BRUGGE. Westerlo beats Cercle Brugge 1-0 after N. Chadli scored a penalty (5′). Cercle Brugge lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the collaboration of Michael Geerolf and Koen Thijs. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 9 Total 3
- 4 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 64 Attack 62
- 64 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Cercle Brugge had a superior ball possession 56% while Westerlo was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Westerlo succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Cercle Brugge shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Westerlo shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (Senna Miangue ). Regarding the opposition, Westerlo received 3 yellow cards (Mathias Fixelles, Ravil Tagir and Halil Akbunar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cercle Brugge will stay with 26 points like OH Leuven to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Westerlo will have 30 points like Standard Liège to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will host Gent on the 29th of January with a 20-7 head to head in favor of Gent (5 draws).
Westerlo will play away agasint Zulte-Waregem on the 21st of January with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Zulte-Waregem (10 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
28'
80'
Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Miron Muslić decided to play with the following team: Radosław Majecki , Boris Popović , Jesper Daland , Senna Miangue , Thibo Somers , Leonardo Lopes , Charles Vanhoutte , Dimitar Velkovski , Dino Hotić , Ayase Ueda and Kévin Denkey .
The home team had on the bench: Robbe Decostere, Aske Sampers, Sébastien Bruzzese, Yann Gboho , Jean Marcelin, Abu Francis and Emilio Kehrer.
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: Leonardo Lopes for Abu Francis (68′), Dino Hotic for Yann Gboho (68′) and Boris Popovic for Emilio Kehrer (80′).
Best player: Charles Vanhoutte
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Charles Vanhoutte.
His rating is with 72 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo
5'
Westerlo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jonas De Roeck played with: Sinan Bolat , Bryan Reynolds , Roman Neustädter , Ravil Tagir , Maxim De Cuyper , Halil Akbunar , Nicolas Madsen , Mathias Fixelles , Nacer Chadli , Lyle Foster and Nene Dorgeles .
They had on the bench: Thomas Van den Keybus, Igor Vetokele, Nick Gillekens, Pietro Perdichizzi , Edisson Jordanov , Tuur Dierckx and Lukas Van Eenoo .
Substitutions
Westerlo made 5 changes: Bryan Reynolds for Edisson Jordanov (46′), Dorgeles Nene for Lukas Van Eenoo (68′), Halil Akbunar for Pietro Perdichizzi (68′), Nacer Chadli for Igor Vetokele (80′) and Mathias Fixelles for Thomas Van den Keybus (88′).
Best player: Maxim De Cuyper
The most impressive player for Westerlo was Maxim De Cuyper even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- KV Oostende – RFC Seraing – 1-2
- AS Eupen – Sporting Charleroi – 1-2
- Cercle Brugge – Westerlo – 0-1
- Antwerp – Gent – 2-0
