Pro League: Antwerp conquers OH Leuven 4-2
DEURNE. Antwerp tops OH Leuven 4-2.
DEURNE. Antwerp prevails over OH Leuven 4-2. Antwerp took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put who had the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 18 degrees Celsius or 64.44 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
Antwerp was in firm control of the ball 57% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Antwerp was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Antwerp won the contest.
Antwerp shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, OH Leuven shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (R. Nainggolan, M. van Bommel and A. Yusuf). On the opposite side, OH Leuven received 1 yellow card (K. Malinov).
After this match, Antwerp has 6 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. while OH Leuven stays with 6 points (1st).
Match Events
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24'24'
R. Nainggolan
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27'27'
N. Nsingi
L. Patris
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29'29'
K. Malinov
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38'38'
R. Nainggolan
K. Miyoshi
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40'40'
M. Frey
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55'55'
L. Patris
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58'58'
Joren Dom
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson
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58'58'
Hamza Mendyl
Kristiyan Malinov
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67'67'
M. van Bommel
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69'69'
M. Kukharevych
N. Nsingi
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73'73'
M. Balikwisha
P. Gerkens
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76'76'
V. Janssen
M. Frey
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74'74'
A. Valencia
K. Miyoshi
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82'82'
M. Balikwisha
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88'88'
V. Fischer
M. Balikwisha
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88'88'
Birger Verstraete
Radja Nainggolan
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88'88'
Pierre-Yves Ngawa
Dylan Ouedraogo
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88'88'
Viktor Fischer
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
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88'88'
João Gamboa
Raphael Holzhauser
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Antwerp will play away against AS Eupen on the 14th of August with a 11-0 head to head stats in favor of Antwerp (1 draw).
OH Leuven will host Club Brugge on the 14th of August with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (1 draw).
Antwerp: Formation and Lineups
Antwerp started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mark van Bommel chose to play with the following team: Jean Butez , Ritchie De Laet , Toby Alderweireld , William Pacho , Sam Vines , Radja Nainggolan , Pieter Gerkens , Alhassan Yusuf , Koji Miyoshi , Michael Frey and Michel Ange Balikwisha .
Substitutes
Antwerp made 4 changes: M. Frey for V. Janssen (76′), K. Miyoshi for A. Valencia (74′), M. Balikwisha for V. Fischer (88′) and R. Nainggolan for B. Verstraete (89′).
Top player: Michel Ange Balikwisha
The player who no doubt impressed Antwerp the most was Michel Ange Balikwisha.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
OH Leuven: Formation and Lineups
OH Leuven started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Marc Brys played with: Valentin Cojocaru , Louis Patris , Ewoud Pletinckx , Dylan Ouedraogo , Musa Al-Taamari , Kristiyan Malinov , Casper De Norre , Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson , Mathieu Maertens , Raphael Holzhauser and Nachon Nsingi .
Substitutes
OH Leuven made 5 changes: K. Malinov for H. Mendyl (59′), J. D. Thorsteinsson for J. Dom (59′), N. Nsingi for M. Kukharevych (69′), D. Ouedraogo for P. Ngawa (89′) and R. Holzhauser for J. Gamboa (89′).
Top player: Louis Patris
The player who no doubt impressed OH Leuven the most was Louis Patris.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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