LIEGE. Standard Liège was ultimately too strong for Antwerp with the goal of W. Balikwisha (2′), D. M. Dragus (5′) and C. Canak (9′). Antwerp lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the assistance of Romain Devillers and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Jonathan Lardot. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Antwerp had a strong ball possession 59% while Standard Liège was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Standard Liège was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Standard Liège shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Antwerp shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards (N. Raskin and O. Davida). On the other side, Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (V. Janssen, C. Stengs and R. De Laet).

Standings

After this contest, Standard Liège will have 22 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp will stay with 30 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will play away against Zulte-Waregem on the 29th of October with a 15-14 head to head statistic in favor of Zulte-Waregem (8 draws).

Antwerp will host Anderlecht on the 6th of November with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (5 draws).

Standard Liège – Formation

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 (6.9), Noë Dussenne (7.3), Merveille Bokadi (6.9), Gojko Cimirot (6.7), Marlon Fossey (7.5), William Balikwisha (8.0), Nicolas Raskin (7.2), Steven Alzate (7.3), Aron Dønnum (7.0), Cihan Canak (7.4) and Denis Drăguş (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jacob Laursen (6.5), Laurent Henkinet, Osher Davida (6.7), John Nekadio, Gilles Dewaele (6.5), Filippo Melegoni and Stipe Perica (6.2).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 5 changes: C. Canak for O. Davida (70′), A. Donnum for J. Laursen (73′), M. Fossey for G. Dewaele (77′), D. M. Dragus for S. Perica (77′) and S. Alzate for F. Melegoni (85′).

Best player: William Balikwisha​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was William Balikwisha.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Antwerp – Formation

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

Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez (5.8), Jelle Bataille (5.9), Toby Alderweireld (6.8), William Pacho (6.1), Sam Vines (5.7), Pieter Gerkens (6.7), Alhassan Yusuf (7.2), Vincent Janssen (6.1), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (6.1), Arbnor Muja (6.0) and Michael Frey (6.9).

They had on the bench: Christopher Scott (6.5), Michel Ange Balikwisha (6.5), Ritchie De Laet (7.4), Ortwin De Wolf, Calvin Stengs (6.2), Radja Nainggolan (7.0) and Dinis Almeida.

Substitutions

Antwerp made 5 changes: S. Vines for R. De Laet (17′), J. Ekkelenkamp for R. Nainggolan (46′), J. Bataille for C. Stengs (51′), M. Frey for M. Balikwisha (60′) and A. Muja for C. Scott (69′).

Best player: Ritchie De Laet​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Ritchie De Laet.

His rating is (7.4) with 50 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 17′.

Results of the day

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

• KV Oostende – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-6
• Gent – Mechelen – 3-0
• Standard Liège – Antwerp – 3-0
• Anderlecht – Club Brugge – 0-1