OOSTENDE. KV Oostende was finally too good for Club Brugge with the goal of T. Ambrose (44′), Cameron McGeehan  (58′) and David Atanga (90′). Club Brugge was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (69%).​

T. Ambrose didn’t score a penalty (44′) for KV Oostende.​

The match was played at the DIaz Arena stadium in Oostende on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the help of Koen Thijs and Nicolas Maszowez. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

KV Oostende

3 - 0

Club Brugge

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 115 Attack 120
  • 39 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a superior ball possession 69% while KV Oostende was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, KV Oostende was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

KV Oostende shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

KV Oostende received 2 yellow cards (Matej Rodin and David Atanga). On the opposite side, Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Ferran Jutglà and Brandon Mechele).

Match Timeline

44'
44'
46'
A. Nusa- sub ->Kamal Sowah
46'
Raphael Onyedika- sub ->Clinton Mata
54'
Alfons Amade- sub ->S. Dewaele
57'
Mohamed Berte- sub ->Ivan Durdov
57'
58'
63'
67'
76'
Ferran Jutglà- Yellow
82'
Hans Vanaken (var)
David Atanga- sub ->T. Ambrose
86'
86'
90'
Brandon Mechele- Yellow
David Atanga(goal)
90'
David Atanga- Yellow
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

After playing this match, KV Oostende will have 23 points like Zulte-Waregem to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge will stay with 46 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, KV Oostende will host Westerlo on the 18th of March with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of KV Oostende (2 draws).

Club Brugge will play away agasint Kortrijk on the 18th of March with a 23-9 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).

KV Oostende – Formation

KV Oostende
G
Guillaume Hubert 28.Belgium
6.8
D
Mateo Barać 4.Croatia
6.4
D
Matej Rodin 88.Croatia
7.6
54'
D
Anton Tanghe 33.Belgium
6.8
D
Théo Ndicka Matam 7.France
6.8
67'
M
Cameron McGeehan 8.Northern Ireland
7.5
58'
M
Sieben Dewaele 16.Belgium
6.7
57'
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 18.Japan
7.1
M
Kelvin Arase 26.Austria
6.3
86'
F
T. Ambrose 68.Guadeloupe
7.4
86' 44'
F
Ivan Durdov 17.Croatia
6.7
57'
Substitutes
G
Dillon Phillips 1.England
D
Brecht Capon 27.Belgium
86'
M
Robbie D'Haese 29.Belgium
M
Nick Bätzner 34.Germany
6.8
67'
M
Alfons Amade 23.Germany
6.8
57'
F
David Atanga 77.Ghana
86' 90' 90'
F
Mohamed Berte 90.Belgium
7.0
57'

KV Oostende started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Guillaume Hubert (6.8), Anton Tanghe (6.8), Matej Rodin (7.6), Mateo Barać (6.4), Théo Ndicka Matam (6.8), Kelvin Arase (6.3), Sieben Dewaele (6.7), Cameron McGeehan (7.5), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.1), Thierry Ambrose (7.4) and Ivan Durdov (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Dillon Phillips, Brecht Capon, Robbie D’Haese, Nick Batzner (6.8), David Atanga, Mohamed Berte (7.0) and Alfons Amade (6.8).

Substitutions

KV Oostende made 5 changes: S. Dewaele for Alfons Amade (57′), Ivan Durdov for Mohamed Berte (57′), Théo Ndicka Matam for Nick Bätzner (67′), T. Ambrose for David Atanga (86′) and Kelvin Arase for Brecht Capon (86′).

Best player: Matej Rodin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for KV Oostende was Matej Rodin even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 25 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
7.0
D
Clinton Mata 77.Angola
6.4
46'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
6.8
90'
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
6.8
D
Abakar Sylla 94.Ivory Coast
7.2
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
6.8
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
6.8
63'
M
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
6.4
46'
F
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
6.8
F
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
6.7
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
6.9
76'
Substitutes
G
Josef Bursik 21.England
D
Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
M
Mats Rits 26.Belgium
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
6.7
46'
F
Roman Yaremchuk 70.Ukraine
6.4
63'
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
6.7
46'

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

Scott Parker played with: Simon Mignolet (7.0), Clinton Mata (6.4), Brandon Mechele (6.8), Abakar Sylla (7.2), Bjorn Meijer (6.8), Kamal Sowah (6.4), Casper Nielsen (6.8), Hans Vanaken (6.8), Tajon Buchanan (6.7), Ferran Jutglà (6.9) and Noa Lang (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Mats Rits, Josef Bursik, Dedryck Boyata, Cisse Sandra, Denis Odoi, Roman Yaremchuk (6.4), Antonio Nusa (6.7) and Raphael Onyedika (6.7).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 3 changes: Clinton Mata for Raphael Nwadike (46′), Kamal Sowah for Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa (46′) and Casper Nielsen for Roman Yaremchuk (63′).

Best player: Abakar Sylla​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Abakar Sylla.

His rating is (7.2) with 69 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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