Pro League: AS Eupen steals a draw versus OH Leuven
HEVERLEE. AS Eupen found a way to clinch a late draw against OH Leuven with a late goal from S. Prevljak.
HEVERLEE. AS Eupen was able to clinch a draw against OH Leuven with a late goal from S. Prevljak scored in the (90′) after OH Leuven got a lead with a goal from J. Dagur (28′). OH Leuven was far superior when it came to possession ball (65%)
The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Tuesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts who had the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Tom Stevens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing around -1.5 degrees Celsius or 29.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
OH Leuven was in firm control of the ball 65% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
OH Leuven was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 1 were on target. However, this did not suffice for OH Leuven to win the match.
OH Leuven shot 17 times, 1 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, AS Eupen shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (S. Kiyine and Hamza Mendyl). Regarding the opposition, AS Eupen received 2 yellow cards (James Jeggo and Gary Magnée).
After playing this encounter, OH Leuven will have 29 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, AS Eupen will have 19 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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28'28'
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson
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31'31'
James Jeggo
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45'45'
S. Kiyine
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45'45'
Gary Magnée
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46'46'
Jason Davidson
Boris Lambert
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46'46'
Konan N’Dri
James Jeggo
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59'59'
Hamza Mendyl
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71'71'
Kristiyan Malinov
S. Kiyine
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71'71'
Dylan Ouedraogo
Hamza Mendyl
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77'77'
Jérôme Déom
Yentl Van Genechten
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77'77'
Djeidi Gassama
Isaac Nuhu
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84'84'
Teddy Alloh
Gary Magnée
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84'84'
Joren Dom
Siebe Schrijvers
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84'84'
Thibault Vlietinck
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson
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90'90'
Smail Prevljak (Penalty)
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, OH Leuven will play away with Union Saint-Gilloise on the 21st of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).
AS Eupen will host Genk on the 20th of January with a 12-2 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (3 draws).
OH Leuven: Formation and Lineups
OH Leuven started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marc Brys chose to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru , Louis Patris , Ewoud Pletinckx , Federico Ricca , Hamza Mendyl , Siebe Schrijvers , Casper De Norre , Musa Al-Taamari , Sofian Kiyine , Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson and Nachon Nsingi .
Substitutes
OH Leuven made 4 changes: S. Kiyine for Kristiyan Malinov (71′), Hamza Mendyl for Dylan Ouedraogo (71′), Siebe Schrijvers for Joren Dom (84′) and Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Thibault Vlietinck (84′).
Top player: Louis Patris
Probably the most impressive player in OH Leuven was Louis Patris.
His rating is with 63 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
AS Eupen: Formation and Lineups
AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Talking about the opposition, Edward Still played with: Lennart Moser , Jan Gorenc , Rune Paeshuyse , Boris Lambert , Yentl Van Genechten , Gary Magnee , James Jeggo , Isaac Christie-Davies , Nathan Bitumazala , Smail Prevljak and Isaac Nuhu .
Substitutes
AS Eupen made 5 changes: Boris Lambert for Jason Davidson (46′), James Jeggo for Konan N’Dri (46′), Yentl Van Genechten for Jérôme Déom (77′), Isaac Nuhu for Djeidi Gassama (77′) and Gary Magnée for Teddy Alloh (84′).
Best player: Lennart Moser
The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was the goalkeeper: Lennart Moser. His rating is 7.32. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
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