BRUGGE. Club Brugge was eventually too good for Antwerp with the goal of Raphael Onyedika (44′), Michal Skoras (60′) and Philip Zinckernagel  (90′). Antwerp lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.63 degrees Celsius or 56.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

3 - 0

Antwerp

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 92 Attack 108
  • 42 Dangerous attack 46
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Antwerp had a superior ball possession 58% while Club Brugge was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Club Brugge was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Club Brugge shot 13 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (Raphael Onyedika and Igor Thiago). On the opposite side, Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (Mark van Bommel, Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Michel-Ange Balikwisha).

Match Timeline

Raphael Onyedika(goal)J. Ordoñez
44'
Igor Thiago- Yellow
49'
Raphael Onyedika- Yellow
51'
Michal Skoras(goal)B. Meijer
60'
60'
Michel-Ange Balikwisha- Yellow
68'
George Ilenikhena- sub ->Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
Ferran Jutglà- sub ->Michal Skoras
68'
68'
Ritchie De Laet- sub ->Jelle Bataille
68'
Jacob Ondrejka- sub ->Chidera Ejuke
Éder Balanta- sub ->Hugo Vetlesen
69'
Philip Zinckernagel - sub ->A. Nusa
80'
81'
Michel-Ange Balikwisha- Yellow
82'
A. Valencia- sub ->Alhassan Yusuf
K. Sabbe- sub ->Maxim De Cuyper
89'
Philip Zinckernagel (goal)Ferran Jutglà
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Anderlecht
46
8
Union Saint-Gilloise
43
8
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 playing this contest, Club Brugge has 51 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Antwerp will stays with 26 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
7.9
D
J. Ordoñez 4.Ecuador
7.7
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
8.2
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.5
D
Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium
7.5
89'
M
Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway
7.0
69'
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
8.1
51' 44'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.3
F
Michal Skoras 8.Poland
7.9
68' 60'
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
7.1
80'
F
Igor Thiago 99.Brazil
7.5
49'
Substitutes
G
Josef Bursik 21.England
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
D
Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium
D
K. Sabbe 64.Belgium
6.4
89'
M
Éder Balanta 39.Colombia
7.0
69'
M
Shion Homma 62.Japan
M
Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark
7.9
80' 90'
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
7.3
68'
F
C. Talbi 68.Belgium

Club Brugge adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nicky Hayen decided to play with the following team: Nordin Jackers (7.9), Maxim De Cuyper (7.5), J. Ordoñez (7.7), Brandon Mechele (7.5), B. Meijer (8.2), Hugo Vetlesen (7.0), Raphael Onyedika (8.1), Hans Vanaken  (7.3), Michal Skoras (7.9), Igor Thiago (7.5) and A. Nusa (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ferran Jutglà (7.3), Josef Bursik, Dedryck Boyata, Nick Shinton, Éder Balanta (7.0), Shion Homma, K. Sabbe (6.4), C. Talbi and Philip Zinckernagel  (7.9).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 4 changes: Maxim De Cuyper for K. Sabbe (89′), Hugo Vetlesen for Éder Balanta (69′), Michal Skoras for Ferran Jutglà (68′) and A. Nusa for Philip Zinckernagel  (80′).

Player of the match: B. Meijer​

The most impressive player for Club Brugge was B. Meijer even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
6.4
D
Owen Wijndal 5.Netherlands
6.8
D
Toby Alderweireld 23.Belgium
6.4
D
Z. Van Den Bosch 33.Belgium
6.1
D
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
6.7
68'
M
Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria
7.0
82'
M
Vincent Janssen 18.Netherlands
6.7
M
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 24.Netherlands
7.0
68'
M
Mandela Keita 27.Belgium
6.6
F
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium
7.0
81'
F
Chidera Ejuke 19.Nigeria
7.1
68'
Substitutes
G
N. Devalckeneer 81.Belgium
D
Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium
6.4
68'
D
Soumaïla Coulibaly 44.France
M
E. Matazo 6.Belgium
M
M. Doumbia 84.Mali
F
Gyrano Kerk 7.Netherlands
F
George Ilenikhena 9.France
6.7
68'
F
Jacob Ondrejka 17.Sweden
6.7
68'
F
A. Valencia 55.Ecuador
6.4
82'

Also Antwerp adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mark van Bommel played with: S. Lammens (6.4), Jelle Bataille (6.7), Z. Van Den Bosch (6.1), Toby Alderweireld  (6.4), Owen Wijndal (6.8), Mandela Keita  (6.6), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (7.0), Alhassan Yusuf (7.0), Chidera Ejuke (7.1), Vincent Janssen (6.7) and Michel-Ange Balikwisha (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ritchie De Laet (6.4), E. Matazo, Gyrano Kerk, George Ilenikhena (6.7), Jacob Ondrejka (6.7), Soumaïla Coulibaly, A. Valencia (6.4), N. Devalckeneer and M. Doumbia.

Substitutions

Antwerp made 4 changes: Jurgen Ekkelenkamp for George Ilenikhena (68′), Jelle Bataille for Ritchie De Laet (68′), Chidera Ejuke for Jacob Ondrejka (68′) and Alhassan Yusuf for A. Valencia (82′).

Player of the match: Chidera Ejuke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was Chidera Ejuke.

His rating is 7.1 with 31 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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