LIEGE. Standard Liège overcome Club Brugge to win 2-1. A goal from I. Price was decisive in the 90min. It was Standard Liège to strike first with a goal of Merveille Bokadi at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 85′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Isaac Price gave the win to Standard Liège in the 90′ minute with a goal. Club Brugge was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the help of Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.06 degrees Celsius or 69.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Standard Liège

2 - 1

Club Brugge

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 7 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 78 Attack 111
  • 30 Dangerous attack 80
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Standard Liège succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Standard Liège shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Club Brugge shot 16 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Standard Liège received 5 yellow cards (Moussa Djenepo, Noah Ohio, Wilfried Kanga, Isaac Hayden and Noah Ohio). On the opposite side, Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (Andreas Skov Olsen).

Match Timeline

Merveille Bokadi (goal)Hayao Kawabe
11'
40'
Moussa Djenepo- Yellow
45'
45'
Andreas Skov Olsen - Yellow
60'
Igor Thiago- sub ->Ferran Jutglà
61'
61'
Casper Nielsen- sub ->Philip Zinckernagel
61'
A. Nusa- sub ->Hugo Vetlesen
Gilles Dewaele- sub ->Marlon Fossey
68'
Isaac Price- sub ->Hayao Kawabe
68'
Wilfried Kanga- Yellow
74'
C. Çanak- sub ->Moussa Djenepo
80'
Aiden O'Neill - sub ->Isaac Hayden
81'
85'
Andreas Skov Olsen (goal)Casper Nielsen
Isaac Price(goal)Wilfried Kanga
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Anderlecht
46
8
Union Saint-Gilloise
43
8
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, Standard Liège will have 13 points like Sint-Truiden to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge will stay with 16 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will host AS Eupen on the 16th of March with a 11-3 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).

Club Brugge will play away agasint Sint-Truiden on the 16th of March with a 20-2 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (9 draws).

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
8.1
D
Nathan Ngoy 3.Belgium
7.5
D
Zinho Vanheusden 4.Belgium
7.1
D
Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo
7.3
11'
M
Hayao Kawabe 6.Japan
7.1
68'
M
Isaac Hayden 11.England
6.7
81' 40'
M
Marlon Fossey 13.United States
7.3
68'
M
Steven Alzate 17.Colombia
7.1
M
Moussa Djenepo 19.Mali
6.4
80' 45'
F
Wilfried Kanga 14.France
7.1
90' 74'
F
Kamal Sowah 18.Ghana
7.1
Substitutes
G
Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium
D
Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium
6.3
68'
M
Isaac Price 8.Northern Ireland
7.1
68' 90'
M
William Balikwisha 22.Belgium
M
Aiden O'Neill 24.Australia
6.4
81'
M
C. Çanak 61.Belgium
6.4
80'
F
N. Ohio 10.Netherlands
90' 90'

Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Carl Hoefkens decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart (8.1), Zinho Vanheusden (7.1), Merveille Bokadi (7.3), Nathan Ngoy (7.5), Marlon Fossey (7.3), Hayao Kawabe (7.1), Isaac Hayden (6.7), Steven Alzate (7.1), Moussa Djenepo (6.4), Kamal Sowah (7.1) and Wilfried Kanga (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Gilles Dewaele (6.3), Isaac Price (7.1), Noah Ohio, William Balikwisha, Aiden O’Neill (6.4), Laurent Henkinet and Cihan Canak (6.4).

Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Gilles Dewaele (injured).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 5 changes: Marlon Fossey for Gilles Dewaele (68′), Hayao Kawabe for Isaac Price (68′), Moussa Djenepo for Cihan Canak (80′), Isaac Hayden for Aiden O’Neill (81′) and Wilfried Kanga for Noah Ohio (90′).

Best player: Arnaud Bodart​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was the goalkeeper: Arnaud Bodart. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
6.8
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.7
61'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.5
D
Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium
7.8
D
J. Spileers 58.Belgium
6.4
M
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
7.9
45' 85'
M
Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway
6.8
61'
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
7.3
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.8
M
Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark
7.1
61'
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
6.6
60'
Substitutes
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
D
J. Ordoñez 4.Ecuador
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
7.0
61'
F
Michal Skoras 8.Poland
F
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
7.0
61'
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
7.3
61'
F
Igor Thiago 99.Brazil
6.6
60'

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

Ronny Deila played with: Simon Mignolet (6.8), Denis Odoi (6.7), Brandon Mechele (7.5), Jorne Spileers (6.4), Maxim De Cuyper (7.8), Raphael Onyedika (7.3), Hugo Vetlesen (6.8), Andreas Skov Olsen (7.9), Hans Vanaken (7.8), Philip Zinckernagel (7.1) and Ferran Jutglà (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Joel Ordóñez, Michał Skóraś, Bjorn Meijer, Tajon Buchanan (7.0), Casper Nielsen (7.0), Nordin Jackers, Antonio Nusa (7.3) and Igor Thiago (6.6).

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of Antonio Nusa (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 4 changes: Ferran Jutglà for Igor Thiago (60′), Philip Zinckernagel for Casper Nielsen (61′), Hugo Vetlesen for Antonio Nusa (61′) and Denis Odoi for Tajon Buchanan (61′).

Best player: Andreas Skov Olsen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Andreas Skov Olsen.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 32 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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