Club Brugge and Kortrijk draws a frantic match 3-3 on Tuesday

BRUGGE. Club Brugge and Kortrijk went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.

January 31, 2024

BRUGGE. Club Brugge and Kortrijk played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. Club Brugge was surely superior in terms of ball possession (71%)

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Tuesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot who was helped by Florian Lemaire and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.39 degrees Celsius or 48.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.

Match Statistics

Club Brugge

3 - 3

Kortrijk

! 71 Ball Possession 29

Shots

31 Total 7
10 On Target 5
11 Off Target 2
10 Shots blocked 0

166 Attack 72
105 Dangerous attack 18
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 0

Fouls

7 Total 10
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 71% while Kortrijk was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was more aggressive with 105 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 10 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Club Brugge to win the match.

Club Brugge shot 31 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kortrijk shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (Igor Thiago). On the other side, Kortrijk received 2 yellow cards (S. Ojo and N. Mehssatou).

Match Timeline

Philip Zinckernagel (goal)

16'

53'

J. Afolabi(goal)N. Mehssatou

55'

I. Davies- sub ->M. El Idrissy

55'

A. Sissako- sub ->K. Malinov

68'

M. Bruno(goal)

Éder Balanta- sub ->Casper Nielsen

69'

Ferran Jutglà- sub ->Philip Zinckernagel

69'

70'

S. Ojo- sub ->D. De Neve

Brandon Mechele(goal)Hans Vanaken

77'

82'

M. Mampassi- sub ->Jonathan Afolabi

82'

D. Seck- sub ->M. Bruno

Igor Thiago(goal)Michał Skóraś

86'

84'

N. Mehssatou- Yellow

Michal Skoras- sub ->Bjorn Meijer

85'

Igor Thiago- Yellow

87'

89'

S. Ojo- Yellow

Denis Odoi- sub ->Andreas Skov Olsen

90'

D. Seck(goal)M. Mampassi

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Club Brugge has 41 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Kortrijk will has 15 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will play away with Antwerp on the 3rd of February with a 11-3 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (7 draws).

Kortrijk will host Sporting Charleroi on the 3rd of February with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Charleroi (15 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge

Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium

6.6

B. Meijer 14.Netherlands

7.9

85'

Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium

7.9

77'

Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium

7.7

J. Spileers 58.Belgium

6.4

Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark

8.4

90'

Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway

7.5

Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium

9.1

Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark

7.1

69'

Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark

7.5

69'

16'

Igor Thiago 99.Brazil

8.1

87'

86'

Substitutes

Josef Bursik 21.England

Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium

Denis Odoi 6.Ghana

90'

Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium

K. Sabbe 64.Belgium

Éder Balanta 39.Colombia

6.7

69'

Michal Skoras 8.Poland

7.3

85'

Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain

6.6

69'

Víctor Barberá 11.Spain

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

The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (6.6), Maxim De Cuyper (7.7), Jorne Spileers (6.4), Brandon Mechele (7.9), Bjorn Meijer (7.9), Casper Nielsen (7.1), Hugo Vetlesen (7.5), Hans Vanaken (9.1), Andreas Skov Olsen (8.4), Igor Thiago (8.1) and Philip Zinckernagel (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Denis Odoi, Michał Skóraś (7.3), Ferran Jutglà (6.6), Víctor Barberá, Josef Bursik, Dedryck Boyata, Nordin Jackers, Éder Balanta (6.7) and Kyriani Sabbe.

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 4 changes: Casper Nielsen for Éder Balanta (69′), Philip Zinckernagel for Ferran Jutglà (69′), Bjorn Meijer for Michał Skóraś (85′) and Andreas Skov Olsen for Denis Odoi (90′).

Player of the match: Hans Vanaken

The most impressive player for Club Brugge was Hans Vanaken.

His rating is 9.1 with 83 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Kortrijk – Formation

Kortrijk

L. Pirard 95.Belgium

7.9

N. Mehssatou 6.Chile

7.0

84'

D. De Neve 11.Belgium

6.7

70'

Haruya Fujii 24.Japan

7.5

R. Tsunoda 33.Japan

6.7

João Silva 44.Portugal

6.7

A. Kadri 10.Algeria

7.1

K. Malinov 15.Bulgaria

6.4

55'

M. Bruno 70.Belgium

7.0

82'

68'

M. El Idrissy 7.France

6.4

55'

J. Afolabi 9.Republic of Ireland

7.1

82'

53'

Substitutes

T. Vandenberghe 1.Belgium

E. De Vlaeminck 13.Belgium

M. Mampassi 4.Ukraine

7.0

82'

M. Wasinski 21.Belgium

A. Sissako 27.France

6.7

55'

L. Verbauwhede 40.Belgium

I. Davies 39.Wales

6.8

55'

S. Ojo 54.England

6.4

70'

89'

D. Seck 76.Senegal

7.3

82'

90'

Kortrijk started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Freyr Alexandersson played with: L. Pirard (7.9), N. Mehssatou (7.0), Haruya Fujii (7.5), João Silva (6.7), Ryotaro Tsunoda (6.7), D. De Neve (6.7), A. Kadri (7.1), M. Bruno (7.0), K. Malinov (6.4), Jonathan Afolabi (7.1) and M. El Idrissy (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: T. Vandenberghe, M. Mampassi (7.0), E. De Vlaeminck, M. Wasinski, A. Sissako (6.7), I. Davies (6.8), Leko Verbauwhede, S. Ojo (6.4) and D. Seck (7.3).

Kortrijk could not rely on the presence of M. Mampassi (injured).

Substitutions

Kortrijk made 5 changes: M. El Idrissy for I. Davies (55′), K. Malinov for A. Sissako (55′), D. De Neve for S. Ojo (70′), Jonathan Afolabi for M. Mampassi (82′) and M. Bruno for D. Seck (82′).