BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge overcomes Kortrijk with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Somers (16′) and a penalty scored by A. Ueda (36′).
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the help of Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 6 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 138 Attack 74
- 64 Dangerous attack 19
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 17 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Cercle Brugge was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Kortrijk that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.
Cercle Brugge shot 19 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kortrijk shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 2 yellow cards (O. Deman and Thibo Somers). Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk received 2 yellow cards (David Henen and Pape Habib Gueye).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Cercle Brugge will have 44 points like Sporting Charleroi to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk will stay with 30 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away with Zulte-Waregem on the 23rd of April with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (7 draws).
Kortrijk will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 23rd of April with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (3 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Miron Muslić decided to play with the following team: Radosław Majecki
, Boris Popović , Christiaan Ravych , Jesper Daland , Hugo Siquet , Abu Francis , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Olivier Deman , Thibo Somers , Ayase Ueda and Yann Gboho .The home team had on the bench: Dino Hotić
, Robbe Decostere, Charles Vanhoutte, Tarick Ximinies, Jean Marcelin, Leonardo Lopes and Warleson Stellion Lisboa Oliveira.Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: O. Deman for Dino Hotić (69′), Hannes Van Der Bruggen for Leo da Silva Lopes (75′), Yann Gboho for Tarick Ximines (75′), Abu Francis for Charles Vanhoutte (85′) and J. Daland for Jean Marcelin (85′).
Best player: Thibo Somers
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Thibo Somers.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 27 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 27.Kortrijk – Formation
Also Kortrijk adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Bernd Storck played with: Tom Vandenberghe
, João Silva , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , Martin Wasinski , Dion De Neve , Stjepan Lončar , Nayel Mehssatou , Kristof D’Haene , Abdelkahar Kadri , Felipe Avenatti and Massimo Bruno .The following players were sitting on the bench: Faïz Selemani
, David Henen , Maxime De Man, Martin Regáli , Billal Messaoudi , Pape Habib Gueye and Christalino Atemona.Substitutions
Kortrijk made 5 changes: Dion De Neve for David Henen (46′), Abdelkahar Kadri for Faïz Selemani (46′), Massimo Bruno for Pape Guèye (46′), N. Mehssatou for Billel Messaoudi (67′) and Felipe Avenatti for Martin Regáli (73′).
Best player: João Silva
The most impressive player for Kortrijk was João Silva.
His rating is
with 37 passes (51% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- KV Oostende – Standard Liège – 1-3
- Westerlo – Sporting Charleroi – 2-3
- Cercle Brugge – Kortrijk – 2-0
- RFC Seraing – Gent – 0-5