BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge prevails over Beerschot-Wilrijk with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Denkey (27′) and a goal from R. Matondo (45′). Cercle Brugge was definitely better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put with the collaboration of Martijn Tiesters and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 26 Total 7
- 10 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 161 Attack 59
- 76 Dangerous attack 19
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Cercle Brugge was in firm control of the ball 68% while Beerschot-Wilrijk was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.
Cercle Brugge shot 26 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (L. Lopes). Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk received 2 yellow cards (T. De Smet and J. Van den Bergh).
Also, Beerschot-Wilrijk didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. Noubissi (Beerschot-Wilrijk) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (29′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Cercle Brugge will have 38 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk will stay with 16 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away with Mechelen on the 26th of February with a 17-10 head to head stats in favor of Cercle Brugge (3 draws).
Beerschot-Wilrijk will host Sporting Charleroi on the 25th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Charleroi (0 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Thomas Didillon
, Vitinho , Boris Popovic , Jesper Daland , Senna Miangue , Leonardo Lopes , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Dino Hotić , Olivier Deman , Kévin Denkey and Rabbi Matondo .The home team had on the bench: Aske Sampers, Edgaras Utkus, Warleson, Silvère Ganvoula
, Robbe Decostere, David Sousa and Franck Kanouté .Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: A. Denkey for S. Ganvoula (74′), D. Hotic for F. Kanoute (74′) and B. Popovic for David (82′).
Best player: Dino Hotić
The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 29 passes (55% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 14 crosses.Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation
Beerschot-Wilrijk started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Gregoire Vanderidt played with: Mike Vanhamel
, Joren Dom , Stipe Radić , Jan Van den Bergh , Thibault De Smet , Ramiro Vaca , Tom Pietermaat , Ryan Sanusi , Ilias Sebaoui , Raphael Holzhauser and Marius Noubissi .They had on the bench: Musashi Suzuki
, Mohamed Réda Halaïmia , Leon Kreković, Antoine Lejoly, Mauricio Lemos, Dante Rigo and Pierre Bourdin .Substitutions
Beerschot-Wilrijk made 3 changes: R. Vaca for M. Suzuki (46′), R. Holzhauser for M. R. Halaimia (78′) and T. De Smet for P. Bourdin (78′).
Best player: Mike Vanhamel
The most impressive player for Beerschot-Wilrijk was the goalkeeper: Mike Vanhamel. His rating is 8.00. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Kortrijk – Zulte-Waregem – 5-0
- Cercle Brugge – Beerschot-Wilrijk – 2-0
- Sporting Charleroi – Union Saint-Gilloise – 0-3
- KV Oostende – Standard Liège – 1-0