Kortrijk tops Club Brugge 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Kadri 

KORTRIJK. Kortrijk conquers Club Brugge 1-0 after A. Kadri  scored just 1 goal (31').

Kortrijk tops Club Brugge 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Kadri 

KORTRIJK. Kortrijk conquers Club Brugge 1-0 after A. Kadri  scored just 1 goal (31′).

The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche who was helped by Yves De Neve and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Alexandre Boucaut. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 10 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 111 Attack 116
  • 38 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe​ 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kortrijk was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Club Brugge that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Kortrijk was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Kortrijk shot 10 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Club Brugge shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Kortrijk received 2 yellow cards (Felipe Avenatti and Pape Habib Gueye). Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Raphael Onyedika and Abakar Sylla ).

Match Timeline

Abdelhak Kadri(goal)
31'
Felipe Avenatti- Yellow
39'
Billel Messaoudi- sub ->Kristof D\'Haene
57'
64'
Roman Yaremchuk- sub ->Ferran Jutglà
71'
Raphael Nwadike- sub ->Casper Nielsen
71'
82'
Raphael Nwadike- Yellow
83'
Pape Guèye- sub ->Felipe Avenatti
84'
Satoshi Tanaka- sub ->Abdelkahar Kadri 
84'
Pape Guèye- Yellow
86'
87'
Loubadhe Abakar Sylla- Yellow
Christalino Atemona- sub ->Massimo Bruno
90'
Christalino Atemona- sub ->Massimo Bruno
90'

Standings

After playing this contest, Kortrijk will have 30 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Club Brugge will stay with 49 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will host AS Eupen on the 8th of April with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Kortrijk (8 draws).

Club Brugge will play away agasint Westerlo on the 15th of April with a 18-1 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
Tom Vandenberghe 1.Belgium
7.2
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
6.8
D
Shuto Abe 4.Japan
7.2
D
Martin Wasinski 21.Belgium
7.3
M
Kristof D'Haene 30.Belgium
6.6
57'
M
6.6
M
Stjepan Lončar 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.9
M
Dion De Neve 23.Belgium
7.0
F
Abdelhak Kadri 18.Algeria
7.8
84' Goals31'
F
Massimo Bruno 70.Belgium
7.3
90'
F
Felipe Avenatti 20.Uruguay
6.9
84' 39'
Substitutes
G
Maxime De Man 16.Belgium
D
90'
M
Satoshi Tanaka 32.Japan
84'
F
Martin Regáli 29.Slovakia
F
Pape Guèye 17.Senegal
6.4
84' 86'
F
Billel Messaoudi 9.Algeria
6.2
57'
F
Dylan Mbayo 7.Belgium

Kortrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Bernd Storck decided to play with the following team: Tom Vandenberghe (7.2), João Silva (6.8), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (7.2), Martin Wasinski (7.3), Dion De Neve (7.0), Stjepan Lončar (6.9), Nayel Mehssatou (6.6), Kristof D’Haene (6.6), Massimo Bruno (7.3), Felipe Avenatti (7.0) and Abdelkahar Kadri (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Martin Regáli, Maxim De Man, Pape Habib Gueye, Christalino Atemona, Billal Messaoudi (6.2), Satoshi Tanaka and Dylan Mbayo.

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 5 changes: Kristof D’Haene for Billel Messaoudi (57′), Felipe Avenatti for Pape Guèye (84′), Abdelkahar Kadri  for Satoshi Tanaka (84′), Massimo Bruno for Christalino Atemona (90′) and Massimo Bruno for Christalino Atemona (90′).

Best player: Abdelkahar Kadri​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was Abdelkahar Kadri.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 41 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 16.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
6.8
D
Denis Odoi 6.Belgium
6.3
D
Jorne Spileers 58.Belgium
7.4
D
Loubadhe Abakar Sylla 94.Côte d'Ivoire
6.6
87'
M
Bjorn Meijer 14.Netherlands
6.7
M
Mats Rits 26.Belgium
7.0
83'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.0
M
Marco Lund Nielsen 27.Denmark
7.4
71'
M
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
6.4
71'
F
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
7.6
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
6.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Josef Bursik 21.England
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
D
K. Sabbe 64.Belgium
M
Cisse Sandra 98.Belgium
M
Raphael Nwadike 15.Nigeria
6.4
71' 82'
M
Chemsdine Talbi 68.Belgium
6.2
71'
F
Roman Yaremchuk 70.Ukraine
6.1
64'
F
R. Vermant 76.Belgium
83'

Club Brugge started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Scott Parker played with: Simon Mignolet (6.8), Denis Odoi (6.3), Jorne Spileers (7.4), Abakar Sylla (6.6), Tajon Buchanan (6.4), Mats Rits (7.0), Hans Vanaken (7.0), Casper Nielsen (7.4), Bjorn Meijer (6.7), Ferran Jutglà (6.4) and Noa Lang (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Roman Yaremchuk (6.1), Cisse Sandra, Raphael Onyedika (6.4), Brandon Mechele, Kyriani Sabbe, Chemsdine Talbi (6.2), Josef Bursik and Romeo Vermant.

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of Roman Yaremchuk (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 4 changes: Ferran Jutglà for Roman Yaremchuk (64′), Casper Nielsen for Raphael Nwadike (71′), T. Buchanan for Chemsdine Talbi (71′) and Mats Rits for R. Vermant (83′).

Best player: Noa Lang​

The most impressive player for Club Brugge was Noa Lang.

His rating is (7.6) with 38 passes (68% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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