Club Brugge prevails over RWDM 6-1 after playing a incredible match

BRUXELLES. Club Brugge overcomes RWDM 6-1 after playing a incredible match.

December 23, 2023

BRUXELLES. Club Brugge prevails over RWDM 6-1 after playing a incredible match. Club Brugge was decisively better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Igor Thiago didn’t convert a penalty (64′) for Club Brugge.

The match was played at the Edmond Machtens-Stadion stadium in Bruxelles on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens with the assistance of Nico Claes and Nicolas Maszowez. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.07 degrees Celsius or 48.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.

Match Statistics

RWDM

1 - 6

Club Brugge

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

10 Total 15
3 On Target 10
5 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 2

80 Attack 106
32 Dangerous attack 45
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 2
2 Corners 8
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

9 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Club Brugge was in firm control of the ball 63% while RWDM was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Club Brugge won the encounter.

RWDM shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge shot 15 times, 10 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

RWDM received 2 yellow cards (Youssouf Koné and Cláudio Caçapa). On the other side, Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Michał Skóraś and Igor Thiago).

Match Timeline

Igor Thiago(goal)Philip Zinckernagel

Youssouf Koné- Yellow

12'

13'

Philip Zinckernagel (goal)Igor Thiago

12'

Igor Thiago- Yellow

38'

Denis Odoi- sub ->Bjorn Meijer

45'

Andreas Skov Olsen (goal)Hugo Vetlesen

Djokovar Doudaev- sub ->Xavier Mercier

46'

55'

Igor Thiago(penalty)

Ilay Camara(goal)Klaus

56'

62'

Igor Thiago(VAR)

64'

Igor Thiago- missed penaltyIgor Thiago

64'

Igor Thiago(goal)

65'

66'

Ferran Jutglà- sub ->Igor Thiago

66'

A. Nusa- sub ->Andreas Skov Olsen

66'

Éder Balanta- sub ->Hugo Vetlesen

72'

Hans Vanaken (goal)

77'

Michal Skoras- sub ->Raphael Onyedika

82'

Michal Skoras- Yellow

Florent Sanchez- sub ->Pierre Dwomoh

84'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, RWDM stays with 21 points to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge will has 33 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, RWDM will play away with Westerlo on the 26th of December with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Westerlo (4 draws).

Club Brugge will host Union Saint-Gilloise on the 26th of December with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).

RWDM – Formation

RWDM

Théo Defourny 33.Belgium

6.4

William Klaus 4.Brazil

7.3

76'

Moussa Sissako 44.Mali

6.3

Youssouf Koné 99.Mali

5.7

65'

12'

Pierre Dwomoh 6.Belgium

6.6

84'

Ilay Camara 17.Belgium

7.3

56'

Felipe Abner 26.Brazil

6.3

Xavier Mercier 30.France

7.1

46'

Pathé Mboup 47.Senegal

6.7

Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 77.France

Makhtar Gueye 9.Senegal

6.1

Substitutes

Guillaume Hubert 28.Belgium

Djokovar Doudaev 32.Belgium

6.3

46'

Shuto Abe 8.Japan

T. Gécé 20.Belgium

6.6

65'

Florent Sanchez 69.France

6.6

84'

Rikelmi 27.Brazil

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

The manager Claudio Roberto da Silva decided to play with the following team: Théo Defourny (6.4), Moussa Sissako (6.3), Klaus (7.3), Youssouf Koné (5.7), Ilay Camara (7.3), Pierre Dwomoh (6.6), Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Abner (6.3), Xavier Mercier (7.1), Pathé Mboup (6.7) and Makhtar Gueye (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Shuto Abe, Théo Gécé (6.6), Rikelmi, Guillaume Hubert, Djokovar Doudaev (6.3), Matteo Wouter Vandendaele (6.6) and Florent Sanchez Da Silva (6.6).

RWDM could not rely on the presence of Matteo Wouter Vandendaele (injured).

Substitutions

RWDM made 3 changes: Xavier Mercier for Djokovar Doudaev (46′), Youssouf Koné for Théo Gécé (65′) and Pierre Dwomoh for Florent Sanchez Da Silva (84′).

Player of the match: Klaus

The most impressive player for RWDM was Klaus.

His rating is 7.3 with 41 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 5.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge

Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium

7.1

B. Meijer 14.Netherlands

6.7

38'

Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium

6.7

Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium

7.0

J. Spileers 58.Belgium

6.7

Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway

7.3

66'

Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria

6.7

77'

Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium

8.2

72'

Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark

9.1

13'

Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark

7.3

66'

45'

Igor Thiago 99.Brazil

10.1

66'

12'

9', 55', 64'

Substitutes

Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium

Axl De Corte 91.Belgium

Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium

Denis Odoi 6.Ghana

6.7

38'

Éder Balanta 39.Colombia

7.0

66'

Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain

7.1

66'

A. Nusa 32.Norway

6.4

66'

Michal Skoras 8.Poland

6.8

77'

82'

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

Ronny Deila played with: Simon Mignolet (7.1), Maxim De Cuyper (7.0), Jorne Spileers (6.7), Brandon Mechele (6.7), Bjorn Meijer (6.7), Hans Vanaken (8.2), Raphael Onyedika (6.7), Andreas Skov Olsen (7.3), Hugo Vetlesen (7.3), Philip Zinckernagel (9.1) and Igor Thiago (10.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Denis Odoi (6.7), Michał Skóraś (6.8), Ferran Jutglà (7.1), Dedryck Boyata, Nordin Jackers, Antonio Nusa (6.4), Éder Balanta (7.0) and Axl De Corte.

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of Denis Odoi (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: Bjorn Meijer for Denis Odoi (38′), Igor Thiago for Ferran Jutglà (66′), Hugo Vetlesen for Éder Balanta (66′), Andreas Skov Olsen for Antonio Nusa (66′) and Raphael Onyedika for Michał Skóraś (77′).