HEVERLEE. Club Brugge had a straightforward win over OH Leuven. Club Brugge was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with N. Lang (26′), C. de Ketelaere (67′), H. Vanaken (72′) and C. de Ketelaere (76′). OH Leuven reduced the distance with a goal (85′) by M. Maertens, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the support of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

OH Leuven

1 - 4

Club Brugge

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 16 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 102 Attack 104
  • 43 Dangerous attack 55
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 4
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. OH Leuven was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Club Brugge that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Club Brugge won the encounter.​

OH Leuven shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Club Brugge shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Club Brugge didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

26'
35'
Brandon Mechele- sub ->S. Nsoki
45'
67'
72'
Hans Vanaken (goal)N. Lang
72'
73'
76'
78'
78'
83'
83'
83'
Mathieu Maertens (goal)
85'

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 playing this match, OH Leuven will stay with 20 points like KV Oostende to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge will have 39 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will host Standard Liège on the 19th of December with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Standard Liège (4 draws).

Club Brugge will host Anderlecht on the 19th of December with a 22-15 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (19 draws).

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 13.Iceland
6.4
45'
D
Sébastien Dewaest 6.Belgium
6.6
D
Soufiane Chakla 3.Morocco
6.6
D
Cenk Özkacar 35.Turkey
6.1
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
7.2
M
K. Malinov 4.Bulgaria
6.8
83'
M
Siebe Schrijvers 8.Belgium
7.2
M
Mousa Tamari 11.Jordan
7.0
72'
F
Xavier Mercier 10.France
7.4
F
Mathieu Maertens 33.Belgium
7.3
85'
F
Sory Kaba 9.Guinea
6.4
73'
Substitutes
G
R. Romo 90.Venezuela
5.5
45'
D
P. Ngawa 5.Belgium
D
Dylan Ouedraogo 15.Burkina Faso
M
Mandela Keita 27.Belgium
M
Alexis De Sart 21.Belgium
6.6
83'
F
K. Rezaei 99.Iran
6.2
73'
F
Jesse Sekidika 77.Nigeria
F
Levan Shengelia 19.Georgia
6.7
72'

OH Leuven started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (6.4), Soufiane Chakla (6.6), Sébastien Dewaest (6.6), Cenk Özkaçar (6.1), Musa Al-Taamari (7.0), Kristiyan Malinov (6.8), Siebe Schrijvers (7.2), Casper De Norre (7.2), Xavier Mercier (7.4), Sory Kaba (6.4) and Mathieu Maertens (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Rafael Romo (5.5), Alexis De Sart (6.6), M. Keita, Kaveh Rezaei (6.2), J. Sekidika, Levan Shengelia (6.7), P. Ngawa and D. Ouédraogo.

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 4 changes: R. Runarsson for R. Romo (45′), M. Al-Tamari for L. Shengelia (72′), S. Kaba for K. Rezaei (73′) and K. Malinov for A. De Sart (83′).

Best player: Xavier Mercier​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for OH Leuven was Xavier Mercier.

His rating is (7.4) with 42 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
7.5
D
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
7.1
D
Clinton Mata 77.Angola
7.0
83'
D
J. Hendry 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Stanley Nsoki 4.France
6.7
35'
M
Mats Rits 26.Belgium
7.3
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
9.3
78' 72'
M
Éder Balanta 3.Colombia
7.5
F
Ruud Vormer 25.Netherlands
7.4
F
Charles De Ketelaere 90.Belgium
8.5
83' 67', 76'
F
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
8.6
78' 26'
Substitutes
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
G
Kiany Vroman 81.Belgium
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
6.2
35'
D
Federico Ricca 18.Uruguay
D
Noah Mbamba 72.Belgium
6.2
78'
D
Ignace Van der Brempt 28.Belgium
6.3
83'
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
M
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
6.4
78'
M
Faitout Maouassa 11.France
F
Bas Dost 29.Netherlands
6.2
83'

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

Philippe Clement played with: Simon Mignolet (7.5), Clinton Mata (7.0), Jack Hendry (7.0), Stanley N’Soki (6.7), Eduard Sobol (7.1), Hans Vanaken (9.3), Éder Balanta (7.5), Mats Rits (7.3), Ruud Vormer (7.4), Charles De Ketelaere (8.5) and Noa Lang (8.6).

These were the players on the bench: C. Sandra, Bas Dost (6.2), Brandon Mechele (6.2), S. Lammens, Kamal Sowah (6.4), F. Maouassa, F. Ricca, K. Vroman, Noah Mbamba (6.2) and Ignace Van der Brempt (6.3).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: S. Nsoki for B. Mechele (35′), H. Vanaken for N. Mbamba (78′), N. Lang for K. Sowah (78′), C. de Ketelaere for B. Dost (83′) and Clinton Mata for I. Van der Brempt (83′).

Best player: Hans Vanaken​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Hans Vanaken.

His rating is (9.3) with 1 goal, 57 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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