Pro League: Antwerp overcomes KV Oostende 3-0
OOSTENDE. Antwerp was after all too good for KV Oostende.
OOSTENDE. Antwerp was in the end too good for KV Oostende with the goal of Arbnor Muja (12′), Vincent Janssen (21′) and B. Nsimba (88′). KV Oostende was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
Nick Bätzner missed a decisive penalty (71′). That would have allowed KV Oostende to draw the match.
The match was played at the DIaz Arena stadium in Oostende on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet with the assistance of Florian Lemaire and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Klass Clerkx. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.
Match Statistics
KV Oostende was in firm control of the ball 62% while Antwerp was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
KV Oostende was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Antwerp was able to find the solution to win this match.
KV Oostende shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
KV Oostende received 1 yellow card (Andy Musayev). Regarding the opposition, No yellow cards were issued to Antwerp.
After this match, KV Oostende will stay with 17 points to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Antwerp will have 39 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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12'12'
Arbnor Muja
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
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21'21'
Vincent Janssen
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45'45'
Andy Musayev
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68'68'
Alfons Amade
Kenny Rocha Santos
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68'68'
Indy Boonen
Andy Musayev
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71'71'
Nick Bätzner
Nick Bätzner
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74'74'
J. Bataille
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
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78'78'
Ivan Durdov
David Atanga
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81'81'
B. Nsimba
Arbnor Muja
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88'88'
B. Nsimba
J. Ekkelenkamp
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90'90'
Viktor Fischer
J. Ekkelenkamp
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90'90'
Z. Van Den Bosch
Willian Pacho
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, KV Oostende will host Cercle Brugge on the 21st of January with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of KV Oostende (4 draws).
Antwerp will host Standard Liège on the 22nd of January with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Standard Liège (6 draws).
KV Oostende: Formation and Lineups
KV Oostende started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Dominik Thalhammer chose to play with the following team: Dillon Phillips , Osaze Urhoghide , Matej Rodin , Anton Tanghe , Tatsuhiro Sakamoto , Pierre Dwomoh , Kenny Rocha Santos , Théo Ndicka Matam , Andy Musayev , Nick Batzner and David Atanga .
Substitutes
KV Oostende made 3 changes: Kenny Rocha Santos for Alfons Amade (68′), Andy Musayev for Indy Boonen (68′) and David Atanga for Ivan Durdov (78′).
Top player: Indy Boonen
The player who no doubt impressed KV Oostende the most was Indy Boonen.
His rating is with 9 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 68′.
Antwerp: Formation and Lineups
Antwerp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez , Ritchie De Laet , Toby Alderweireld , William Pacho , Gastón Ávila , Calvin Stengs , Arthur Vermeeren , Arbnor Muja , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , Michel Ange Balikwisha and Vincent Janssen .
Substitutes
Antwerp made 4 changes: Michel-Ange Balikwisha for J. Bataille (74′), Arbnor Muja for B. Nsimba (81′), Willian Pacho for Z. Van Den Bosch (90′) and J. Ekkelenkamp for Viktor Fischer (90′).
Top player: Vincent Janssen
The player who no doubt impressed Antwerp the most was Vincent Janssen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Favian Renkel
Since August 2022, when Lootrs.com launched, internet football journalist Favian Renkel has written on European football in particular. Cameron writes news articles and features for the news desk in addition to creating a large portion of the SEO material for the website in his present position. Renkel was previously the head Chelsea reporter at Football News portal. He now serves as the website's main Chelsea correspondent.
