18.Ghana
7.7
Goals59'
M
Y. Verschaeren 10.Belgium
8.2
Goals27'
M
K. Arnstad 61.Norway
6.2
76' 65'
F
L. Refaelov 11.Israel
8.4
76' Goals75'
F
Fábio Silva 99.Portugal
6.4
82'
Substitutes
G
Bart Verbruggen 16.Netherlands
G
Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium
D
M. Kana 55.Belgium
6.6
76'
D
K. Sardella 54.Belgium
6.8
82'
D
Hannes Delcroix 3.Belgium
6.8
82'
M
M. Stroeykens 29.Belgium
M
Ishaq Abdulrazak 24.Nigeria
F
Sebastiano Esposito 70.Italy
5.8
76'
F
J. Duranville 59.Belgium
6.8
18'

Anderlecht started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Hendrik Van Crombrugge (6.7), Michael Murillo (7.8), Zeno Debast (6.7), Wesley Hoedt (7.4), Jan Vertonghen (7.5), Kristian Arnstad (6.4), Majeed Ashimeru (7.7), Yari Verschaeren (8.2), Francis Amuzu (6.4), Fábio Silva (6.4) and Lior Refaelov (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Bart Verbruggen, Sebastiano Esposito (5.8), Marco Kana (6.6), Colin Coosemans, Mario Stroeykens, Ishaq Abdulrazak, Killian Sardella (6.8), Julien Duranville (6.8) and Hannes Delcroix (6.8).

Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of J. Duranville (injured).

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: F. Amuzu for J. Duranville (18′), K. Arnstad for M. Kana (76′), L. Refaelov for S. Esposito (76′), F. Silva for H. Delcroix (82′) and Z. Debast for K. Sardella (82′).

Best player: Lior Refaelov​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Lior Refaelov.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
Marko Ilic 31.Serbia
5.7
D
D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium
6.4
66' 29'
D
Aleksandar Radovanović 66.Serbia
6.4
D
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan
6.8
M
Kristof D'Haene 30.Belgium
6.8
M
K. Vandendriessche 26.France
6.4
58' 53'
M
Stjepan Lončar 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
77'
M
S. Tanaka 32.Japan
6.8
M
O. Sych 6.Ukraine
6.2
77'
F
Didier Lamkel Zé 22.Cameroon
6.8
F
Billal Messaoudi 9.Algeria
6.6
58'
Substitutes
G
T. Vandenberghe 1.Belgium
G
Maxim Deman 16.Belgium
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
D
N. Mehssatou 25.Chile
6.8
77'
M
Habib Keïta 12.Mali
7.1
58'
F
F. Avenatti 20.Uruguay
6.6
66'
F
Dylan Mbayo 7.Belgium
6.2
77'
F
David Henen 77.Togo
F
F. Selemani 10.France
7.8
58' Goals62'

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

Karim Belhocine played with: Marko Ilić (5.7), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (6.8), Dorian Dessoleil (6.4), Aleksandar Radovanović (6.4), Oleksii Sych (6.2), Kevin Vandendriessche (6.4), Satoshi Tanaka (6.8), Stjepan Lončar (6.6), Kristof D’Haene (6.8), Didier Lamkel Zé (6.8) and Billal Messaoudi (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom Vandenberghe, Felipe Avenatti (6.6), Maxim De Man, Dylan Mbayo (6.2), Habib Keita (7.1), David Henen, Faïz Selemani (7.8), João Silva and Nayel Mehssatou (6.8).

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 5 changes: B. Messaoudi for F. Selemani (58′), K. Vandendriessche for H. Keita (58′), D. Dessoleil for F. Avenatti (66′), S. Loncar for D. Mbayo (77′) and O. Sych for N. Mehssatou (77′).

Best player: Faïz Selemani​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was Faïz Selemani.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.

Results of the day

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