KNOKKE-HEIST. Cercle Brugge was capable to turn the tables against RFC Seraing. It was RFC Seraing to score first with a goal from Marius . Nevertheless, later Cercle Brugge found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with H. Siquet (31′), Ayase Ueda (32′) and Ayase Ueda (55′). Cercle Brugge made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Complex Molenhoek stadium in Knokke-Heist on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet who had the assistance of Dirk Gilon and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 19 Total 3
- 7 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 1
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 149 Attack 103
- 72 Dangerous attack 16
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Cercle Brugge was in firm control of the ball 57% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.
Cercle Brugge shot 19 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, RFC Seraing shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (H. Siquet). On the other side, RFC Seraing received 2 yellow cards (Jean-Sébastien Legros and Abou Ba ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Cercle Brugge will have 40 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, RFC Seraing will stay with 19 points to hold in the 18th 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).
RFC Seraing will play away agasint Sint-Truiden on the 18th of March with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of RFC Seraing (1 draw).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
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31'
Cercle Brugge started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Miron Muslić decided to play with the following team: Warleson , Boris Popović , Christiaan Ravych , Jesper Daland , Hugo Siquet , Charles Vanhoutte , Abu Francis , Olivier Deman , Thibo Somers , Kévin Denkey and Ayase Ueda .
The home team had on the bench: Dino Hotić , Sébastien Bruzzese, Robbe Decostere, Senna Miangue, Jean Marcelin, Yann Gboho and Hannes Van Der Bruggen .
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: Charles Vanhoutte for Hannes Van Der Bruggen (64′), H. Siquet for Dino Hotić (70′), Ayase Ueda for Yann Gboho (70′), Thibo Somers for Robbe Decostere (88′) and J. Daland for Senna Miangue (88′).
Best player: Ayase Ueda
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Ayase Ueda.
His rating is with 2 goals, 5 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
RFC Seraing – Formation
RFC Seraing
RFC Seraing started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Jean-Sébastien Legros played with: Guillaume Dietsch , Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni , Daniel Opare , Christophe Lepoint , John Nekadio , Morgan Poaty , Sambou Sissoko , Abou Ba , Sami Lahssaini , Steve Mvoué and Marius Mouandilmadji .
These were the players on the bench: Noah Solheid, Denys Bunchukov, Ejaita Ifoni, Vagner Dias , Gerald Kilota, Valentin Guillaume and Timothy Serge Martin.
Substitutions
RFC Seraing made 2 changes: Sami Lahssaini for Vagner Dias (72′) and Sambou Sissoko for Gerald Kilota (82′).
Best player: Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RFC Seraing was Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni.
His rating is with 36 passes (44% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- OH Leuven – Zulte-Waregem – 4-2
- Cercle Brugge – RFC Seraing – 3-1
- Kortrijk – Sporting Charleroi – 0-1
- Standard Liège – Westerlo – 2-0
