BRUGGE. Club Brugge had a surprising win over Sint-Truiden with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. de (29′) and a goal from B. Dost (64′). Club Brugge was surely better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the support of Michael Geerolf and Kevin Dhondt. The 4th official was Jordy Vermeire. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1 degrees Celsius or 33.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

2 - 0

Sint-Truiden

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 19 Total 5
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 161 Attack 56
  • 79 Dangerous attack 19
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a superior ball possession 71% while Sint-Truiden was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Club Brugge won the match​.

Club Brugge shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sint-Truiden shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sint-Truiden received 4 yellow cards (C. Durkin, D. Hashioka, R. Bauer and T. Leistner).

Match Timeline

29'
36'
46'
51'
64'
64'
67'
78'
78'
Aboubakary Koita- sub ->D. Hayashi
Éder Balanta- sub ->M. Rits
81'

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, Club Brugge will have 43 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Sint-Truiden will stay with 24 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will play away with Standard Liège on the 23rd of January with a 19-14 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (16 draws).

Sint-Truiden will host RFC Seraing on the 22nd of January with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of RFC Seraing (1 draw).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
7.4
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.7
D
J. Hendry 5.Scotland
8.3
D
Stanley Nsoki 4.France
7.6
M
Clinton Mata 77.Angola
7.1
M
Ruud Vormer 25.Netherlands
8.3
M
Mats Rits 26.Belgium
7.1
81'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
6.9
M
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
6.7
F
Charles De Ketelaere 90.Belgium
7.4
29'
F
Bas Dost 29.Netherlands
7.8
64'
Substitutes
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
D
Ignace Van der Brempt 28.Belgium
D
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
M
A. Nusa 32.Norway
M
Éder Balanta 3.Colombia
7.1
81'
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
M
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
M
L. Audoor 89.Belgium
F
Daniel Pérez 30.Venezuela

Club Brugge started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Alfred Schreuder decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (7.4), Brandon Mechele (7.7), Jack Hendry (8.3), Stanley N’Soki (7.6), Clinton Mata (7.1), Ruud Vormer (8.3), Mats Rits (7.1), Hans Vanaken (6.9), Tajon Buchanan (6.7), Charles De Ketelaere (7.4) and Bas Dost (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: A. Nusa, N. Shinton, D. Pérez, S. Lammens, Éder Balanta (7.1), I. Van der Brempt, C. Sandra, K. Sowah, E. Sobol and L. Audoor.

Substitutions

Club Brugge made only 1 change substituting M. Rits for E. Balanta (81′)​.

Best player: Jack Hendry​

The player that probably impressed the most for Club Brugge was Jack Hendry even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 142 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Sint-Truiden – Formation

Sint-Truiden
G
Daniel Schmidt 21.Japan
7.8
D
Toni Leistner 37.Germany
6.8
67'
D
Júnior Pius 40.Nigeria
6.5
D
Liberato Cacace 13.New Zealand
6.8
D
Daiki Hashioka 4.Japan
6.6
51'
D
R. Bauer 20.Germany
7.0
64'
M
Dimitri Lavalée 27.Belgium
6.4
78'
M
Christian Brüls 44.Belgium
6.9
M
C. Durkin 32.United States
6.4
46' 36'
F
Taichi Hara 18.Japan
6.6
F
Daichi Hayashi 15.Japan
6.5
78'
Substitutes
G
Wim Vanmarsenille 35.Belgium
D
Jonathan Buatu 39.Angola
6.6
78'
D
Jorge Teixeira 26.Portugal
M
Tatsuya Ito 23.Japan
M
Rocco Reitz 8.Germany
6.5
46'
F
Wolke Janssens 22.Belgium
F
Aboubakary Koita 14.Mauritania
6.4
78'

Sint-Truiden started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Bernd Hollerbach played with: Daniel Schmidt (7.8), Daiki Hashioka (6.6), Robert Bauer (7.0), Toni Leistner (6.8), Junior Pius (6.5), Liberato Cacace (6.8), Christopher Durkin (6.4), Dimitri Lavalėe (6.4), Christian Brüls (6.9), Daichi Hayashi (6.5) and Taichi Hara (6.6).

They had on the bench: T. Ito, W. Janssens, Jonathan Buatu-Mananga (6.6), Jorge Teixeira, Aboubakary Koita (6.4), Rocco Reitz (6.5) and W. Vanmarsenille.

Substitutions

Sint-Truiden made 3 changes: C. Durkin for R. Reitz (46′), D. Lavalee for J. Buatu (78′) and D. Hayashi for A. Koita (78′).

Best player: Daniel Schmidt​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sint-Truiden was the goalkeeper: Daniel Schmidt. His rating is 7.84. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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