SERAING. RFC Seraing overcame Club Brugge II to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was RFC Seraing to strike first with an own goal of Jano Willems at the 49′. Then Gerald Kilota scored again for RFC Seraing in the 51′ minute. Eventually, Romeo Vermant  reduced the distance for Club Brugge II a penalty (57′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Club Brugge II lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stade du Pairay stadium in Seraing on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Laurent Willems with the collaboration of Tom Vanpoucke and Kevin Dhondt. The 4th official was Massimiliano Ledda. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.25 degrees Celsius or 55.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

RFC Seraing

2 - 1

Club Brugge II

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 21 Total 17
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 7 Shots blocked 8
  • 100 Attack 108
  • 64 Dangerous attack 45
  • 81 Ball safe 112
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 16 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Club Brugge II had a strong ball possession 58% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RFC Seraing was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RFC Seraing won the match​.

RFC Seraing shot 21 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Club Brugge II shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

RFC Seraing received 1 yellow card (Romain Metanire). Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge II received 2 yellow cards (Bi Abdoul Kader Yameogo and Shion Homma).

Match Timeline

44'
49'
Jano Willems(own-goal)
Gérald Kilota(goal)Christophe Lepoint
51'
56'
57'
59'
Mohamed Salah- sub ->Laurens Goemaere
Alama Bayo- sub ->Édouard Soumah-Abbad
72'
75'
Benjamin Faraas- sub ->Romeo Vermant
80'
Alejandro Granados- sub ->Jano Willems
80'
William Simba- sub ->Víctor Barberá
80'
Bi Abdoul Kader Yameogo- sub ->Shion Homma
82'
Lilian Raillot- sub ->Mahamadou Dembélé
87'
90'
Bi Abdoul Kader Yameogo- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Beerschot-Wilrijk
56
30
Dender
54
30
Deinze
53
30
Lommel United
52
30
Zulte-Waregem
51
30
Patro Eisden
51
30
Liège
49
30
Waasland-Beveren
45
30
KRC Genk II
37
30
Club Brugge II
37
30
Lierse Kempenzonen
35
30
RSC Anderlecht II
34
30
KV Oostende
32
30
Francs Borains
32
30
RFC Seraing
28
30
Standard Liège II
17
30

After this encounter, RFC Seraing will have 12 points like Waasland-Beveren and RSC Anderlecht II to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Club Brugge II will stay with 16 points like Patro Eisden and Deinze to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Challenger Pro League, RFC Seraing will play away with Beerschot-Wilrijk on the 24th of February with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Club Brugge II will host Zulte-Waregem on the 17th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge II (0 draws).

RFC Seraing – Formation

RFC Seraing
G
Lucas Margueron 16.France
8.1
D
Marvin Tshibuabua 4.France
7.7
D
Cheikhou Ndiaye 15.Senegal
7.3
D
Romain Métanire 20.Madagascar
7.3
44'
D
Elias Spago 28.Belgium
6.4
82'
M
Gérald Kilota 8.France
7.5
51'
M
Mathieu Cachbach 10.Belgium
7.3
M
Édouard Soumah-Abbad 11.France
7.5
72'
M
Christophe Lepoint 23.Belgium
8.5
M
Mahamadou Dembélé 99.France
7.0
87'
F
Pape Moussa Fall 9.Senegal
7.3
Substitutes
G
Timothy Galjé 1.Belgium
D
Noah Solheid 6.Belgium
M
Alama Bayo 22.Guinea
6.8
72'
M
D. Diarra 25.Senegal
M
Lilian Raillot 97.France
7.0
87'
F
Maïdine Douane 43.France
7.0
82'
F
Désiré Sègbè 57.Benin

RFC Seraing adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Grégory Proment decided to play with the following team: Lucas Margueron (8.1), Romain Metanire (7.3), Marvin Tshibuabua (7.7), Cheikhou Ndiaye (7.3), Elias Spago (6.4), Édouard Soumah-Abbad (7.5), Mahamadou Dembélé (7.0), Mathieu Cachbach (7.3), Gerald Kilota (7.5), Christophe Lepoint (8.5) and Pape Moussa Fall (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Timothy Galje, Noah Solheid, Alama Bayo (6.8), Djibril Diarra, Maidine Douane (7.0), Désiré Segbé Azankpo and Lilian Raillot (7.0).

RFC Seraing could not rely on the presence of Maidine Douane (injured).

Substitutions

RFC Seraing made 3 changes: Elias Spago for Maidine Douane (82′), Édouard Soumah-Abbad for Alama Bayo (72′) and Mahamadou Dembélé for Lilian Raillot (87′).

Best player: Christophe Lepoint​

The player that probably impressed the most for RFC Seraing was Christophe Lepoint even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.

Club Brugge II – Formation

Club Brugge II
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
7.8
D
Denzel De Roeve 2.Belgium
7.3
D
Jano Willems 3.Belgium
6.3
80'
D
Joaquin Seys 5.Belgium
7.1
D
Amine Et Taïbi 15.Morocco
7.3
M
Liam De Smet 6.Belgium
6.7
M
Víctor Barberá 11.Spain
7.1
80'
M
Lenn De Smet 14.Belgium
7.7
M
Laurens Goemaere 17.Belgium
6.3
59'
M
Shion Homma 62.Japan
7.5
80' 56'
F
R. Vermant 76.Belgium
7.5
75' 57'
Substitutes
G
Kiany Vroman 1.Belgium
D
William Simba 16.Belgium
7.0
80'
D
Sem Audoor 19.Belgium
D
Bi Abdoul Kader Yameogo 25.Ivory Coast
6.7
80' 90'
M
Alejandro Granados 8.Spain
7.0
80'
M
Benjamin Faraas 9.Norway
6.8
75'
F
Mohamed Salah 10.Belgium
7.0
59'

Also Club Brugge II adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nicky Hayen played with: Nick Shinton (7.8), Denzel De Roeve (7.3), Jano Willems (6.3), Amine Et Taïbi (7.3), Joaquin Seys (7.1), Lenn De Smet (7.7), Liam De Smet (6.7), Laurens Goemaere (6.3), Shion Homma (7.5), Víctor Barberá (7.1) and Romeo Vermant  (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Kiany Vroman, Alejandro Granados (7.0), Benjamin Faraas (6.8), Mohamed Salah (7.0), William Simba (7.0), Sem Audoor and Bi Abdoul Kader Yameogo (6.7).

Club Brugge II could not rely on the presence of Benjamin Faraas (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge II made 5 changes: Laurens Goemaere for Mohamed Salah (59′), Jano Willems for Alejandro Granados (80′), Víctor Barberá for William Simba (80′), Shion Homma for Bi Abdoul Kader Yameogo (80′) and Romeo Vermant  for Benjamin Faraas (75′).

Best player: Nick Shinton​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge II was the goalkeeper: Nick Shinton. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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