BRUSSELS. Club Brugge and Anderlecht draw 1-1. M. Rits scored the first goal (15′) for Club Brugge. B. Raman settled the score 1-1 (75′).
The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the assistance of Thibaud Nijssen and Rien Vanyzere. The 4th official was Nathan Verboomen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 4 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 103
- 41 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Anderlecht was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Club Brugge that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Anderlecht was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Anderlecht to win the match.
Anderlecht shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Club Brugge shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Anderlecht received 2 yellow cards (L. Refaelov and W. Hoedt). On the opposite side, Club Brugge received 4 yellow cards (E. Sobol, N. Lang, E. Balanta and C. de Ketelaere).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Anderlecht will have 16 points like Mechelen to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Club Brugge will have 19 points like Union Saint-Gilloise to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away with Sint-Truiden on the 17th of October with a 14-7 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (4 draws).
Club Brugge will host Kortrijk on the 15th of October with a 19-8 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
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75'Anderlecht started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: H. Van Crombrugge, W. Hoedt, M. Murillo, T. Harwood-Bellis, L. Refaelov, K. Olsson, J. Cullen, F. Amuzu, Sergio Gómez, Y. Verschaeren and J. Zirkzee.
The home team had on the bench: B. Raman, C. Coosemans, A. Ait El Hadj, M. Ashimeru, B. Verbruggen, L. Magallán, A. Colassin, M. Stroeykens, M. Kana and B. Mykhaylichenko.
Substitutions
Anderlecht made 3 changes: L. Refaelov for B. Raman (73′), J. Zirkzee for M. Ashimeru (84′) and F. Amuzu for A. Ait El Hadj (88′).
Club Brugge – Formation
Club Brugge
Club Brugge started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Philippe Clement played with: S. Mignolet, E. Sobol, Clinton Mata, J. Hendry, S. N’Soki, M. Rits, H. Vanaken, É. Balanta, K. Sowah, C. De Ketelaere and N. Lang.
They had on the bench: I. Van der Brempt, Wesley, B. Dost, N. Shinton, F. Maouassa, R. Vormer, B. Mechele, N. Mbamba-Muanda, S. Lammens and F. Ricca.
Substitutions
Club Brugge made 2 changes: K. Sowah for R. Vormer (66′) and N. Lang for I. Van der Brempt (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Club Brugge – 1-1
- Antwerp – Gent – 1-0
- RFC Seraing – Zulte-Waregem – 5-1
- AS Eupen – Genk – 3-2
