BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge finds its way back against Genk with a goal on the T. Bongonda 53′ and a goal on the B. Heynen 56′.
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 Erik Lambrechts with the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Michiel De Cuyper. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 17 Total 17
- 6 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 130 Attack 102
- 56 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Cercle Brugge was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Genk that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the match.
Cercle Brugge shot 17 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Genk shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Cercle Brugge will have 40 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Genk will have 45 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will host Kortrijk on the 12th of March with a 19-5 head to head stats in favor of Kortrijk (2 draws).
Genk will host Sint-Truiden on the 13th of March with a 18-4 head to head statistic in favor of Genk (6 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
81'
51'
Cercle Brugge adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Warleson , Vitinho , Edgaras Utkus , Jesper Daland , Senna Miangue , Charles Vanhoutte , Dino Hotić , Leonardo Lopes , Olivier Deman , Kévin Denkey and Rabbi Matondo .
The home team had on the bench: Franck Kanouté, Robbe Decostere , Silvère Ganvoula, Sébastien Bruzzese, David Sousa , Thibo Somers and Dimitar Velkovski.
Cercle Brugge could not rely on the presence of R. Decostere (injured).
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: O. Deman for T. Somers (70′), S. Miangue for R. Decostere (81′) and C. Vanhoutte for David (86′).
Best player: Dino Hotić
The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić.
His rating is with 25 passes (64% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 16 crosses.
Genk – Formation
Genk
Also Genk adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Bernd Storck played with: Maarten Vandevoordt , Ángelo Preciado , Mujaid Sadick , Jhon Lucumi , Simen Juklerød , Patrik Hrošovský , Bryan Heynen , Kristian Thorstvedt , Junya Ito , Paul Onuachu and Joseph Paintsil .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tobe Leysen, Mike Trésor , Theo Bongonda , Mark McKenzie, András Németh, Daniel Muñoz and Aziz Ouattara Mohammed .
Substitutions
Genk made 3 changes: P. Hrosovsky for A. Ouattara Mohammed (46′), J. Paintsil for T. Bongonda (46′) and K. Thorstvedt for M. Tresor Ndayishimiye (46′).
Best player: Paul Onuachu
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Paul Onuachu.
His rating is with 25 passes (44% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 19 duels out of 29. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Kortrijk – Union Saint-Gilloise – 2-3
- RFC Seraing – Club Brugge – 0-5
- Cercle Brugge – Genk – 2-2
