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​

Cercle Brugge

2 - 0

Kortrijk

  • 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

3'
Thibo Somers (goal)O. Deman
16'
36'
46'
46'
46'
54'
67'
69'
73'
Leonardo Lopes- sub ->Hannes Van Der Bruggen
75'
75'
78'
79'
85'
85'
Thibo Somers - Yellow
88'

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 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
G
Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland
7.2
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.8
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
7.0
85'
D
Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium
6.6
M
H. Siquet 41.Belgium
7.4
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
7.0
75'
M
Abu Francis 17.Ghana
7.4
85'
M
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
7.6
69' 54'
F
Yann Gboho 11.France
6.8
75'
F
Ayase Ueda 36.Japan
7.4
36'
F
Thibo Somers 34.Belgium
7.8
88' 16'
Substitutes
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
D
T. Ximines 47.Jamaica
75'
D
J. Marcelin 24.France
85'
M
Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
69'
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
85'
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
75'

Cercle Brugge adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Miron Muslić decided to play with the following team: Radosław Majecki (7.2), Boris Popović (6.8), Christiaan Ravych (6.6), Jesper Daland (7.0), Hugo Siquet (7.4), Abu Francis (7.4), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (7.0), Olivier Deman (7.6), Thibo Somers (7.8), Ayase Ueda (7.4) and Yann Gboho (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Dino Hotić (6.8), 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 (7.8) with 1 goal, 27 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 27.

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk
G
T. Vandenberghe 1.Belgium
6.2
D
João Silva 44.Portugal
7.4
D
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan
6.4
D
M. Wasinski 21.Belgium
6.7
M
Kristof D'Haene 30.Belgium
6.8
M
N. Mehssatou 25.Chile
6.2
67'
M
Stjepan Lončar 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
M
D. De Neve 23.Belgium
6.4
46'
F
A. Kadri 18.Algeria
6.6
46'
F
M. Bruno 70.Belgium
6.1
46'
F
F. Avenatti 20.Uruguay
6.3
73'
Substitutes
G
Maxim Deman 16.Belgium
D
C. Atemona 5.Germany
F
F. Selemani 10.France
7.0
46'
F
David Henen 77.Togo
6.2
46' 78'
F
M. Regáli 29.Slovakia
6.4
73'
F
Billal Messaoudi 9.Algeria
6.8
67'
F
Pape Habib Gueye 17.Senegal
6.1
46' 79'

Also Kortrijk adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Bernd Storck played with: Tom Vandenberghe (6.2), João Silva (7.4), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (6.4), Martin Wasinski (6.7), Dion De Neve (6.4), Stjepan Lončar (6.3), Nayel Mehssatou (6.2), Kristof D’Haene (6.8), Abdelkahar Kadri (6.6), Felipe Avenatti (6.3) and Massimo Bruno (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Faïz Selemani (7.0), David Henen (6.2), Maxime De Man, Martin Regáli (6.4), Billal Messaoudi (6.8), Pape Habib Gueye (6.1) 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 (7.4) 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.​