HEVERLEE. OH Leuven and Cercle Brugge didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. OH Leuven was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut who was helped by Laurent Conotte and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 1 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 78 Attack 140
- 34 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
OH Leuven had a strong ball possession 56% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the match.
OH Leuven shot 8 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge shot 12 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
OH Leuven received 1 yellow card (Federico Ricca). Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will host Zulte-Waregem on the 4th of March with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Zulte-Waregem (5 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host Genk on the 17th of March with a 18-6 head to head in favor of Genk (5 draws).
OH Leuven – Formation
OH Leuven
43'
70'
OH Leuven started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru , Ewoud Pletinckx , Federico Ricca , Dylan Ouedraogo , Louis Patris , Casper De Norre , Siebe Schrijvers , Hamza Mendyl , Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson , Mario González and Nachon Nsingi .
The home team had on the bench: Sofian Kiyine, Joren Dom, Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Musa Al-Taamari , Kristiyan Malinov, Thibault Vlietinck and Nordin Jackers.
Substitutions
OH Leuven made 2 changes: Hamza Mendyl for Moussa Al Tamari (70′) and Siebe Schrijvers for Joren Dom (90′).
Best player: Valentin Cojocaru
The most impressive player for OH Leuven was the goalkeeper: Valentin Cojocaru. His rating is 7.64. He performed 5 saves.
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Miron Muslić played with: Radosław Majecki , Boris Popović , Jean Marcelin , Christiaan Ravych , Hugo Siquet , Abu Francis , Charles Vanhoutte , Olivier Deman , Thibo Somers , Ayase Ueda and Kévin Denkey .
These were the players on the bench: Emilio Kehrer, Hannes Van Der Bruggen, Dino Hotić , Robbe Decostere, Jonas Lietaert, Warleson Stellion Lisboa Oliveira and Yann Gboho.
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 2 changes: H. Siquet for Dino Hotić (73′) and Charles Vanhoutte for Hannes Van Der Bruggen (85′).
Best player: Abu Francis
The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was Abu Francis.
His rating is with 39 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Mechelen – 2-1
- OH Leuven – Cercle Brugge – 0-0
- Club Brugge – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-1
