BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge manages to recover against Club Brugge with a goal on the N. Lang 18′ and a goal on the C. Nielsen 71′. 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 Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot assisted by Florian Lemaire and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 28 Total 7
- 10 On Target 5
- 13 Off Target 0
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 102 Attack 88
- 76 Dangerous attack 16
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 17 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Club Brugge had a strong ball possession 58% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the match.
Cercle Brugge shot 28 times, 10 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge shot 7 times, 5 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 2 yellow cards (O. Deman and Dino Hotic). On the other side, Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Denis Odoi and Roman Yaremchuk).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cercle Brugge will have 36 points to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Club Brugge will have 43 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will host Genk on the 17th of March with a 18-6 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (5 draws).
Club Brugge will play away agasint Kortrijk on the 18th of March with a 23-9 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
80'
39'
51'
Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Miron Muslić decided to play with the following team: Radosław Majecki , Boris Popović , Christiaan Ravych , Jesper Daland , Hugo Siquet , Abu Francis , Charles Vanhoutte , Olivier Deman , Thibo Somers , Ayase Ueda and Kévin Denkey .
The home team had on the bench: Hannes Van Der Bruggen, Warleson, Yann Gboho, Jean Marcelin, Robbe Decostere, Dino Hotić and Emilio Kehrer .
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: H. Siquet for Emilio Kehrer (80′), Charles Vanhoutte for Dino Hotić (80′), K. Denkey for Hannes Van Der Bruggen (83′) and Charles Vanhoutte for Robbe Decostere (87′).
Best player: Thibo Somers
The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was Thibo Somers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (35% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 8 crosses.
Club Brugge – Formation
Club Brugge
Club Brugge started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Scott Parker played with: Simon Mignolet , Denis Odoi , Jack Hendry , Abakar Sylla , Bjorn Meijer , Casper Nielsen , Raphael Onyedika , Hans Vanaken , Tajon Buchanan , Ferran Jutglà and Noa Lang .
These were the players on the bench: Clinton Mata , Roman Yaremchuk, Brandon Mechele , Josef Bursik, Cisse Sandra, Antonio Nusa, Kamal Sowah , Senne Lammens and Mats Rits.
Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of Brandon Mechele (injured).
Substitutions
Club Brugge made 5 changes: B. Meijer for Clinton Mata (38′), Raphael Onyedika for Kamal Sowah (66′), Abakar Sylla for Brandon Mechele (67′), T. Buchanan for Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa (81′) and Ferran Jutglà for Roman Yaremchuk (81′).
Best player: Simon Mignolet
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was the goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet. His rating is 8.61. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sint-Truiden – Westerlo – 0-1
- Cercle Brugge – Club Brugge – 2-2
- Kortrijk – Anderlecht – 2-2
- Gent – OH Leuven – 2-0
