BRUSSELS. Anderlecht conquers Cercle Brugge with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Dreyer (10′) and a goal from L. Vázquez (52′). Cercle Brugge lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt assisted by Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.49 degrees Celsius or 49.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 7 Total 19
- 4 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 83 Attack 155
- 36 Dangerous attack 83
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 12
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Cercle Brugge had a strong ball possession 58% while Anderlecht was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Anderlecht succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Anderlecht shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 19 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (Thomas Delaney). Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (Senna Miangue).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Anderlecht has 42 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge will stays with 31 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away against OH Leuven on the 20th of January with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (6 draws).
Cercle Brugge will play away against Genk on the 20th of January with a 19-6 head to head record in favor of Genk (6 draws).
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
65'
53'
10'
Anderlecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Brian Riemer decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel , Killian Sardella , Zeno Debast , Thomas Delaney , Ludwig Augustinsson , Mats Rits , Theo Leoni , Anders Dreyer , Yari Verschaeren , Mario Stroeykens and Kasper Dolberg .
The home team had on the bench: Maxime Dupé, Thorgan Hazard , Majeed Ashimeru, Luis Vázquez , Louis Patris , Nilson Angulo and Kristian Arnstad .
Anderlecht could not rely on the presence of Thorgan Hazard (injured), Louis Patris (injured) and Kristian Arnstad (injured).
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 5 changes: Kasper Dolberg for Thorgan Hazard (45′), Killian Sardella for Louis Patris (45′), Mats Rits for Luis Vázquez (46′), Thomas Delaney for Kristian Arnstad (65′) and Mario Stroeykens for Majeed Ashimeru (89′).
Player of the match: Kasper Schmeichel
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was the goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel. His rating is 8.87. He performed 7 saves.
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
Also Cercle Brugge adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Miron Muslić played with: Warleson , Edgaras Utkus , Jesper Daland , Senna Miangue , Thibo Somers , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Félix Lemaréchal , Flávio Nazinho , Yann Gboho , Alan Minda and Kazeem Olaigbe .
They had on the bench: Boris Popović , Maxime Delanghe, Leonardo Lopes , Romaric Etonde, Rayan El Bahri, Jonas Lietaert and Jordan Varela .
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: Flávio Nazinho for Jordan Varela (46′), Edgaras Utkus for Boris Popović (57′) and Senna Miangue for Leonardo Lopes (70′).
Player of the match: Félix Lemaréchal
The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Félix Lemaréchal.
His rating is with 43 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 23. He performed 13 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – Mechelen – 3-1
- Standard Liège – Sint-Truiden – 1-1
- Anderlecht – Cercle Brugge – 2-0
