BRUGGE. Club Brugge comes back against Anderlecht with a goal on the F. Amuzu 73′ and a goal on the W. Hoedt 80′.

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the help of Mathias Hillaert and Ruben Wyns. The 4th official was Lothar D’hondt. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

2 - 2

Anderlecht

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 16 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 123
  • 66 Dangerous attack 68
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 16 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Club Brugge was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Anderlecht to win the encounter​.

Club Brugge shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Anderlecht shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (N. Lang). On the opposite side, Anderlecht received 2 yellow cards (W. Hoedt and F. Amuzu).

Match Timeline

9'
46'
Francis Amuzu- sub ->Y. Verschaeren
46'
59'
61'
73'
Francis Amuzu(goal)
77'
Majeed Ashimeru- sub ->K. Olsson
80'
81'
83'
Hans Vanaken (goal)R. Vormer
85'
89'
Francis Amuzu- Yellow

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, Club Brugge will have 40 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Anderlecht will have 35 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will play away against Cercle Brugge on the 26th of December with a 19-4 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (4 draws).

Anderlecht will play away agasint Beerschot-Wilrijk on the 27th of December with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (0 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
7.1
D
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
6.2
59'
D
Clinton Mata 77.Angola
6.1
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.3
D
J. Hendry 5.Scotland
6.7
M
Mats Rits 26.Belgium
7.0
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.8
85'
M
Éder Balanta 3.Colombia
6.2
83'
F
Ruud Vormer 25.Netherlands
7.4
F
Charles De Ketelaere 90.Belgium
8.0
9'
F
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
7.3
61'
Substitutes
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
D
Federico Ricca 18.Uruguay
6.1
59'
D
Ignace Van der Brempt 28.Belgium
D
Noah Mbamba 72.Belgium
7.0
83'
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
M
Faitout Maouassa 11.France
M
Stanley Nsoki 4.France
M
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
F
Bas Dost 29.Netherlands

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

The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (7.1), Clinton Mata (6.1), Jack Hendry (6.7), Brandon Mechele (7.3), Eduard Sobol (6.2), Hans Vanaken (7.8), Éder Balanta (6.2), Mats Rits (7.0), Ruud Vormer (7.4), Charles De Ketelaere (8.0) and Noa Lang (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: C. Sandra, Federico Ricca (6.1), B. Dost, F. Maouassa, I. Van der Brempt, Noah Mbamba (7.0), S. N’Soki, S. Lammens, K. Sowah and N. Shinton.

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 2 changes: E. Sobol for F. Ricca (59′) and E. Balanta for N. Mbamba (83′).

Best player: Charles De Ketelaere​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Charles De Ketelaere.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 43 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Hendrik Van Crombrugge 30.Belgium
6.8
D
Lisandro Magallán 2.Argentina
6.5
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
7.8
81' 80'
D
Amir Murillo 62.Panama
7.0
D
Sergio Gómez 17.Spain
7.4
M
L. Refaelov 11.Israel
6.8
M
Kristoffer Olsson 20.Sweden
7.2
77'
M
Josh Cullen 8.Republic of Ireland
6.2
M
Y. Verschaeren 51.Belgium
6.8
46'
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
7.1
F
Joshua Zirkzee 23.Netherlands
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium
G
Bart Verbruggen 16.Netherlands
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 6.England
M
Bogdan Mykhaylichenko 14.Ukraine
M
Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium
6.8
46' 89' 73'
M
M. Stroeykens 52.Belgium
M
Majeed Ashimeru 18.Ghana
6.5
77'
M
M. Kana 55.Belgium
M
Anouar Ait El Hadj 46.Belgium
F
B. Raman 9.Belgium
7.0
46'

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

Vincent Kompany played with: Hendrik Van Crombrugge (6.8), Michael Murillo (7.0), Lisandro Magallán (6.5), Wesley Hoedt (7.8), Sergio Gómez (7.4), Yari Verschaeren (6.8), Josh Cullen (6.2), Kristoffer Olsson (7.2), Lior Refaelov (6.8), Christian Kouamé (7.1) and Joshua Zirkzee (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: C. Coosemans, B. Mykhaylichenko, Francis Amuzu (6.8), T. Harwood-Bellis, B. Verbruggen, M. Stroeykens, Majeed Ashimeru (6.5), M. Kana, Benito Raman (7.0) and A. Ait El Hadj.

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 3 changes: Y. Verschaeren for F. Amuzu (46′), J. Zirkzee for B. Raman (46′) and K. Olsson for M. Ashimeru (77′).

Best player: Wesley Hoedt​

The player that probably impressed the most for Anderlecht was Wesley Hoedt.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 55 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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