KORTRIJK. Westerlo had a surprising win over Kortrijk with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Madsen (48′) and a goal from N. Dorgeles (83′).

The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet assisted by Dirk Gilon and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Westerlo had a superior ball possession 55% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Westerlo had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Westerlo won the match.​

Kortrijk shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Westerlo shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Kortrijk didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (B. Reynolds and Lucas Mineiro).

(Kortrijk) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (26′).

Standings

After playing this match, Kortrijk will stay with 11 points like RFC Seraing, KV Oostende and Zulte-Waregem to sit in the 18th place. On the other side, Westerlo will have 22 points like Standard Liège to climb in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will play away against KV Oostende on the 6th of November with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Kortrijk (7 draws).

Westerlo will play away agasint Union Saint-Gilloise on the 6th of November with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (4 draws).

Kortrijk – Formation

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

The manager Adnan Čustović decided to play with the following team: Marko Ilić (6.4), Oleksii Sych (6.4), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (6.8), Dorian Dessoleil (7.0), Kristof D’Haene (6.4), Billal Messaoudi (6.6), Kevin Vandendriessche (6.6), Habib Keita (8.1), Didier Lamkel Zé (6.8), Felipe Avenatti (6.4) and Pape Habib Gueye (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Luqman Hakim, Luca Foubert, João Silva (6.7), Aleksandar Radovanović, Stjepan Lončar (6.5), Nayel Mehssatou, Dylan Mbayo (6.1), Massimo Bruno, Tom Vandenberghe and Maxime De Man.

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 4 changes: B. Messaoudi for S. Loncar (61′), D. Dessoleil for J. Silva (75′), K. Vandendriessche for D. Mbayo (76′) and F. Avenatti for L. Shamsudin (88′).

Best player: Habib Keita​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was Habib Keita.

His rating is (8.1) with 54 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Westerlo – Formation

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

Jonas De Roeck played with: Sinan Bolat (7.3), Bryan Reynolds (6.7), Rubin Seigers (7.1), Pietro Perdichizzi (7.3), Maxim De Cuyper (7.1), Lucas Mineiro (7.1), Nicolas Madsen (8.7), Halil Akbunar (7.3), Nacer Chadli (6.6), Mathias Fixelles (7.1) and Lyle Foster (7.1).

They had on the bench: Ravil Tagir, Koen Van Langendonck, Roman Neustädter (6.6), Kyan Vaesen, Tuur Dierckx (6.8), Muhammed Gümüşkaya, Edisson Jordanov, Igor Vetokele (6.3) and Nene Dorgeles (7.6).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 4 changes: N. Chadli for N. Dorgeles (62′), M. Fixelles for I. Vetokele (69′), H. Akbunar for T. Dierckx (70′) and Lucas Mineiro for R. Neustadter (78′).

Best player: Nicolas Madsen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was Nicolas Madsen.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 58 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Sint-Truiden – OH Leuven – 0-0
• Mechelen – AS Eupen – 2-1
• Union Saint-Gilloise – Club Brugge – 2-2
• Kortrijk – Westerlo – 0-2