OOSTENDE. KV Oostende topped Zulte-Waregem to win 2-1. It was KV Oostende to strike first with a goal of I. Boonen at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 69′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Atanga gave the win to KV Oostende in the 80′ minute with a goal. Zulte-Waregem lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the DIaz Arena stadium in Oostende on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the help of Brecht Devriese and Nick Senecaut. The 4th official was Tom Stevens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Zulte-Waregem was in firm control of the ball 56% while KV Oostende was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

KV Oostende was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why KV Oostende won the match​.

KV Oostende shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

KV Oostende received 2 yellow cards (O. Urhoghide and F. Hornby). Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem received 3 yellow cards (N. Miroshi, L. Vigen and M. Tambedou).

Standings

After playing this encounter, KV Oostende will have 14 points to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 11 points like RFC Seraing and Kortrijk to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

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

Zulte-Waregem will host AS Eupen on the 12th of November with a 11-0 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (3 draws).

KV Oostende – Formation

KV Oostende started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Yves Vanderhaeghe decided to play with the following team: Dillon Phillips (7.0), Osaze Urhoghide (6.5), Anton Tanghe (6.5), Brecht Capon (6.9), Robbie D’Haese (6.8), Sieben Dewaele (6.6), Cameron McGeehan (8.0), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.2), Indy Boonen (7.2), Fraser Hornby (7.2) and Thierry Ambrose (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Alessandro Albanese (7.4), Nick Batzner (6.3), Andy Musayev, Guillaume Hubert, Manuel Osifo (6.3), Fanos Katelaris (6.2) and David Atanga (7.1).

Substitutions

KV Oostende made 5 changes: S. Dewaele for M. Osifo (29′), B. Capon for D. Atanga (71′), I. Boonen for N. Batzner (72′), T. Ambrose for F. Katelaris (72′) and R. D’Haese for A. Albanese (78′).

Best player: Cameron McGeehan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for KV Oostende was Cameron McGeehan even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

M’Baye Leye played with: Louis Bostyn (6.2), Alessandro Ciranni (7.0), Ravy Tsouka (6.1), Moudou Tambedou (6.8), Lukas Willen (7.4), Novatus Dismas (6.8), Jelle Vossen (6.6), Lasse Vigen Christensen (6.2), Nicolas Rommens (6.8), Alieu Fadera (6.3) and Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (6.8).

They had on the bench: Bent Sormo, Zinho Gano (6.4), Alioune Ndour (6.8), Sammy Bossut, Oleksandr Drambaev (6.4), Borja López, Stan Braem and Mamadou Sangare.

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: N. Miroshi for A. Drambayev (56′), R. Tsouka for Z. Gano (68′) and L. Vigen for A. Ndour (81′).

Best player: Lukas Willen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Lukas Willen.

His rating is (7.4) with 59 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• KV Oostende – Zulte-Waregem – 2-1
• Antwerp – Genk – 1-3
• Gent – RFC Seraing – 2-1