SINT TRUIDEN. Cercle Brugge conquers Sint-Truiden 1-0 after A. Ueda scored just 1 goal (69′). Sint-Truiden lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

Cercle Brugge remained in 10 after L. Lopes received a double yellow card in the 90′. On the other side, also F. Kaya received a red card (84′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Sint-Truiden lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion Stayen stadium in Sint Truiden on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts who was helped by Jo De Weirdt and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere.

Match Statistics​

Sint-Truiden

0 - 1

Cercle Brugge

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 12 Total 6
  • 0 On Target 1
  • 12 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 135 Attack 108
  • 57 Dangerous attack 25
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sint-Truiden had a superior ball possession 56% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sint-Truiden was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, Cercle Brugge managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Sint-Truiden shot 12 times, 0 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sint-Truiden didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge received 3 yellow cards (L. Lopes, J. Daland and T. Somers).

(Sint-Truiden) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (84′).

Also, Cercle Brugge didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Lopes (Cercle Brugge) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

41'
Leonardo Lopes- Yellow
44'
Jesper Daland- Yellow
46'
Abu Francis- sub ->C. Vanhoutte
50'
Thibo Somers - Yellow
55'
69'
74'
Fatih Kaya- sub ->S. Okazaki
75'
Aboubakary Koita- sub ->W. Janssens
75'
81'
Fatih Kaya- Red
84'
87'
Hannes Van Der Bruggen- sub ->D. Hotic
90'
90'
Leonardo Lopes(yellowred)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After playing this match, Sint-Truiden will stay with 23 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge will have 25 points like OH Leuven to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden
G
Daniel Schmidt 21.Japan
6.2
D
Toni Leistner 37.Germany
6.9
D
R. Bauer 20.Germany
7.0
D
Ameen Al-Dakhil 3.Belgium
6.8
74'
M
Wolke Janssens 22.Belgium
6.5
75'
M
Eric Junior Bocat 77.France
6.6
M
Frank Boya 27.Cameroon
6.8
81'
M
Mory Konaté 6.Guinea
6.4
M
Shinji Okazaki 30.Japan
6.7
75'
F
G. Bruno 91.Belgium
6.7
55'
F
Daichi Hayashi 8.Japan
6.4
Substitutes
G
Jo Coppens 12.Belgium
D
Daiki Hashioka 4.Japan
6.8
74'
M
Christian Brüls 44.Belgium
6.5
55'
M
Stan Van Dessel 19.Belgium
81'
M
Olivier Dumont 14.Belgium
F
Aboubakary Koita 7.Mauritania
6.2
75'
F
Fatih Kaya 11.Germany
6.1
75' 84'

Sint-Truiden started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Bernd Hollerbach decided to play with the following team: Daniel Schmidt (6.2), Ameen Al-Dakhil (6.8), Toni Leistner (6.9), Robert Bauer (7.0), Wolke Janssens (6.5), Shinji Okazaki (6.7), Frank Boya (6.8), Mory Konate (6.4), Eric Bocat (6.6), Gianni Bruno (6.7) and Daichi Hayashi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Christian Brüls (6.5), Daiki Hashioka (6.8), Jo Coppens, Stan Van Dessel, Olivier Dumont, Aboubakary Koita (6.2) and Fatih Kaya (6.1).

Substitutions

Sint-Truiden made 5 changes: G. Bruno for C. Bruls (55′), A. Al Dakhil for D. Hashioka (74′), S. Okazaki for F. Kaya (75′), W. Janssens for A. Koita (75′) and F. Boya for S. van Dessel (81′).

Best player: Robert Bauer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was Robert Bauer.

His rating is (7.0) with 37 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland
7.0
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.2
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.7
44'
D
Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium
7.4
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
7.4
90'
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
6.7
46'
M
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
7.6
M
Thibo Somers 34.Belgium
6.8
50'
F
Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.2
87'
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
7.2
F
Ayase Ueda 36.Japan
7.3
90' 69'
Substitutes
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
87'
M
Yann Gboho 11.France
90'
M
Abu Francis 17.Ghana
6.4
46'
M
Dimitar Velkovski 19.Bulgaria
F
Emilio Kehrer 7.Germany

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

Miron Muslić played with: Radosław Majecki (7.0), Boris Popović (6.2), Christiaan Ravych (7.4), Jesper Daland (6.7), Thibo Somers (6.8), Leonardo Lopes (7.4), Charles Vanhoutte (6.7), Olivier Deman (7.6), Dino Hotić (6.2), Ayase Ueda (7.3) and Kévin Denkey (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Hannes Van Der Bruggen, Yann Gboho, Robbe Decostere, Warleson Stellion Lisboa Oliveira, Abu Francis (6.4), Emilio Kehrer and Dimitar Velkovski.

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: C. Vanhoutte for A. Francis (46′), D. Hotic for H. van der Bruggen (87′) and A. Ueda for Y. Gboho (90′).

Best player: Olivier Deman​

The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Olivier Deman even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 28 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​