BRUSSELS. Anderlecht conquers AS Eupen 4-2.
The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the collaboration of Kevin Dhondt and Nick Senecaut. The 4th official was Lothar D’hondt. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 18 Total 14
- 5 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 90
- 59 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Anderlecht was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. AS Eupen that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Anderlecht was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Anderlecht won the match.
Anderlecht shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, AS Eupen shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Anderlecht received 2 yellow cards (M. Murillo and F. Silva). Talking about the opposition, AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (M. Wakaso and T. Alloh).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Anderlecht will have 19 points like Cercle Brugge and Sporting Charleroi to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, AS Eupen will stay with 12 points like Kortrijk to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away against Antwerp on the 6th of November with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (5 draws).
AS Eupen will play away agasint Zulte-Waregem on the 12th of November with a 11-0 head to head stats in favor of Zulte-Waregem (3 draws).
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Robin Veldeman decided to play with the following team: Hendrik Van Crombrugge , Michael Murillo , Zeno Debast , Wesley Hoedt , Jan Vertonghen , Amadou Diawara , Majeed Ashimeru , Mario Stroeykens , Lior Refaelov , Francis Amuzu and Fábio Silva .
The home team had on the bench: Julien Duranville, Theo Leoni , Sebastiano Esposito , Hannes Delcroix, Anouar Ait El Hadj , Colin Coosemans, Moussa N’Diaye, Noah Sadiki and Bart Verbruggen.
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 4 changes: F. Amuzu for A. Ait El Hadj (61′), L. Refaelov for S. Esposito (75′), A. Diawara for T. Leoni (75′) and M. Murillo for N. Sadiki (90′).
Best player: Lior Refaelov
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Lior Refaelov.
His rating is with 2 goals, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Bernd Storck played with: Lennart Moser , Yentl Van Genechten , Boris Lambert , Jason Davidson , Nathan Bitumazala , Gary Magnee , Mubarak Wakaso , Stef Peeters , Teddy Alloh , Konan N’Dri and Smail Prevljak .
These were the players on the bench: James Jeggo, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Rune Paeshuyse, Djeidi Gassama, Regan Charles-Cook , Jerome Deom and Isaac Nuhu .
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 5 changes: M. Wakaso for R. Charles-Cook (46′), K. Ndri for I. Nuhu (60′), J. Davidson for R. Paeshuyse (78′), G. Magnee for J. Deom (84′) and T. Alloh for D. Gassama (84′).
Best player: Stef Peeters
The most impressive player for AS Eupen was Stef Peeters.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – Antwerp – 1-0
- RFC Seraing – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-2
- OH Leuven – Gent – 1-1
- Anderlecht – AS Eupen – 4-2