BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge defeats AS Eupen with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Minda (46′) and a goal from K. Olaigbe (90′).
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Michiel Allaerts with the assistance of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Jasper Vergoote. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.59 degrees Celsius or 45.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 30 Total 6
- 11 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 1
- 11 Shots blocked 1
- 124 Attack 94
- 66 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 8
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
AS Eupen had a strong ball possession 55% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.
Cercle Brugge shot 30 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, AS Eupen shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 4 yellow cards (Nils De Wilde, Félix Lemaréchal, Edgaras Utkus and Flávio Nazinho). Regarding the opposition, AS Eupen received 3 yellow cards (Jason Davidson, Kevin Möhwald and Jan Král).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cercle Brugge will have 25 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, AS Eupen will stay with 14 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will host RWDM on the 16th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of RWDM (0 draws).
AS Eupen will play away agasint Standard Liège on the 16th of March with a 11-3 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
16'
81'
46'
Cercle Brugge started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Miron Muslić decided to play with the following team: Warleson , Hugo Siquet , Edgaras Utkus , Jesper Daland , Flávio Nazinho , Nils De Wilde , Félix Lemaréchal , Alan Minda , Thibo Somers , Yann Gboho and Kévin Denkey .
The home team had on the bench: Boris Popović , Senna Miangue, Kazeem Olaigbe , Maxime Delanghe, Romaric Etonde, Jonas Lietaert and Jordan Varela .
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: Yann Gboho for Boris Popović (81′), Flávio Nazinho for Jordan Varela (81′), Nils De Wilde for Senna Miangue (90′) and Alan Minda for Kazeem Olaigbe (72′).
Player of the match: Hugo Siquet
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Hugo Siquet even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (67% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
AS Eupen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Florian Kohfeldt played with: Gabriel Słonina , Rune Paeshuyse , Victor Pálsson , Jan Král , Gary Magnee , Amadou Keita , Kevin Möhwald , Jason Davidson , Miloš Pantović , Regan Charles-Cook and Isaac Nuhu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Brandon Baiye , Jerome Deom , Isaac Christie-Davies, Oleksandr Filin, Alfred Finnbogason , Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom and Tom Roufosse.
AS Eupen could not rely on the presence of Isaac Christie-Davies (injured).
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 5 changes: Jason Davidson for Karol Lorenzo Youndje Sihom (82′), Miloš Pantović for Jerome Deom (82′), Regan Charles-Cook for Alfred Finnbogason (69′), Amadou Keita for Brandon Baiye (69′) and Kevin Möhwald for Isaac Christie-Davies (90′).
Player of the match: Gabriel Słonina
The player that probably impressed the most for AS Eupen was the goalkeeper: Gabriel Słonina. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – Westerlo – 3-2
- Cercle Brugge – AS Eupen – 2-0
- Standard Liège – Genk – 1-0
