Cercle Brugge tops Mechelen 3-1

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge defeats Mechelen 3-1.

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Cercle Brugge tops Mechelen 3-1

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge prevails over Mechelen 3-1.

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the assistance of Christophe Battiston and Kevin Dhondt. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cercle Brugge

3 - 1

Team 1

Mechelen

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 19 Total 4
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 0
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 106 Attack 90
  • 64 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cercle Brugge was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge was was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match​.

Cercle Brugge shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mechelen shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (L. Lopes). Talking about the opposition, Mechelen received 2 yellow cards (L. Bijker and V. Costa).

Match Timeline

30'
Edgaras Utkus(goal)D. Hotic
34'
43'
Nikola Storm(goal)K. Mrabti
60'
63'
Leonardo Lopes- Yellow
64'
69'
70'
70'
75'
77'
81'
82'
83'
83'
89'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After this match, Cercle Brugge will have 13 points to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Mechelen will stay with 26 points like Sporting Charleroi to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away against Kortrijk on the 4th of December with a 19-4 head to head stats in favor of Kortrijk (2 draws).

Mechelen will host Genk on the 5th of December with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of Genk (5 draws).

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
T. Didillon 1.France
6.2
D
Alexander Corryn 25.Belgium
D
Dimitar Velkovski 19.Bulgaria
7.3
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.6
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
6.6
D
Edgaras Utkus 6.Lithuania
7.8
Goals34'
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
7.1
83' 64'
M
Dino Hotic  10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
9.1
89' Goals63'
M
Rabbi Matondo  11.Wales
6.9
89' Goals77'
F
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
6.7
75'
F
Thibo Somers  34.Belgium
6.8
83'
Substitutes
G
Sébastien Bruzzese 89.Belgium
D
Vitinho 2.Brazil
89'
D
David Sousa 3.Brazil
6.6
75'
M
Franck Kanouté 98.Senegal
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
6.4
83'
F
Álex Millán 29.Spain
6.2
83'
F
Waldo Rubio 7.Spain
89'

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

The manager Yves Vanderhaeghe decided to play with the following team: A. Corryn, Thomas Didillon (6.2), Robbe Decostere (6.6), Edgaras Utkus (7.8), Jesper Daland (6.6), Dimitar Velkovski (7.3), Dino Hotić (9.1), Leonardo Lopes (7.1), Rabbi Matondo (6.9), Olivier Deman (6.7) and Thibo Somers (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: F. Kanoute, Vitinho, Charles Vanhoutte (6.4), David Sousa (6.6), Álex Millán (6.2), S. Bruzzese and Waldo Rubio Marin.

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: O. Deman for David (75′), L. Lopes for C. Vanhoutte (83′), T. Somers for A. Millan (83′), R. Matondo for W. Rubio (89′) and D. Hotic for Vitinho (89′).

Best player: Dino Hotić​

The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen
G
Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium
7.4
D
Sheldon Bateau  4.Trinidad and Tobago
6.3
D
Lucas Bijker 3.Netherlands
6.7
69' 60'
D
Sandy Walsh  5.Indonesia
6.4
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 18.Belgium
6.6
M
Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium
6.7
30'
M
Rob Schoofs  16.Belgium
6.6
70'
M
Vini Souza 33.Brazil
8.1
82'
M
Nikola Storm 11.Belgium
7.8
Goals43'
M
Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden
6.6
81'
F
Hugo Cuypers 14.Belgium
6.4
70'
Substitutes
G
Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium
D
I. Swers 2.Belgium
6.1
69'
M
S. Gouet 17.Cameroon
6.2
30'
M
O. Kaya 8.Belgium
F
G. Engvall 20.Sweden
6.6
70'
F
I. Rinck 10.Belgium
6.5
81'
F
Maryan Shved 35.Ukraine
6.6
70'

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

Wouter Vrancken played with: Gaëtan Coucke (7.4), Sandy Walsh (6.4), Sheldon Bateau (6.3), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.6), Lucas Bijker (6.7), Vinicius De Souza Costa (8.1), Rob Schoofs (6.6), Geoffry Hairemans (6.7), Kerim Mrabti (6.6), Nikola Storm (7.8) and Hugo Cuypers (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gustav Engvall (6.6), Iebe Swers (6.1), Igor De Camargo (6.5), Maryan Shved (6.6), Samuel Oum Gouet (6.2), O. Kaya and Y. Thoelen.

Substitutions

Mechelen made 5 changes: G. Hairemans for S. Gouet (30′), L. Bijker for I. Swers (69′), R. Schoofs for M. Shved (70′), H. Cuypers for G. Engvall (70′) and K. Mrabti for I. de Camargo (81′).

Best player: Vinicius De Souza Costa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was Vinicius De Souza Costa.

His rating is (8.1) with 64 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 27 duels out of 34.

Results of the day

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