BRUGGE. Union Saint-Gilloise and Club Brugge draw 1-1. L. Lapoussin scored the first goal (24′) for Union Saint-Gilloise. H. Vanaken settled the score (43′). Club Brugge was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg assisted by Kevin Dhondt and Nick Senecaut. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

1 - 1

Union Saint-Gilloise

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 10 Total 21
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 18
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 145 Attack 113
  • 46 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Club Brugge was in firm control of the ball 56% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Club Brugge to win the match​.

Club Brugge shot 10 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 21 times, 2 on target, 18 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (Brandon Mechele). On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 4 yellow cards (Siebe Van Der Heyden, L. Amani, Teddy Teuma and Bart Nieuwkoop).

Match Timeline

11'
24'
Loïc Lapoussin(goal)
Hans Vanaken (goal)
43'
45'
L. Amani- Yellow
Brandon Mechele- Yellow
54'
Casper Nielsen- sub ->Mats Rits
65'
65'
67'
Gustaf Nilsson- sub ->Y. Vertessen
82'
87'
Cameron Puertas- sub ->L. Amani
A. Nusa- sub ->T. Buchanan
90'
90'

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

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will play away against Kortrijk on the 18th of March with a 23-9 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).

Union Saint-Gilloise will host Mechelen on the 19th of March with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
6.4
D
Clinton Mata 77.Angola
7.0
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.5
54'
D
J. Hendry 5.Scotland
6.5
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
6.5
M
Mats Rits 26.Belgium
6.7
65'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
8.1
43'
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
7.1
F
Roman Yaremchuk 70.Ukraine
6.5
65'
F
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
7.2
F
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
5.9
90'
Substitutes
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
G
Josef Bursik 21.England
D
Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium
D
J. Spileers 58.Belgium
D
Abakar Sylla 94.Ivory Coast
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
6.9
65'
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
F
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
7.0
65'
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
90'

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), Clinton Mata (7.0), Jack Hendry (6.5), Brandon Mechele (7.5), Bjorn Meijer (6.5), Mats Rits (6.7), Raphael Onyedika (7.1), Hans Vanaken (8.1), Tajon Buchanan (5.9), Roman Yaremchuk (6.5) and Noa Lang (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Kamal Sowah (7.0), Dedryck Boyata, Jorne Spileers, Abakar Sylla, Senne Lammens, Casper Nielsen (6.9), Cisse Sandra, Antonio Nusa and Josef Bursik.

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 3 changes: Mats Rits for Marco Lund Nielsen (65′), Roman Yaremchuk for Kamal Sowah (65′) and T. Buchanan for Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa (90′).

Best player: Hans Vanaken​

The player that probably impressed the most for Club Brugge was Hans Vanaken.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 58 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation

Union Saint-Gilloise
G
Anthony Moris 49.Luxembourg
7.1
D
Christian Burgess 16.England
7.4
D
Siebe Van der Heyden 44.Belgium
6.4
11'
D
Ismaël Kandouss 59.Morocco
6.8
M
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
7.6
90'
M
Teddy Teuma 10.Malta
7.4
82'
M
Senne Lynen 20.Belgium
7.0
M
L. Amani 8.Ivory Coast
6.3
87' 45'
M
Loïc Lapoussin 94.France
7.6
24'
F
Yorbe Vertessen 18.Belgium
6.6
67'
F
Victor Boniface 7.Nigeria
7.3
Substitutes
G
Joachim Imbrechts 14.Belgium
G
L. Pirard 21.Belgium
D
Koki Machida 28.Japan
D
Ross Sykes 26.England
D
Arnaud Dony 85.Belgium
D
Viktor Boone 3.Belgium
M
Cameron Puertas 23.Spain
87'
M
Oussama El Azzouzi 6.Morocco
F
C. Terho 17.Finland
F
Gustaf Nilsson 29.Sweden
6.7
67'
F
Simon Adingra 11.Ivory Coast

Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris (7.1), Ismael Kandouss (6.8), Christian Burgess (7.4), Siebe Van Der Heyden (6.4), Bart Nieuwkoop (7.6), Jean Thierry Lazare Amani (6.3), Senne Lynen (7.0), Teddy Teuma (7.4), Loic Lapoussin (7.6), Yorbe Vertessen (6.6) and Victor Okoh Boniface (7.3).

They had on the bench: Casper Terho, Joachim Imbrechts, Lucas Pirard, Koki Machida, Cameron Puertas, Ross Sykes, Arnaud Dony, Gustaf Nilsson (6.7), Viktor Boone, Oussama El Azzouzi and Simon Adingra.

Substitutions

Union Saint-Gilloise made 2 changes: Y. Vertessen for Gustaf Nilsson (67′) and L. Amani for Cameron Puertas (87′).

Best player: Bart Nieuwkoop​

The most impressive player for Union Saint-Gilloise was Bart Nieuwkoop.

His rating is (7.6) with 37 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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