LIEGE. Cercle Brugge defeats Standard Liège 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Jean Marcelin (7′), K. Denkey (51′), Abu Francis (64′) and Ayase Ueda (90′). Standard Liège was surely better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme with the assistance of Lennert Jans and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Standard Liège

0 - 4

Cercle Brugge

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 12 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 10
  • 10 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 126
  • 35 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Standard Liège had a superior ball possession 66% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the contest.​

Standard Liège shot 12 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 17 times, 10 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards (N. Ohio and L. Noubi). Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (Leonardo Lopes).

Match Timeline

7'
45'
51'
K. Denkey(goal)Hannes Van Der Bruggen
53'
Leonardo Lopes- Yellow
57'
Abu Francis- sub ->Leonardo Lopes
62'
64'
Abu Francis(goal)Yann Gboho
68'
Boris Popovic- sub ->Jean Marcelin
68'
69'
Thibo Somers - sub ->K. Denkey
L. Noubi- sub ->Steven Alzate
72'
Nathan Ngoy - sub ->Noë Dussenne
73'
77'
85'
85'
L. Noubi- Yellow
86'
90'

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 match, Standard Liège will stay with 30 points like Westerlo to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge will have 33 points like Club Brugge to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will play away with Gent on the 3rd of June with a 28-15 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (8 draws).

Cercle Brugge will host Westerlo on the 3rd of June with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of Cercle Brugge (5 draws).

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
7.2
D
Noë Dussenne 6.Belgium
6.2
73'
D
Ibe Hautekiet 25.Belgium
6.8
D
Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo
7.0
M
Gojko Cimirot 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
85'
M
Filippo Melegoni 21.Italy
7.3
M
Steven Alzate 14.Colombia
6.3
72'
M
Aron Dønnum 11.Norway
6.7
F
William Balikwisha 22.Belgium
6.8
62'
F
C. Çanak 61.Belgium
6.7
F
N. Ohio 10.Netherlands
6.3
85' 45'
Substitutes
G
Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium
D
Jacob Barrett Laursen 38.Denmark
6.5
62'
D
L. Noubi 51.Belgium
6.8
72' 86'
D
Nathan Ngoy 3.Belgium
6.7
73'
M
Noah Mawete Kinsiona 29.Belgium
M
Léandre Kuavita 48.Belgium
85'
F
O. Davida 17.Israel
85'
F
Renaud Emond 9.Belgium

Standard Liège started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart (7.2), Noë Dussenne (6.2), Merveille Bokadi (7.0), Ibe Hautekiet (6.8), Filippo Melegoni (7.3), Gojko Cimirot (7.1), Steven Alzate (6.3), Aron Dønnum (6.7), Cihan Canak (6.7), William Balikwisha (6.8) and Noah Ohio (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Laurent Henkinet, Jacob Laursen (6.5), Lucas Noubi (6.8), Osher Davida, Nathan Ngoy (6.7), Renaud Emond and Léandre Kuavita.

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 5 changes: W. Balikwisha for Jacob Laursen (62′), Steven Alzate for Lucas Noubi Ngnokam (72′), Noë Dussenne for N. Ngoy (73′), Gojko Cimirot for Osher Davida (85′) and N. Ohio for Léandre Filipe Kuavita (85′).

Best player: Filippo Melegoni​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was Filippo Melegoni.

His rating is (7.3) with 47 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland
7.3
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
7.4
D
J. Marcelin 24.France
8.0
68' 7'
D
Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium
7.4
M
H. Siquet 41.Belgium
7.8
77'
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
6.8
68'
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
6.8
57' 53'
M
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
6.8
F
Yann Gboho 11.France
7.7
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
7.3
69' 51'
F
Ayase Ueda 36.Japan
5.5
90'
Substitutes
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.4
68'
M
Abu Francis 17.Ghana
7.8
57' 64'
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
6.8
68'
M
Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
77'
F
Thibo Somers 34.Belgium
6.5
69'

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

Miron Muslić played with: Radosław Majecki (7.3), Jesper Daland (7.4), Jean Marcelin (8.0), Christiaan Ravych (7.4), Hugo Siquet (7.8), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (6.8), Leonardo Lopes (6.8), Olivier Deman (6.8), Yann Gboho (7.7), Kévin Denkey (7.1) and Ayase Ueda (5.5).

These were the players on the bench: Abu Francis (7.8), Charles Vanhoutte (6.8), Warleson, Robbe Decostere, Dino Hotić (6.3), Thibo Somers (6.8) and Boris Popović (6.4).

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: Leonardo Lopes for Abu Francis (57′), Jean Marcelin for Boris Popović (68′), K. Denkey for Thibo Somers (68′), Hannes Van Der Bruggen  for Charles Vanhoutte (68′) and H. Siquet for Dino Hotić (77′).

Best player: Jean Marcelin​

The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Jean Marcelin.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 8 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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