BRUGGE. Club Brugge was eventually too good for Antwerp with the goal of Raphael Onyedika (44′), Michal Skoras (60′) and Philip Zinckernagel (90′). Antwerp lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.63 degrees Celsius or 56.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 7 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 92 Attack 108
- 42 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Antwerp had a superior ball possession 58% while Club Brugge was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Antwerp had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Club Brugge was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Club Brugge shot 13 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Raphael Onyedika and Igor Thiago). On the opposite side, Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (Mark van Bommel, Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Michel-Ange Balikwisha).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Club Brugge has 51 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Antwerp will stays with 26 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
Club Brugge – Formation
Club Brugge adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nicky Hayen decided to play with the following team: Nordin Jackers
, Maxim De Cuyper , J. Ordoñez , Brandon Mechele , B. Meijer , Hugo Vetlesen , Raphael Onyedika , Hans Vanaken , Michal Skoras , Igor Thiago and A. Nusa .The home team had on the bench: Ferran Jutglà
, Josef Bursik, Dedryck Boyata, Nick Shinton, Éder Balanta , Shion Homma, K. Sabbe , C. Talbi and Philip Zinckernagel .Substitutions
Club Brugge made 4 changes: Maxim De Cuyper for K. Sabbe (89′), Hugo Vetlesen for Éder Balanta (69′), Michal Skoras for Ferran Jutglà (68′) and A. Nusa for Philip Zinckernagel (80′).
Player of the match: B. Meijer
The most impressive player for Club Brugge was B. Meijer even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.Antwerp – Formation
Also Antwerp adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mark van Bommel played with: S. Lammens
, Jelle Bataille , Z. Van Den Bosch , Toby Alderweireld , Owen Wijndal , Mandela Keita , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , Alhassan Yusuf , Chidera Ejuke , Vincent Janssen and Michel-Ange Balikwisha .The following players were sitting on the bench: Ritchie De Laet
, E. Matazo, Gyrano Kerk, George Ilenikhena , Jacob Ondrejka , Soumaïla Coulibaly, A. Valencia , N. Devalckeneer and M. Doumbia.Substitutions
Antwerp made 4 changes: Jurgen Ekkelenkamp for George Ilenikhena (68′), Jelle Bataille for Ritchie De Laet (68′), Chidera Ejuke for Jacob Ondrejka (68′) and Alhassan Yusuf for A. Valencia (82′).
Player of the match: Chidera Ejuke
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Chidera Ejuke.
His rating is
with 31 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Club Brugge – Antwerp – 3-0
- Kortrijk – Sporting Charleroi – 1-2
- Anderlecht – Union Saint-Gilloise – 2-1
- OH Leuven – Gent – 2-1