BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge beats Kortrijk with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by D. Hotic (50′) and a goal from A. Denkey (67′).
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Nathan Verboomen with the assistance of Mathias Hillaert and Brecht Devriese. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 23 Total 6
- 5 On Target 0
- 10 Off Target 2
- 8 Shots blocked 4
- 126 Attack 99
- 63 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 19 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
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. Kortrijk that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.
Cercle Brugge shot 21 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Kortrijk shot 6 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (A. Denkey). On the opposite side, Kortrijk received 1 yellow card (K. Vandendriessche).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Cercle Brugge will have 43 points to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Kortrijk will stay with 37 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away with Sporting Charleroi on the 19th of March with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Sporting Charleroi (3 draws).
Kortrijk will host Standard Liège on the 20th of March with a 18-11 head to head statistic in favor of Standard Liège (5 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
63'
50'
67'
Cercle Brugge started with a 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 , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Dino Hotić , Leonardo Lopes , Olivier Deman , Kévin Denkey and Rabbi Matondo .
The home team had on the bench: Robbe Decostere , Dimitar Velkovski, Silvère Ganvoula, Thibo Somers , Charles Vanhoutte , Christiaan Ravych and Bas Langenbick.
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: Vitinho for R. Decostere (63′), A. Denkey for T. Somers (71′) and H. van der Bruggen for C. Vanhoutte (84′).
Best player: Dino Hotić
The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (63% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.
Kortrijk – Formation
Kortrijk
Kortrijk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Karim Belhocine played with: Marko Ilić , Bryan Reynolds , Trent Sainsbury , Aleksandar Radovanović , Nayel Mehssatou , Kevin Vandendriessche , Ante Palaversa , Marlos Moreno , Abdelkahar Kadri , Faïz Selemani and Billal Messaoudi .
These were the players on the bench: Ebbe De Vlaeminck, Amine Benchaib, Michiel Jonckheere , Tsotne Bendianishvili, Maxim De Man, Muhammed Badammosi , Lucas Rougeaux and Dylan Mbayo .
Substitutions
Kortrijk made 4 changes: B. Reynolds for L. Rougeaux (46′), A. Palaversa for M. Badamosi (62′), A. Kadri for M. Jonckheere (78′) and M. Moreno for D. Mbayo (78′).
Best player: Trent Sainsbury
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was Trent Sainsbury.
His rating is with 50 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Cercle Brugge – Kortrijk – 2-0
- Zulte-Waregem – AS Eupen – 3-0
- Mechelen – Sporting Charleroi – 2-2
- KV Oostende – Club Brugge – 1-3
