Cercle Brugge overcomes Zulte-Waregem 3-2

INGELMUNSTER. Cercle Brugge overcome Zulte-Waregem.

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David Brown
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Cercle Brugge overcomes Zulte-Waregem 3-2

INGELMUNSTER. Cercle Brugge defeated Zulte-Waregem.

Ayase Ueda squandered a penalty (45′) for Cercle Brugge.​

The match was played at the Stadion OMS Ingelmunster stadium in Ingelmunster on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the collaboration of Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Zulte-Waregem

2 - 3

Team 1

Cercle Brugge

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 12 Total 22
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 7
  • 91 Attack 106
  • 52 Dangerous attack 80
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 21
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Zulte-Waregem was in firm control of the ball 55% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.​

Zulte-Waregem shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 22 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (Jelle Vossen  and Alieu Fadera). Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge received 4 yellow cards (Boris Popovic, Leonardo Lopes, Abu Francis and Charles Vanhoutte).

Match Timeline

6'
H. Siquet(goal)
9'
30'
Jelle Vossen - Yellow
36'
45'
Boris Popovic- Yellow
45'
45'
45'
45'
58'
Lukas Willen(goal)
59'
Alioune Ndour(goal)Abdoulaye Sissako
68'
70'
72'
Leonardo Lopes- Yellow
74'
74'
K. Denkey- sub ->Yann Gboho
74'
Abu Francis- sub ->Leonardo Lopes
78'
Abu Francis- Yellow
82'
83'
Thibo Somers (goal)K. Denkey
86'
Christian Brüls- sub ->Novatus Miroshi
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 contest, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 27 points like KV Oostende to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge will have 50 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Cercle Brugge will host Westerlo on the 3rd of June with a 13-10 head to head statistic in favor of Cercle Brugge (5 draws).

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Louis Bostyn 38.Belgium
6.8
D
Timothy Derijck 4.Belgium
7.0
82'
D
Karol Fila 19.Poland
6.8
D
Lukas Willen 31.Belgium
6.9
Goals59'
D
N. Miroshi 26.Tanzania
7.0
88'
M
Ruud Vormer 25.Netherlands
6.8
M
A. Sissako 6.France
7.1
M
Alioune Ndour 11.Senegal
6.2
Goals68'
M
Alieu Fadera 7.Gambia
6.4
45'
F
Jelle Vossen  9.Belgium
6.4
36'
F
Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau
6.9
Substitutes
Arthur Harinck 54.Belgium
G
Sef Van Damme 30.Belgium
D
Modou Tambedou 18.Senegal
D
Cheick Thiam 46.Guinea
D
Borja López 3.Spain
M
Nicolas Rommens 20.Belgium
M
Christian Brüls 12.Belgium
88'
F
Stan Braem 34.Belgium
6.4
82'

Zulte-Waregem started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Frederik D\’Hollander decided to play with the following team: Louis Bostyn (6.8), Karol Fila (6.8), Timothy Derijck (7.0), Lukas Willen (6.9), Novatus Dismas (7.0), Alioune Ndour (6.2), Ruud Vormer (6.8), Abdoulaye Sissako (7.1), Alieu Fadera (6.4), Zinho Gano (6.9) and Jelle Vossen (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nicolas Rommens, Moudou Tambedou, Christian Brüls, Wannes Carnewal, Stan Braem (6.4), Sef Van Damme, Arthur Harinck, Cheikh Ahadou Tidiane Thiam and Borja López Menéndez.

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 2 changes: Timothy Derijck for Stan Braem (82′) and Novatus Miroshi for Christian Bruls (88′).

Best player: Abdoulaye Sissako​

The player that probably impressed the most for Zulte-Waregem was Abdoulaye Sissako.

His rating is (7.1) with 51 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland
6.1
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.1
45'
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.1
74'
D
Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium
6.4
M
H. Siquet 41.Belgium
7.8
58' Goals6'
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
7.0
30'
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
6.3
74' 72'
M
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
8.0
F
Yann Gboho 11.France
6.7
74'
F
Ayase Ueda 36.Japan
7.1
Goals9'
F
Thibo Somers  34.Belgium
7.8
Goals83'
Substitutes
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
D
J. Marcelin 24.France
6.8
74'
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
6.8
30' 86'
M
Abu Francis 17.Ghana
6.6
74' 78'
M
Dino Hotic  10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
58'
F
Emilio Kehrer 7.Germany
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
7.4
74'

Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Miron Muslić played with: Radosław Majecki (6.1), Boris Popović (6.1), Christiaan Ravych (6.4), Jesper Daland (6.3), Hugo Siquet (7.8), Leonardo Lopes (6.3), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (6.8), Olivier Deman (8.0), Thibo Somers (7.8), Ayase Ueda (7.1) and Yann Gboho (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Emilio Kehrer, Charles Vanhoutte (6.4), Warleson Stellion Lisboa Oliveira, Jean Marcelin (6.8), Abu Francis (6.6), Dino Hotić (6.7) and Kévin Denkey (7.4).

Cercle Brugge could not rely on the presence of Charles Vanhoutte (injured), K. Denkey (injured) and Jean Marcelin (injured).

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: Hannes Van Der Bruggen  for Charles Vanhoutte (30′), H. Siquet for Dino Hotić (58′), Yann Gboho for Kevin Denkey (74′), Leonardo Lopes for Abu Francis (74′) and J. Daland for Jean Marcelin (75′).

Best player: Olivier Deman​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Olivier Deman even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 37 passes (48% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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