AS Eupen and Cercle Brugge draw 2-2 on Saturday

EUPEN. AS Eupen finds the way to recover against Cercle Brugge with a goal on the A. Francis 13' and a goal on the A. Ueda 39'.

AS Eupen and Cercle Brugge draw 2-2 on Saturday

EUPEN. AS Eupen finds the way to recover against Cercle Brugge with a goal on the A. Francis 13′ and a goal on the A. Ueda 39′.

The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche who was helped by Yves De Neve and Michele Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0.7 degrees Celsius or 33.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 7 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 78 Attack 118
  • 24 Dangerous attack 85
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cercle Brugge was in firm control of the ball 55% while AS Eupen was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 85 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the encounter​.

AS Eupen shot 8 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 15 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

AS Eupen received 1 yellow card (Stef Peeters). On the other side, Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (Charles Vanhoutte).

(AS Eupen) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (17′).

Match Timeline

10'
13'
Abu Francis(goal)Charles Vanhoutte
Brandon Baiye- Red
17'
Brandon Baiye(var)
17'
28'
39'
41'
46'
46'
Warleson- sub ->Radoslaw Majecki
62'
76'
76'
Boris Lambert - sub ->Gary Magnée
77'
87'
90'

Standings

After this match, AS Eupen will have 26 points to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, Cercle Brugge will have 37 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against Gent on the 19th of March with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Gent (2 draws).

Cercle Brugge will host Genk on the 17th of March with a 18-6 head to head in favor of Genk (5 draws).

AS Eupen – Formation

AS Eupen
G
L. Moser 1.Germany
6.1
D
Rune Paeshuyse 28.Belgium
6.7
D
Aleksandr Filin 4.Russia
6.8
D
Jason Davidson 3.Australia
6.6
M
6.6
62'
M
Gary Magnée  15.Belgium
6.2
77'
M
S. Peeters 8.Belgium
7.7
90' Goals10'
M
Brandon Baiye 6.Belgium
3.0
17'
M
Regan Charles-Cook 10.England
5.6
F
Konan N’Dri  11.Ivory Coast
7.8
87' Goals28'
F
Djeidi Gassama 25.France
6.1
Substitutes
G
Abdul Nurudeen 33.Ghana
D
Ibrahim Diakité 27.Guinea
6.5
62'
D
Boris Lambert  35.Belgium
6.8
77'
D
M
Teddy Alloh  29.France
M
David Álvarez 13.Spain
F
Smail Prevljak 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
87'

AS Eupen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Edward Still decided to play with the following team: Lennart Moser (6.1), Rune Paeshuyse (6.7), Oleksandr Filin (6.8), Jason Davidson (6.6), Yentl Van Genechten (6.6), Stef Peeters (7.7), Brandon Baiye (3.0), Gary Magnee (6.2), Regan Charles-Cook (5.6), Konan N’Dri (7.8) and Djeidi Gassama (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Ibrahim Diakité (6.5), Boris Lambert (6.8), Loic Bessile, Teddy Alloh, David Álvarez and Smail Prevljak (6.4).

Substitutions

AS Eupen made 3 changes: Yentl Van Genechten for Ibrahim Diakité (62′), Gary Magnée for Boris Lambert (77′) and Konan N’Dri for Smail Prevljak (87′).

Best player: Konan N’Dri​

The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was Konan N’Dri.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 17.

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland
6.1
46'
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
7.0
D
Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium
6.1
46'
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
7.1
M
H. Siquet 41.Belgium
8.0
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
6.9
76' 41'
M
Abu Francis 17.Ghana
6.9
Goals13'
M
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
7.0
F
Thibo Somers  34.Belgium
7.7
F
Ayase Ueda 36.Japan
7.4
Goals39'
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
6.2
76'
Substitutes
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
6.5
46'
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
D
J. Marcelin 24.France
6.5
46'
M
Yann Gboho 11.France
6.8
76'
M
Dino Hotic  10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
76'
M
F
Emilio Kehrer 7.Germany

Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Miron Muslić played with: Radosław Majecki (6.1), Boris Popović (7.0), Christiaan Ravych (6.1), Jesper Daland (7.1), Hugo Siquet (8.0), Charles Vanhoutte (6.9), Abu Francis (6.9), Olivier Deman (7.0), Thibo Somers (7.7), Ayase Ueda (7.4) and Kévin Denkey (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Warleson (6.5), Robbe Decostere, Jean Marcelin (6.5), Yann Gboho (6.8), Dino Hotić (6.6), Hannes Van Der Bruggen and Emilio Kehrer.

Cercle Brugge could not rely on the presence of Warleson (injured).

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: Christiaan Ravych  for Jean Marcelin (46′), Radoslaw Majecki for Warleson (46′), K. Denkey for Yann Gboho (76′) and Charles Vanhoutte for Dino Hotić (76′).

Best player: Hugo Siquet​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Hugo Siquet.

His rating is (8.0) with 33 passes (63% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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