Cercle Brugge recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome OH Leuven 2-1

HEVERLEE. Cercle Brugge succeeded in reverse the score against OH Leuven to win 2-1.

December 17, 2023

HEVERLEE. Cercle Brugge succeeded in reverse the score against OH Leuven to win 2-1. It was OH Leuven to strike first with an early goal of Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kévin Denkey gave the win to Cercle Brugge in the 90′ minute with a penalty.

The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote who was helped by Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Tim De Keyzer. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.83 degrees Celsius or 46.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

OH Leuven

1 - 2

Cercle Brugge

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

9 Total 12
3 On Target 5
4 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 4

74 Attack 121
36 Dangerous attack 62
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 6
6 Off Sides 5

Fouls

12 Total 14
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. OH Leuven was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Cercle Brugge that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.

OH Leuven shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven received 4 yellow cards (Jonatan Braut Brunes, Siebe Schrijvers, Joren Dom and Hamza Mendyl). Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge received 3 yellow cards (Edgaras Utkus, Hannes Van Der Bruggen and Boris Popović).

Match Timeline

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson(goal)Nachon Nsingi

24'

36'

Boris Popovic- Yellow

Hamza Mendyl- Yellow

44'

Joren Dom- Yellow

45'

46'

Jesper Daland- sub ->Boris Popović

46'

K. Olaigbe- sub ->Nils De Wilde

59'

Thibo Somers (goal)Edgaras Utkus

64'

Hannes Van Der Bruggen- Yellow

Nathaniel Opoku- sub ->Nachon Nsingi

71'

Youssef Maziz- sub ->Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson

79'

84'

A. Minda- sub ->Kazeem Olaigbe

86'

J. Semedo Varela- sub ->Senna Miangue

Siebe Schrijvers- Yellow

90'

Jonatan Braut Brunes- Yellow

90'

Edgaras Utkus- Yellow

90'

K. Denkey(penalty)

S. Mueanta- sub ->Joren Dom

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, OH Leuven stays with 13 points to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge will has 28 points like Genk to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will play away against Gent on the 23rd of December with a 11-1 head to head record in favor of Gent (6 draws).

Cercle Brugge will host Kortrijk on the 20th of December with a 20-7 head to head stats in favor of Kortrijk (3 draws).

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven

T. Leysen 1.Belgium

7.1

Joël Schingtienne 23.Belgium

7.1

Ewoud Pletinckx 28.Belgium

7.3

R. Shlomo 3.Israel

7.3

Hamza Mendyl 20.Morocco

6.0

44'

Joren Dom 6.Belgium

6.0

90'

45'

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson 7.Iceland

7.5

79'

Siebe Schrijvers 8.Belgium

7.3

90'

E. Banzuzi 11.Netherlands

7.5

Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium

7.3

71'

Jonatan Braut Brunes 9.Norway

7.1

90'

Substitutes

Maxence Prévot 16.France

P. Ngawa 5.Belgium

Florian Miguel 18.France

Youssef Maziz 88.France

6.7

79'

Nathaniel Opoku 21.Ghana

6.7

71'

Konan N’Dri 15.Ivory Coast

S. Mueanta 19.Thailand

90'

OH Leuven started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Óscar García Junyent decided to play with the following team: Tobe Leysen (7.1), Joel Schingtienne (7.1), Ewoud Pletinckx (7.3), Raz Shlomo (7.3), Joren Dom (6.0), Ezechiel Banzuzi (7.5), Siebe Schrijvers (7.3), Hamza Mendyl (6.0), Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson (7.5), Jonatan Braut Brunes (7.1) and Nachon Nsingi (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Konan N’Dri, Maxence Prévot, Florian Miguel, Suphanat Mueanta, Nathaniel Opoku (6.7) and Youssef Maziz (6.7).

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 3 changes: Nachon Nsingi for Nathaniel Opoku (71′), Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson for Youssef Maziz (79′) and Joren Dom for Suphanat Mueanta (90′).

Player of the match: Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for OH Leuven was Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 26 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge

Warleson 1.Brazil

7.0

Edgaras Utkus 3.Lithuania

7.7

90'

Boris Popovic 5.Serbia

6.4

46'

36'

Senna Miangue 18.Belgium

7.1

86'

H. Siquet 41.Belgium

8.2

Félix Lemaréchal 6.France

7.1

Yann Gboho 10.France

6.4

Nils De Wilde 27.Belgium

6.4

46'

Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium

7.0

64'

Thibo Somers 34.Belgium

7.5

59'

K. Denkey 9.Togo

7.1

90'

Substitutes

Maxime Delanghe 21.Belgium

Jesper Daland 4.Norway

7.0

46'

J. Lietaert 76.Belgium

J. Semedo Varela 77.France

7.0

86'

A. Minda 11.Ecuador

6.8

84'

K. Olaigbe 19.Belgium

6.8

46'

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

Miron Muslić played with: Warleson (7.0), Hugo Siquet (8.2), Edgaras Utkus (7.7), Boris Popović (6.4), Senna Miangue (7.1), Nils De Wilde (6.4), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (7.0), Thibo Somers (7.5), Félix Lemaréchal (7.1), Yann Gboho (6.4) and Kévin Denkey (7.1).

They had on the bench: Jesper Daland (7.0), Alan Minda (6.8), Kazeem Olaigbe (6.8), Maxime Delanghe, Rayan El Bahri, Jonas Lietaert and Jordan Varela (7.0).

Cercle Brugge could not rely on the presence of Alan Minda (injured).

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: Boris Popović for Jesper Daland (46′), Nils De Wilde for Kazeem Olaigbe (46′), Senna Miangue for Jordan Varela (86′) and Kazeem Olaigbe for Alan Minda (84′).