Pro League: Antwerp draws 0-0 with Anderlecht on Sunday

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DEURNE. Antwerp 0-0 Anderlecht played out a goalless draw.

DEURNE. Antwerp 0-0 Anderlecht didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..

The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Bert Put. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.73 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Antwerp was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Antwerp was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Antwerp to win the match​.

Antwerp shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Anderlecht shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (P. Gerkens and W. Pacho). On the other side, Anderlecht received 3 yellow cards (Z. Debast, F. Amuzu and A. Trebel).

After this match, Antwerp will have 33 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Anderlecht will have 19 points like Sporting Charleroi to stay in the 11th place.

Match Events

  • 45'
    45'

    P. Gerkens

  • 52'
    52'

    Z. Debast

  • 65'
    65'

    M. Stroeykens

    F. Silva

  • 65'
    65'

    M. Ashimeru

    T. Leoni

  • 65'
    65'

    A. Trebel

    A. Diawara

  • 69'
    69'

    W. Pacho

  • 74'
    74'

    F. Amuzu

  • 76'
    76'

    A. Valencia

    C. Stengs

  • 76'
    76'

    A. Vermeeren

    J. Ekkelenkamp

  • 76'
    76'

    M. Frey

    V. Janssen

  • 79'
    79'

    B. Raman

    Y. Verschaeren

  • 88'
    88'

    A. Muja

    M. Balikwisha

  • 90'
    90'

    A. Trebel

  • 90'
    90'

    S. Esposito

    F. Amuzu

Next match

In the upcoming Pro League match, Antwerp will play away against Club Brugge on the 13th of November with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).

Anderlecht will host Genk on the 13th of November with a 25-15 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (10 draws).

Antwerp: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Mark van Bommel chose to play with the following team: Jean Butez (6.6), Ritchie De Laet (6.9), Toby Alderweireld (7.1), William Pacho (7.4), Jelle Bataille (7.1), Pieter Gerkens (6.6), Alhassan Yusuf (7.1), Calvin Stengs (6.1), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (6.5), Michel Ange Balikwisha (7.6) and Vincent Janssen (6.5).

Substitutes

Antwerp made 4 changes: C. Stengs for A. Valencia (76′), J. Ekkelenkamp for A. Vermeeren (76′), V. Janssen for M. Frey (76′) and M. Balikwisha for A. Muja (88′).

Top player: Michel Ange Balikwisha

The player who no doubt impressed Antwerp the most was Michel Ange Balikwisha.

His rating is (7.6) with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.

Anderlecht: Formation and Lineups

Anderlecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Robin Veldeman played with: Hendrik Van Crombrugge (7.0), Michael Murillo (7.5), Zeno Debast (7.2), Jan Vertonghen, Hannes Delcroix (7.6), Moussa N’Diaye (7.5), Amadou Diawara (7.1), Theo Leoni (7.3), Lior Refaelov (7.1), Yari Verschaeren (6.7) and Fábio Silva (6.7), Francis Amuzu (6.1).

Substitutes

Anderlecht made 4 changes: F. Silva for M. Stroeykens (65′), T. Leoni for M. Ashimeru (65′), Y. Verschaeren for B. Raman (79′) and A. Diawara for A. Trebel (80′).

Top player: Hannes Delcroix

Probably the most impressive player in Anderlecht was Hannes Delcroix.

His rating is (7.6) with 51 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League

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