Cercle Brugge overcomes Zulte-Waregem 3-1

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge prevails over Zulte-Waregem 3-1.

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Cercle Brugge overcomes Zulte-Waregem 3-1

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge beats Zulte-Waregem 3-1. Cercle Brugge got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from D. Hotic (6′) and B. Popovic (41′).

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut assisted by Ruben Wyns and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Cercle Brugge

3 - 1

Team 1

Zulte-Waregem

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 97 Attack 136
  • 31 Dangerous attack 52
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cercle Brugge was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Zulte-Waregem that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Zulte-Waregem had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Cercle Brugge succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Cercle Brugge shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Cercle Brugge received 3 yellow cards (S. Miangue, R. Matondo and O. Deman). On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem received 4 yellow cards (A. Ciranni, J. Dompe, I. Seck and T. Derijck).

Match Timeline

6'
14'
Alessandro Ciranni- Yellow
29'
Boris Popovic(goal)D. Hotic
41'
42'
Senna Miangue- Yellow
45'
46'
50'
57'
58'
58'
69'
71'
75'
K. Denkey- sub ->R. Matondo
80'
90'
Jelle Vossen (goal)
K. Denkey(goal)S. Miangue
90'

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 contest, Cercle Brugge will have 31 points to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 23 points like KV Oostende to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away with Anderlecht on the 26th of January with a 20-4 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (3 draws).

Zulte-Waregem will host OH Leuven on the 26th of January with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (4 draws).

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
T. Didillon 1.France
6.2
D
Senna Miangue 18.Belgium
7.3
45'
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
7.2
Goals41'
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.9
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
6.7
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
7.3
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
6.5
58'
M
Dino Hotic  10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.4
Goals6'
F
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
6.8
69' 57'
F
Rabbi Matondo  11.Wales
7.0
80' 50'
F
Thibo Somers  34.Belgium
6.8
Substitutes
G
Sébastien Bruzzese 89.Belgium
D
Vitinho 2.Brazil
D
David Sousa 3.Brazil
6.6
69'
M
Dimitar Velkovski 19.Bulgaria
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
6.3
58'
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
7.1
80' Goals90'
F
Álex Millán 29.Spain

Cercle Brugge adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Thomas Didillon (6.2), Robbe Decostere (6.7), Boris Popovic (7.2), Jesper Daland (6.9), Senna Miangue (7.3), Leonardo Lopes (6.5), Dino Hotić (8.4), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (7.3), Olivier Deman (6.8), Thibo Somers (6.8) and Rabbi Matondo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kévin Denkey (7.1), S. Bruzzese, Álex Millán, D. Velkovski, Charles Vanhoutte (6.3), Vitinho and David Sousa (6.6).

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: L. Lopes for C. Vanhoutte (58′), O. Deman for David (69′) and R. Matondo for A. Denkey (80′).

Best player: Dino Hotić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 38 passes (50% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Sammy Bossut 1.Belgium
5.9
D
Timothy Derijck 76.Belgium
6.2
75'
D
Laurens De Bock 27.Belgium
6.2
D
Cameron Humphreys 33.England
6.3
D
Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium
6.8
14'
M
I. Seck 21.Senegal
6.3
58' 42'
M
Frank Boya 15.Cameroon
6.3
71'
M
Jelle Vossen  9.Belgium
7.4
Goals90'
F
Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau
7.1
F
J. Dompé 17.France
6.8
29'
F
Alieu Fadera 23.Gambia
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Louis Bostyn 25.Belgium
G
Sef Van Damme 50.Belgium
D
Ewoud Pletinckx 24.Belgium
D
D. De Neve 54.Belgium
5.9
71'
M
Bassem Srarfi 11.Tunisia
M
Idrissa Doumbia 98.Ivory Coast
6.4
58'
M
Lasse Vigen 8.Denmark
M
David Hubert 6.Belgium
M
Dereck Kutesa 19.Switzerland
6.8
46'

Also Zulte-Waregem adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Davy De fauw played with: Sammy Bossut (5.9), Alessandro Ciranni (6.8), Timothy Derijck (6.2), Cameron Humphreys (6.3), Laurens De Bock (6.2), Ibrahima Seck (6.3), Jelle Vossen (7.4), Frank Boya (6.3), Alieu Fadera (6.4), Zinho Gano (7.1) and Jean-Luc Dompe (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: B. Srarfi, Idrissa Doumbia (6.4), L. Bostyn, L. Vigen, E. Pletinckx, D. Hubert, S. Van Damme, Dion De Neve (5.9) and Dereck Kutesa (6.8).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: A. Fadera for D. Kutesa (46′), I. Seck for I. Doumbia (58′) and F. Boya for D. De Neve (71′).

Best player: Jelle Vossen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Jelle Vossen.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 32 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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