BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge tops Club Brugge with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Miangue (53′) and a goal from D. (90′). Club Brugge lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. In front of 2 spectators. The referee was Nicolas Laforge who was helped by Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 5 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 97 Attack 111
- 43 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 1 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Club Brugge had a strong ball possession 57% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Club Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Cercle Brugge was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Cercle Brugge shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 3 yellow cards (O. Deman, R. Decostere and S. Miangue). On the opposite side, Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (N. Lang and Clinton Mata).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cercle Brugge will have 25 points like AS Eupen to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge will stay with 40 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away with AS Eupen on the 16th of January with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of AS Eupen (1 draw).
Club Brugge will host Sint-Truiden on the 15th of January with a 18-2 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (7 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
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Cercle Brugge started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Thomas Didillon , Robbe Decostere , Boris Popovic , David Sousa , Senna Miangue , Charles Vanhoutte , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Olivier Deman , Dino Hotić , Thibo Somers and Rabbi Matondo .
The home team had on the bench: D. Velkovski, Vitinho , F. Kanoute, A. Sampers, A. Cassaert, Álex Millán and Warleson.
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made only 1 change substituting O. Deman for Vitinho (75′).
Best player: David Sousa
The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was David Sousa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Club Brugge – Formation
Club Brugge
Club Brugge started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Philippe Clement played with: Simon Mignolet , Clinton Mata , Jack Hendry , Brandon Mechele , Eduard Sobol , Mats Rits , Hans Vanaken , Éder Balanta , Ruud Vormer , Charles De Ketelaere and Noa Lang .
The following players were sitting on the bench: S. N’Soki, N. Shinton, F. Ricca, C. Sandra, Bas Dost , K. Sowah, I. Van der Brempt, F. Maouassa, S. Lammens and Noah Mbamba .
Substitutions
Club Brugge made 2 changes: E. Balanta for N. Mbamba (62′) and M. Rits for B. Dost (76′).
Best player: Ruud Vormer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Ruud Vormer.
His rating is with 43 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Standard Liège – Zulte-Waregem – 0-1
- Cercle Brugge – Club Brugge – 2-0
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Gent – 0-0
- KV Oostende – Genk – 0-4
