WESTERLO. Westerlo had a surprising win over Zulte-Waregem with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Chadli (9′) and a goal from L. Foster (47′).
The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut assisted by Laurent Conotte and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Theophile Diskeuve. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 4 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 68 Attack 113
- 30 Dangerous attack 72
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 12
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Westerlo was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Zulte-Waregem that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Zulte-Waregem was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Westerlo succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Westerlo shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Westerlo received 3 yellow cards (R. Tagir, M. Fixelles and L. Foster). On the other side, Zulte-Waregem received 3 yellow cards (, N. Miroshi and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Westerlo will have 15 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 5 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will play away against Kortrijk on the 22nd of October with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Westerlo (7 draws).
Zulte-Waregem will host Anderlecht on the 20th of October with a 31-6 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).
Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo
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65'
9'
Westerlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat , Bryan Reynolds , Rubin Seigers , Ravil Tagir , Maxim De Cuyper , Nicolas Madsen , Lucas Mineiro , Halil Akbunar , Muhammed Gümüşkaya , Nacer Chadli and Lyle Foster .
The home team had on the bench: Roman Neustädter, Kyan Vaesen , Nene Dorgeles , Nick Gillekens, Mathias Fixelles, Edisson Jordanov, Pietro Perdichizzi and Tuur Dierckx .
Substitutions
Westerlo made 5 changes: N. Chadli for N. Dorgeles (64′), M. Gumuskaya for K. Vaesen (64′), H. Akbunar for T. Dierckx (74′), N. Madsen for M. Fixelles (81′) and Lucas Mineiro for R. Neustadter (81′).
Best player: Rubin Seigers
The most impressive player for Westerlo was Rubin Seigers even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Zulte-Waregem – Formation
Zulte-Waregem
Zulte-Waregem started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
M’Baye Leye played with: Sammy Bossut , Timothy Derijck , Moudou Tambedou , Lukas Willen , Ravy Tsouka , Abdoulaye Sissako , Nicolas Rommens , Oleksandr Drambaev , Alieu Fadera , Jelle Vossen and Alioune Ndour .
They had on the bench: Louis Bostyn, , Nnamdi Chinonso Offor , Lasse Vigen Christensen, Mamadou Sangare, Novatus Dismas , Alessandro Ciranni and Stan Braem.
Substitutions
Zulte-Waregem made 4 changes: M. Tambedou for N. Miroshi (14′), R. Tsouka for C. Offor (49′), A. Sissako for A. Ciranni (49′) and A. Ndour for S. Braem (83′).
Best player: Novatus Dismas
The most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Novatus Dismas.
His rating is with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 14′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Westerlo – Zulte-Waregem – 2-0
- KV Oostende – Genk – 1-2
- OH Leuven – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-3
- Club Brugge – Mechelen – 3-0
