BRUGGE. OH Leuven succeeded in snatch a draw against Club Brugge with a late goal from N. Nsingi scored in the (90′) after Club Brugge got a lead with a penalty from F. Jutglà (44′). Club Brugge was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Monday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put with the collaboration of Kevin Monteny and Lennert Jans. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a superior ball possession 58% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Club Brugge to win the match​.

Club Brugge shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, OH Leuven shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 3 yellow cards (Clinton Mata, Abakar Sylla and Raphael Nwadike). Regarding the opposition, OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson and Kristiyan Malinov).

Standings

After playing this contest, Club Brugge will have 34 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, OH Leuven will have 26 points like Westerlo and Cercle Brugge to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will play away against Zulte-Waregem on the 29th of January with a 28-10 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (8 draws).

OH Leuven will host Sint-Truiden on the 28th of January with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Sint-Truiden (3 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

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

The manager Carl Hoefkens decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (6.8), Clinton Mata (7.3), Brandon Mechele (7.4), Abakar Sylla (6.8), Bjorn Meijer (8.0), Casper Nielsen (7.2), Raphael Onyedika (6.8), Hans Vanaken (6.8), Tajon Buchanan (7.3), Ferran Jutglà (7.6) and Kamal Sowah (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Cyle Larin, Senne Lammens, Noa Lang, Lynnt Audoor, Denis Odoi, Antonio Nusa (6.4), Dedryck Boyata (6.6), Nick Shinton, Cisse Sandra and Éder Balanta.

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of Antonio Nusa (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 3 changes: Abakar Sylla for Dedryck Boyata (70′), Casper Nielsen for Antonio Nusa (69′) and Kamal Sowah for Éder Balanta (84′).

Best player: Bjorn Meijer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Club Brugge was Bjorn Meijer.

His rating is (8.0) with 33 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Marc Brys played with: Valentin Cojocaru (7.3), Louis Patris (6.2), Ewoud Pletinckx (7.1), Federico Ricca (6.6), Hamza Mendyl (6.8), Sofian Kiyine (7.1), Kristiyan Malinov (6.2), Casper De Norre (6.5), Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (6.1), Mathieu Maertens (7.1) and Mario González (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nordin Jackers, Thibault Vlietinck, Raphael Holzhauser, Mandela Keita, Oregan Ravet, Siebe Schrijvers, Joren Dom, Musa Al-Taamari (6.6) and Nachon Nsingi (6.4).

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 5 changes: Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Mousa Al-Tamari (46′), Kristiyan Malinov for Nachon Nsingi (70′), Louis Patris for Joren Dom (82′), Sofian Kiyine for Siebe Schrijvers  (82′) and Mathieu Maertens for Raphael Holzhauser (89′).

Best player: Valentin Cojocaru​

The player that probably impressed the most for OH Leuven was the goalkeeper: Valentin Cojocaru. His rating is 7.33. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Sporting Charleroi – Anderlecht – 0-1
• Union Saint-Gilloise – KV Oostende – 3-0
• Kortrijk – Genk – 1-0
• Club Brugge – OH Leuven – 1-1