CHARLEROI. Club Brugge had a smooth win over Sporting Charleroi. Club Brugge was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with Brandon Mechele (12′), Casper Nielsen (22′), Igor Thiago (34′) and Igor Thiago (54′). Sporting Charleroi reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 4′) by Antoine Bernier, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put who was helped by Koen Thijs and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Charleroi

1 - 4

Club Brugge

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 14 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 121 Attack 101
  • 70 Dangerous attack 50
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sporting Charleroi was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Club Brugge that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Charleroi had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Club Brugge succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Sporting Charleroi shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sporting Charleroi didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (Éder Balanta).

Match Timeline

12'
Brandon Mechele(goal)
22'
Casper Nielsen(goal)Hans Vanaken
25'
Casper Nielsen(VAR)
34'
Igor Thiago(goal)
R. Monticelli- sub ->Vetle Dragsnes
46'
54'
Igor Thiago(goal)
57'
Igor Thiago(VAR)
62'
Éder Balanta- sub ->Casper Nielsen
62'
Ferran Jutglà- sub ->Igor Thiago
62'
Michal Skoras- sub ->Hugo Vetlesen
67'
Éder Balanta- Yellow
M. Boukamir- sub ->Žan Rogelj
70'
Antoine Bernier- sub ->Ken Nkuba
71'
Parfait Guiagon- sub ->Isaac Mbenza
71'
A. Benbouali- sub ->Youssuf Sylla
79'
79'
A. Nusa- sub ->Philip Zinckernagel
79'
Denis Odoi- sub ->Andreas Skov Olsen
Antoine Bernier(goal)Parfait Guiagon
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
9
Anderlecht
46
9
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
34
8
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
8
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After this encounter, Sporting Charleroi stays with 21 points like RWDM to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge will has 40 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sporting Charleroi will host AS Eupen on the 31st of January with a 13-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Charleroi (4 draws).

Club Brugge will host Kortrijk on the 30th of January with a 23-11 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Pierre Patron 1.France
6.8
D
Jules Van Cleemput 4.Belgium
6.7
D
Vetle Dragsnes 15.Norway
6.4
46'
D
Daan Heymans 18.Belgium
7.5
D
Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus
6.8
D
Zan Rogelj 29.Slovenia
6.3
70'
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
7.0
M
Ken Nkuba 28.Belgium
6.4
71'
M
Ryota Morioka 44.Japan
7.5
F
Isaac Mbenza 7.Belgium
6.7
71'
F
Y. Sylla 80.Belgium
6.8
79'
Substitutes
G
M. Delavallée 55.Belgium
D
Jonas Bager 2.Denmark
D
R. Monticelli 27.Belgium
6.4
46'
D
M. Boukamir 32.Morocco
6.8
70'
M
Parfait Guiagon 8.Ivory Coast
7.7
71'
M
Antoine Bernier 17.Belgium
7.5
71' 90'
M
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
F
A. Benbouali 13.Algeria
7.0
79'
F
N. Štulić 19.Serbia

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

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Pierre Patron (6.8), Žan Rogelj (6.3), Jules Van Cleemput (6.7), Stelios Andreou (6.8), Vetle Dragsnes (6.4), Ken Nkuba (6.4), Ryota Morioka (7.5), Adem Zorgane (7.0), Daan Heymans (7.5), Youssuf Sylla (6.8) and Isaac Mbenza (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jonas Bager, Parfait Guiagon (7.7), Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali (7.0), Antoine Bernier (7.5), Nikola Štulić, Dillon Sheppard, Roméo Monticelli (6.4), Mehdi Boukamir (6.8) and Martin Delavalée.

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: Vetle Dragsnes for Roméo Monticelli (46′), Isaac Mbenza for Parfait Guiagon (71′), Žan Rogelj for Mehdi Boukamir (70′), Ken Nkuba for Antoine Bernier (71′) and Youssuf Sylla for Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali (79′).

Player of the match: Parfait Guiagon​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Parfait Guiagon.

His rating is 7.7 with 15 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5.

His performance was exceptional also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 71′.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
7.5
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
7.5
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.8
12'
D
Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium
7.3
D
J. Spileers 58.Belgium
7.0
M
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
6.7
79'
M
Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway
7.3
62'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
8.5
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
7.5
62' 22'
M
Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark
7.0
79'
F
Igor Thiago 99.Brazil
9.2
62' 34', 54'
Substitutes
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.8
79'
D
Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium
D
K. Sabbe 64.Belgium
M
Éder Balanta 39.Colombia
6.8
62' 67'
F
Michal Skoras 8.Poland
7.1
62'
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
6.8
62'
F
Víctor Barberá 11.Spain
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
6.4
79'

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

Ronny Deila played with: Simon Mignolet (7.5), Maxim De Cuyper (7.3), Jorne Spileers (7.0), Brandon Mechele (7.8), Bjorn Meijer (7.5), Hugo Vetlesen (7.3), Casper Nielsen (7.5), Andreas Skov Olsen (6.7), Hans Vanaken (8.5), Philip Zinckernagel (7.0) and Igor Thiago (9.2).

They had on the bench: Denis Odoi (6.8), Michał Skóraś (7.1), Ferran Jutglà (6.8), Víctor Barberá, Dedryck Boyata, Nordin Jackers, Antonio Nusa (6.4), Éder Balanta (6.8) and Kyriani Sabbe.

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: Casper Nielsen for Éder Balanta (62′), Igor Thiago for Ferran Jutglà (62′), Hugo Vetlesen for Michał Skóraś (62′), Philip Zinckernagel for Antonio Nusa (79′) and Andreas Skov Olsen for Denis Odoi (79′).

Player of the match: Igor Thiago​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Igor Thiago.

His rating is 9.2 with 2 goals, 12 passes (58% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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