BRUGGE. Club Brugge recovers against Sporting Charleroi with a goal on the Y. Badji 14′ and an own goal from B. Mechele 16′.

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot who had the assistance of Florian Lemaire and Kevin Dhondt. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.4 degrees Celsius or 34.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

2 - 2

Sporting Charleroi

• 53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

• 13 Total 11
• 5 On Target 3
• 8 Off Target 8
• 0 Shots blocked 0

• 120 Attack 111
• 44 Dangerous attack 43
• 0 Ball safe​ 0

• 1 Penalties 0
• 2 Corners 3
• 1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 7 Total 18
• 2 Yellow Cards 4
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 1

Other

• 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Club Brugge was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sporting Charleroi that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Club Brugge to win the match​.

Club Brugge shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Noa Lang and T. Buchanan). On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi received 4 yellow cards (Daan Heymans, K. Nkuba, J. Van Cleemput and A. Descotte).

Also, Sporting Charleroi didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. Boukamir (Sporting Charleroi) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (74′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Club Brugge will have 37 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Charleroi will have 27 points like Anderlecht to sit in the 12th 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 record in favor of Club Brugge (8 draws).

Sporting Charleroi will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 28th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge

G

Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium

6.4

D

Denis Odoi 6.Ghana

7.2

D

Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium

6.9

D

Bjorn Meijer 14.Netherlands

6.3

D

Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada

6.5

89'

M

Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium

7.1

86'

M

Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark

6.6

64'

M

Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria

6.8

F

Roman Yaremchuk 70.Ukraine

6.3

80'

F

Noa Lang 10.Netherlands

7.8

21' 45'

F

Antonio Nusa 32.Norway

6.1

46'

Substitutes

G

Josef Bursik 21.England

G

Nick Shinton 33.Belgium

D

Clinton Mata 77.Angola

D

Abakar Sylla 94.Ivory Coast

D

Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium

M

Mats Rits 26.Belgium

7.1

64'

F

Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain

80'

F

Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark

7.3

46' 50'

F

Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana

86'

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

The manager Scott Parker decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (6.4), Tajon Buchanan (6.5), Brandon Mechele (6.9), Denis Odoi (7.2), Bjorn Meijer (6.3), Casper Nielsen (6.6), Raphael Onyedika (6.8), Hans Vanaken (7.1), Antonio Nusa (6.1), Roman Yaremchuk (6.3) and Noa Lang (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ferran Jutglà, Clinton Mata, Andreas Skov Olsen (7.3), Josef Bursik, Mats Rits (7.1), Abakar Sylla, Dedryck Boyata, Kamal Sowah and Nick Shinton.

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 4 changes: A. Nusa for Andreas Skov Olsen (46′), Casper Nielsen for Mats Rits (64′), Roman Yaremchuk for Ferran Jutglà (80′) and Hans Vanaken for Kamal Sowah (86′).

Best player: Noa Lang​

The player that probably impressed the most for Club Brugge was Noa Lang.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 42 passes (59% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi

G

Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso

6.4

D

Jonas Bager 2.Denmark

7.0

D

Mehdi Boukamir 32.Morocco

6.3

74'

D

Dillon Sheppard 25.France

6.3

M

Ken Nkuba 28.Belgium

6.8

71' 68'

M

Joris Kayembe 12.Belgium

7.6

M

Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar

7.0

M

Daan Heymans 18.Belgium

7.0

43'

M

Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria

7.4

F

Youssouph Badji 10.Senegal

7.5

61' 14'

F

Isaac Mbenza 7.Belgium

7.2

71'

Substitutes

G

Pierre Patron 1.France

D

Stefan Knežević 3.Switzerland

D

Jules Van Cleemput 4.Belgium

6.6

71' 77'

M

Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium

6.5

71'

M

Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 99.Iran

M

Ryota Morioka 44.Japan

F

Anthony Descotte  15.Belgium

6.5

61' 89'

Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Felice Mazzù played with: Hervé Koffi (6.4), Jonas Bager (7.0), Damien Marcq (6.3), Mehdi Boukamir (6.3), Ken Nkuba (7.0), Daan Heymans (7.0), Marco Ilaimaharitra (7.0), Adem Zorgane (7.4), Joris Kayembe Ditu (7.6), Youssouph Badji (7.5) and Isaac Mbenza (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Jackson Tchatchoua (6.7), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Anthony Descotte (6.5), Stefan Knežević, Pierre Patron, Jules Van Cleemput (6.4) and Ryota Morioka.

Sporting Charleroi could not rely on the presence of A. Descotte (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 3 changes: Y. Badji for A. Descotte (61′), K. Nkuba for J. Van Cleemput (71′) and Isaac Mbenza for Jackson Tchatchoua (71′).

Best player: Joris Kayembe Ditu​

The most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Joris Kayembe Ditu.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Sint-Truiden – Gent – 0-3
• RFC Seraing – Anderlecht – 0-1
• Antwerp – Standard Liège – 4-1
• Club Brugge – Sporting Charleroi – 2-2