GENT. Gent manages to recover against Cercle Brugge with a goal on the K. Denkey 18′ and a penalty kick on the A. Ueda 71′. Gent was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts assisted by Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 8 On Target 6
- 12 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 79 Attack 121
- 39 Dangerous attack 81
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Gent was in firm control of the ball 58% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the contest.
Gent shot 14 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 15 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Gent received 1 yellow card (Gift Emmanuel Orban). On the other side, Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (Abu Francis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gent will have 38 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Cercle Brugge will have 30 points like Westerlo, Standard Liège and Club Brugge to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will host Standard Liège on the 3rd of June with a 28-15 head to head record in favor of Gent (8 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host Westerlo on the 3rd of June with a 14-10 head to head in favor of Cercle Brugge (5 draws).
Gent – Formation
Gent started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Paul Nardi , Matisse Samoise , Kamil Piątkowski , Jordan Torunarigha , Alessio Castro-Montes , Andrew Hjulsager , Sven Kums , Julien De Sart , Hyunseok Hong , Hugo Cuypers and Gift Emmanuel Orban .
The home team had on the bench: Bruno Godeau, Malick Fofana, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe , Jens Petter Hauge, Tarik Tissoudali , Davy Roef and Bram Lagae.
Gent could not rely on the presence of Bruno Godeau (injured).
Substitutions
Gent made 3 changes: Andrew Hjulsager for Tarik Tissoudali (63′), Hong Hyun-seok for Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (72′) and Hugo Cuypers for Bruno Godeau (89′).
Best player: Kamil Piątkowski
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Kamil Piątkowski.
His rating is with 34 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Miron Muslić played with: Radosław Majecki , Leonardo Lopes , Jean Marcelin , Jesper Daland , Thibo Somers , Abu Francis , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Olivier Deman , Yann Gboho , Kévin Denkey and Ayase Ueda .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Warleson, Dino Hotić, Boris Popović , Hugo Siquet , Robbe Decostere, Xander Martlé and Charles Vanhoutte.
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: Abu Francis for Boris Popović (75′), K. Denkey for Hugo Siquet (80′) and Yann Gboho for Dino Hotić (87′).
Best player: Kévin Denkey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Kévin Denkey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Gent – Cercle Brugge – 2-2
- Westerlo – Standard Liège – 3-0