Club Brugge overcomes Standard Liège 2-0 on Sunday

BRUGGE. Club Brugge prevails over Standard Liège with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Thiago (3') and a goal from P. Zinckernagel (55').

Luke Meyer

December 4, 2023

BRUGGE. Club Brugge conquers Standard Liège with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Thiago (3′) and a goal from P. Zinckernagel (55′).

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the support of Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Bert Put. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.57 degrees Celsius or 34.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

Club Brugge

2 - 0

Standard Liège

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

13 Total 7
6 On Target 2
4 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 1

98 Attack 93
62 Dangerous attack 37
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3

Fouls

13 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Club Brugge was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Standard Liège that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Club Brugge won the match.

Club Brugge shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Standard Liège shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Tajon Buchanan and Hugo Vetlesen). On the opposite side, Standard Liège received 2 yellow cards (Zinho Vanheusden and Lucas Noubi).

Match Timeline

Igor Thiago(goal)Philip Zinckernagel

29'

L. Noubi- Yellow

Hugo Vetlesen- Yellow

31'

Philip Zinckernagel (goal)

55'

Éder Balanta- sub ->Hugo Vetlesen

65'

66'

67'

66'

Kamal Sowah- sub ->Moussa Djenepo

73'

S. Perica- sub ->Hayao Kawabe

Andreas Skov Olsen - sub ->Philip Zinckernagel

74'

A. Nusa- sub ->Igor Thiago

75'

83'

Zinho Vanheusden - Yellow

B. Meijer- sub ->Maxim De Cuyper

84'

Denis Odoi- sub ->Tajon Buchanan

84'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Club Brugge has 26 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège will stays with 20 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will play away with Sint-Truiden on the 16th of March with a 20-2 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (9 draws).

Standard Liège will host AS Eupen on the 16th of March with a 11-3 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge

Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium

7.1

Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada

6.7

84'

67'

Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium

7.5

Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium

7.0

84'

J. Spileers 58.Belgium

7.5

Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain

7.3

Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway

7.7

65'

31'

Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria

7.0

Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium

7.3

Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark

8.8

74'

55'

Igor Thiago 99.Brazil

7.3

75'

Substitutes

Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium

Axl De Corte 91.Belgium

Denis Odoi 6.Ghana

6.7

84'

B. Meijer 14.Netherlands

6.7

84'

Éder Balanta 39.Colombia

6.8

65'

Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark

7.1

74'

Michal Skoras 8.Poland

A. Nusa 32.Norway

6.7

75'

Club Brugge started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (7.1), Tajon Buchanan (6.7), Jorne Spileers (7.5), Brandon Mechele (7.5), Maxim De Cuyper (7.0), Hugo Vetlesen (7.7), Raphael Onyedika (7.0), Philip Zinckernagel (8.8), Hans Vanaken (7.3), Ferran Jutglà (7.3) and Igor Thiago (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Denis Odoi (6.7), Andreas Skov Olsen (7.1), Michał Skóraś, Bjorn Meijer (6.7), Nordin Jackers, Antonio Nusa (6.7), Éder Balanta (6.8) and Axl De Corte.

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of Bjorn Meijer (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: Igor Thiago for Antonio Nusa (75′), Hugo Vetlesen for Éder Balanta (65′), Maxim De Cuyper for Bjorn Meijer (84′), Philip Zinckernagel for Andreas Skov Olsen (74′) and Tajon Buchanan for Denis Odoi (84′).

Player of the match: Philip Zinckernagel

The player that probably impressed the most for Club Brugge was Philip Zinckernagel.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 32 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège

Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium

6.4

Zinho Vanheusden 4.Belgium

6.7

83'

Konstantinos Laifis 34.Cyprus

7.5

L. Noubi 51.Belgium

6.7

29'

Hayao Kawabe 6.Japan

7.0

73'

Isaac Price 8.Northern Ireland

7.0

Steven Alzate 17.Colombia

7.5

Aiden O'Neill 24.Australia

7.5

C. Çanak 61.Belgium

6.8

66'

Wilfried Kanga 14.France

7.0

66'

Moussa Djenepo 19.Mali

6.8

66'

Substitutes

Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium

Tom Poitoux 99.Belgium

R. Mundle 7.England

7.5

66'

Isaac Hayden 11.England

Hakim Sahabo 33.Rwanda

N. Ohio 10.Netherlands

6.3

66'

Kamal Sowah 18.Ghana

6.8

66'

S. Perica 28.Croatia

6.7

73'

Brahim Ghalidi 32.Belgium

Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Carl Hoefkens played with: Arnaud Bodart (6.4), Zinho Vanheusden (6.7), Konstantinos Laifis (7.5), Lucas Noubi (6.7), Isaac Price (7.0), Aiden O’Neill (7.5), Steven Alzate (7.5), Cihan Canak (6.8), Moussa Djenepo (6.8), Wilfried Kanga (7.0) and Hayao Kawabe (7.0).

They had on the bench: Romaine Mundle (7.5), Noah Ohio (6.3), Isaac Hayden, Kamal Sowah (6.8), Stipe Perica (6.7), Laurent Henkinet, Brahim Ghalidi, Hakim Sahabo and Tom Poitoux.

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 4 changes: Cihan Canak for Romaine Mundle (66′), Wilfried Kanga for Noah Ohio (66′), Moussa Djenepo for Kamal Sowah (66′) and Hayao Kawabe for Stipe Perica (73′).