MECHELEN. Cercle Brugge had a surprising win over Mechelen with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Denkey (54′) and a goal from K. Olaigbe (73′). Mechelen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
Kévin Denkey missed a penalty (90′) for Cercle Brugge.
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the collaboration of Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Dunken Van De Velde. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.08 degrees Celsius or 57.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 11 Total 22
- 7 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 11
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 109 Attack 117
- 56 Dangerous attack 69
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Mechelen was in firm control of the ball 56% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.
Mechelen shot 11 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge shot 22 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Mechelen received 1 yellow card (Patrick Pflücke). On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge received 3 yellow cards (Hannes Van Der Bruggen, Hugo Siquet and Kévin Denkey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Mechelen will stay with 11 points to remain in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge will have 21 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with OH Leuven on the 16th of March with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Mechelen (9 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host RWDM on the 16th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of RWDM (0 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
46'
77'Mechelen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Steven Defour decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , David Bates , Elias Cobbaut , Daam Foulon , Toon Raemaekers , Jannes Van Hecke , Geoffry Hairemans , Kerim Mrabti , Nikola Storm and Lion Lauberbach .
The home team had on the bench: Mory Konate , Yonas Malede , Yannick Thoelen, Jordi Vanlerberghe , Ngal’ayel Mukau, Norman Bassette and Patrick Pflücke .
Mechelen could not rely on the presence of Mory Konate (injured), Yonas Malede (injured) and Jordi Vanlerberghe (injured).
Substitutions
Mechelen made 5 changes: Toon Raemaekers for Mory Konate (37′), Sandy Walsh for Yonas Malede (46′), Nikola Storm for Norman Bassette (75′), Kerim Mrabti for Patrick Pflücke (75′) and David Bates for Jordi Vanlerberghe (75′).
Best player: Jannes Van Hecke
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was Jannes Van Hecke.
His rating is with 52 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
54'
Cercle Brugge started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Miron Muslić played with: Warleson , Hugo Siquet , Boris Popović , Jesper Daland , Christiaan Ravych , Leonardo Lopes , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Thibo Somers , Félix Lemaréchal , Yann Gboho and Kévin Denkey .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Edgaras Utkus , Alan Minda , Kazeem Olaigbe , Flávio Nazinho , Maxime Delanghe, Nils De Wilde and Jordan Varela.
Cercle Brugge could not rely on the presence of Flávio Nazinho (injured), Edgaras Utkus (injured) and Kazeem Olaigbe (injured).
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: Christiaan Ravych for Flávio Nazinho (46′), Hannes Van Der Bruggen for Nils De Wilde (80′), Félix Lemaréchal for Alan Minda (80′), Hugo Siquet for Edgaras Utkus (67′) and Yann Gboho for Kazeem Olaigbe (68′).
Best player: Warleson
The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was the goalkeeper: Warleson. His rating is 8.77. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Sporting Charleroi – 2-0
- Mechelen – Cercle Brugge – 0-2
- Anderlecht – OH Leuven – 5-1
