BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge and Club Brugge draw 1-1. K. Denkey scored the first goal (32′) for Cercle Brugge. A. Skov made it even (83′). Club Brugge was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Monday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts assisted by Jo De Weirdt and Lennert Becquet. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.66 degrees Celsius or 54.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Cercle Brugge

1 - 1

Club Brugge

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 10 Total 28
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 12
  • 2 Shots blocked 9
  • 92 Attack 87
  • 39 Dangerous attack 65
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 0 Corners 8
  • 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a superior ball possession 56% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Club Brugge to win the match​.

Cercle Brugge shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge shot 28 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Cercle Brugge didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (Raphael Onyedika).

Match Timeline

K. Denkey(goal)Edgaras Utkus
32'
45'
A. Nusa(VAR)
46'
K. Sabbe- sub ->Denis Odoi
56'
Ferran Jutglà- sub ->Michal Skoras
Abu Francis- sub ->Felipe Augusto
61'
H. Siquet- sub ->Christiaan Ravych
61'
64'
Raphael Onyedika- Yellow
65'
Casper Nielsen- sub ->Hugo Vetlesen
65'
Andreas Skov Olsen - sub ->A. Nusa
71'
Andreas Skov Olsen (VAR)
Félix Lemaréchal- sub ->A. Minda
73'
78'
Maxim De Cuyper- sub ->B. Meijer
83'
Andreas Skov Olsen (goal)Ferran Jutglà
K. Olaigbe- sub ->K. Denkey
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 contest, Cercle Brugge has 47 points like Genk and Gent to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Club Brugge will has 27 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Warleson 1.Brazil
7.8
D
Edgaras Utkus 3.Lithuania
8.4
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
7.3
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
7.0
D
Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium
7.3
61'
M
Felipe Augusto 10.Brazil
7.0
61'
M
A. Minda 11.Ecuador
6.6
73'
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
6.7
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
7.1
M
Thibo Somers 34.Belgium
7.1
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
7.7
90' 32'
Substitutes
G
Maxime Delanghe 21.Belgium
D
H. Siquet 41.Belgium
7.0
61'
D
J. Lietaert 76.Belgium
M
Félix Lemaréchal 6.France
6.4
73'
M
Abu Francis 17.Ghana
6.8
61'
M
Nils De Wilde 27.Belgium
F
M. Efekele 7.France
F
K. Olaigbe 19.Belgium
90'
F
Abdoul Kader Ouattara 99.

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

The manager Miron Muslić decided to play with the following team: Warleson (7.8), Edgaras Utkus (8.4), Boris Popovic (7.0), Jesper Daland (7.3), Christiaan Ravych (7.3), Leonardo Lopes (6.7), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (7.1), A. Minda (6.6), Thibo Somers  (7.1), Felipe Augusto (7.0) and K. Denkey (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Félix Lemaréchal (6.4), M. Efekele, Abu Francis (6.8), K. Olaigbe, Maxime Delanghe, Nils De Wilde, H. Siquet (7.0), J. Lietaert and Abdoul Kader Ouattara.

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: A. Minda for Félix Lemaréchal (73′), Felipe Augusto for Abu Francis (61′), Christiaan Ravych for H. Siquet (61′) and K. Denkey for K. Olaigbe (90′).

Player of the match: Edgaras Utkus​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was Edgaras Utkus.

His rating is 8.4 with 21 passes (52% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
7.1
D
J. Ordoñez 4.Ecuador
6.8
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.4
46'
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
6.8
78'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.1
M
Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway
6.7
65'
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
7.3
64'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.9
F
Michal Skoras 8.Poland
6.6
56'
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
7.3
65'
F
Igor Thiago 99.Brazil
7.3
Substitutes
G
Josef Bursik 21.England
D
Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium
6.8
78'
D
J. Spileers 58.Belgium
D
K. Sabbe 64.Belgium
7.1
46'
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
7.0
65'
M
Éder Balanta 39.Colombia
F
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
7.7
65' 83'
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
7.7
56'
F
C. Talbi 68.Belgium

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

Nicky Hayen played with: Nordin Jackers (7.1), Denis Odoi (6.4), J. Ordoñez (6.8), Brandon Mechele (7.1), B. Meijer (6.8), Hans Vanaken  (7.9), Raphael Onyedika (7.3), Hugo Vetlesen (6.7), Michal Skoras (6.6), Igor Thiago (7.3) and A. Nusa (7.3).

They had on the bench: Andreas Skov Olsen  (7.7), Ferran Jutglà (7.7), Josef Bursik, Casper Nielsen (7.0), Éder Balanta, Maxim De Cuyper (6.8), J. Spileers, K. Sabbe (7.1) and C. Talbi.

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: A. Nusa for Andreas Skov Olsen  (65′), B. Meijer for Maxim De Cuyper (78′), Denis Odoi for K. Sabbe (46′), Michal Skoras for Ferran Jutglà (56′) and Hugo Vetlesen for Casper Nielsen (65′).

Player of the match: Hans Vanaken ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Hans Vanaken .

His rating is 7.9 with 55 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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