GENT. Gent beat Club Brugge to win 2-1. H. Hong was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Gent to strike first with a goal of Hyunseok Hong at the 25′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Hyunseok Hong gave the win to Gent in the 49′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Club Brugge lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the support of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.88 degrees Celsius or 73.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Gent

2 - 1

Club Brugge

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 111
  • 50 Dangerous attack 57
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Club Brugge was in firm control of the ball 60% while Gent was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Gent was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Gent shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Gent received 2 yellow cards (Noah Fadiga and Noah Fadiga). On the other side, Club Brugge didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

17'
K. Sabbe- sub ->Tajon Buchanan
Hong Hyun-Seok(goal)
25'
43'
Hans Vanaken (goal)Maxim De Cuyper
Hong Hyun-Seok(goal)Tarik Tissoudali
49'
Noah Fadiga- Yellow
79'
Noah Fadiga- sub ->Hyunseok Hong
65'
65'
67'
Ferran Jutglà- sub ->Igor Thiago
67'
Andreas Skov Olsen - sub ->Hugo Vetlesen
Noah Fadiga- Yellow
79'
Omri Gandelman- sub ->Andrew Hjulsager
82'
Noah Fadiga(yellowredcard)
82'
Ismaël Kandouss- sub ->Gift Emmanuel Orban
85'
87'
Michal Skoras- sub ->Brandon Mechele
87'
J. Spileers- sub ->Dedryck Boyata

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
9
Anderlecht
46
9
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
34
8
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
8
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After playing this match, Gent will have 13 points like Anderlecht to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Club Brugge will stay with 10 points like Mechelen, Union Saint-Gilloise and AS Eupen to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will play away with OH Leuven on the 17th of September with a 11-1 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (5 draws).

Club Brugge will host Sporting Charleroi on the 16th of September with a 23-5 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (12 draws).

Gent – Formation

Gent
G
Paul Nardi 1.France
8.1
D
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 4.Japan
6.7
D
Jordan Torunarigha 23.Nigeria
6.8
D
Núrio Fortuna 25.Angola
6.4
M
Archie Brown 3.England
6.7
M
Hong Hyun-Seok 7.South Korea
8.4
65' 25', 49'
M
Julien De Sart 13.Belgium
7.5
M
Andrew Hjulsager 17.Denmark
7.3
82'
M
Sven Kums 24.Belgium
7.1
F
Tarik Tissoudali 10.Morocco
7.1
65'
F
Hugo Cuypers 11.Belgium
7.1
Substitutes
G
Davy Roef 33.Belgium
D
Ismaël Kandouss 5.Morocco
6.4
85'
D
Noah Fadiga 22.Belgium
7.0
65' 79'
M
Omri Gandelman 6.Israel
82'
M
Pieter Gerkens 8.Belgium
F
Malick Fofana 19.Belgium
F
Gift Orban 20.Nigeria
6.4
65'

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

The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Paul Nardi (8.1), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (6.7), Jordan Torunarigha (6.8), Núrio Fortuna (6.4), Andrew Hjulsager (7.3), Sven Kums (7.1), Hyunseok Hong (8.4), Julien De Sart (7.5), Archie Brown (6.7), Tarik Tissoudali (7.1) and Hugo Cuypers (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ismael Kandouss (6.4), Omri Gendelman, Pieter Gerkens, Malick Fofana, Gift Emmanuel Orban (6.4), Noah Fadiga (7.0) and Davy Roef.

Substitutions

Gent made 4 changes: Hyunseok Hong for Noah Fadiga (65′), Tarik Tissoudali for Gift Emmanuel Orban (65′), Andrew Hjulsager for Omri Gendelman (82′) and Gift Emmanuel Orban for Ismael Kandouss (85′).

Best player: Hyunseok Hong​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Hyunseok Hong.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 27 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
6.7
D
Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium
6.7
87'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.7
87'
D
Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium
7.5
D
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
6.3
17'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.5
43'
M
A. Nusa 32.Norway
7.0
M
Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark
7.1
M
Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway
6.6
67'
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
6.7
F
Igor Thiago 99.Brazil
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
D
J. Spileers 58.Belgium
6.8
87'
D
K. Sabbe 64.Belgium
6.4
17'
M
Éder Balanta 39.Colombia
M
Michal Skoras 8.Poland
7.0
87'
F
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
7.0
67'
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
6.7
67'

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

Ronny Deila played with: Simon Mignolet (6.7), Tajon Buchanan (6.3), Brandon Mechele (7.7), Dedryck Boyata (6.7), Maxim De Cuyper (7.5), Hugo Vetlesen (6.6), Raphael Onyedika (6.7), Hans Vanaken (7.5), Philip Zinckernagel (7.1), Antonio Nusa (7.0) and Igor Thiago (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andreas Skov Olsen (7.0), Michał Skóraś (7.0), Ferran Jutglà (6.7), Nordin Jackers, Éder Balanta, Jorne Spileers (6.8) and Kyriani Sabbe (6.4).

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of Kyriani Sabbe (injured) and Jorne Spileers (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: Tajon Buchanan for Kyriani Sabbe (17′), Hugo Vetlesen for Andreas Skov Olsen (67′), Igor Thiago for Ferran Jutglà (67′), Brandon Mechele for Michał Skóraś (87′) and Dedryck Boyata for Jorne Spileers (87′).

Best player: Brandon Mechele​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Brandon Mechele.

His rating is (7.7) with 51 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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