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​

Cercle Brugge

2 - 0

Beerschot-Wilrijk

  • ! 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

23'
K. Denkey(goal)D. Hotic
27'
29'
K. Denkey(var)
41'
45'
46'
74'
74'
78'
78'
Mohamed Reda Halaimia- sub ->Raphael Holzhauser
82'
88'
Leonardo Lopes- Yellow
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

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
G
T. Didillon 1.France
7.2
D
Senna Miangue 18.Belgium
7.4
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
7.0
82'
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.9
D
Vitinho 2.Brazil
7.3
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
7.1
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
7.8
88'
M
Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.2
74'
F
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
7.2
F
Rabbi Matondo 11.Wales
8.1
45'
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
6.8
74' 27'
Substitutes
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
D
David Sousa 3.Brazil
6.8
82'
M
Edgaras Utkus 6.Lithuania
M
Franck Kanouté 98.Senegal
6.6
74'
F
Aske Sampers 42.Belgium
F
Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo
6.2
74'

Cercle Brugge started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Thomas Didillon (7.2), Vitinho (7.3), Boris Popovic (7.0), Jesper Daland (6.9), Senna Miangue (7.4), Leonardo Lopes (7.8), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (7.1), Dino Hotić (8.2), Olivier Deman (7.2), Kévin Denkey (6.8) and Rabbi Matondo (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Aske Sampers, Edgaras Utkus, Warleson, Silvère Ganvoula (6.2), Robbe Decostere, David Sousa (6.8) and Franck Kanouté (6.6).

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 (8.2) 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
G
Mike Vanhamel 31.Belgium
8.0
D
Joren Dom 5.Belgium
7.0
D
Jan Van den Bergh 2.Belgium
6.7
88'
D
Thibault De Smet 29.Belgium
6.4
78' 23'
D
Stipe Radic 55.Croatia
7.4
M
T. Pietermaat 16.Belgium
6.5
M
Ryan Sanusi 18.Belgium
7.0
M
R. Vaca 11.Bolivia
6.5
46'
M
Ilias Sebaoui 40.Morocco
6.8
F
Raphael Holzhauser 8.Austria
6.7
78'
F
M. Noubissi 9.Cameroon
5.3
29'
Substitutes
G
A. Lejoly 72.Belgium
D
M. Halaimia 27.Algeria
6.2
78'
D
Mauricio Lemos 44.Uruguay
D
Pierre Bourdin 15.France
6.7
78'
M
Dante Rigo 35.Belgium
F
Musashi Suzuki 10.Japan
6.6
46'
F
Leon Krekovic 77.Croatia

Beerschot-Wilrijk started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Gregoire Vanderidt played with: Mike Vanhamel (8.0), Joren Dom (7.0), Stipe Radić (7.4), Jan Van den Bergh (6.7), Thibault De Smet (6.4), Ramiro Vaca (6.5), Tom Pietermaat (6.5), Ryan Sanusi (7.0), Ilias Sebaoui (6.8), Raphael Holzhauser (6.7) and Marius Noubissi (5.3).

They had on the bench: Musashi Suzuki (6.6), Mohamed Réda Halaïmia (6.2), Leon Kreković, Antoine Lejoly, Mauricio Lemos, Dante Rigo and Pierre Bourdin (6.7).

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.​