BRUGGE. Club Brugge tops Antwerp 1-0 after T. Buchanan scored just 1 goal (37′). Club Brugge made the most of its better ball possession (57%).

A. Seck received a red card (89′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Antwerp lost the match.

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 Erik Lambrechts with the assistance of Thibaud Nijssen and Rien Vanyzere. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

1 - 0

Antwerp

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 9 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 110 Attack 94
  • 38 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 21
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a superior ball possession 57% while Antwerp was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Antwerp was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Club Brugge was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Club Brugge shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (S. Nsoki). On the opposite side, Antwerp received 4 yellow cards (R. Nainggolan, D. Dessoleil, A. Seck and R. De Laet).

Also, Antwerp didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Seck (Antwerp) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (89′).

Match Timeline

29'
37'
41'
D. Dessoleil- Yellow
59'
61'
Ritchie De Laet- sub ->J. Bataille
61'
69'
71'
Éder Balanta- sub ->Denis Odoi
78'
78'
Ritchie De Laet- Yellow
83'
83'
83'
87'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After this match, Club Brugge will have 39 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp will stay with 32 points like Anderlecht, AS Eupen and Zulte-Waregem to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will host Anderlecht on the 22nd of May with a 22-15 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (20 draws).

Antwerp will play away agasint Union Saint-Gilloise on the 22nd of May with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Antwerp (2 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
7.3
D
Clinton Mata 77.Angola
7.1
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.7
D
Stanley Nsoki 4.France
7.4
59'
M
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.8
78'
M
Mats Rits 26.Belgium
6.4
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.3
M
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
7.2
87'
M
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
7.2
37'
F
Charles De Ketelaere 90.Belgium
7.1
F
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
7.3
69'
Substitutes
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
D
Abakar Sylla 94.Ivory Coast
D
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
87'
M
Ruud Vormer 25.Netherlands
M
Éder Balanta 3.Colombia
6.2
78'
F
Bas Dost 29.Netherlands
F
Sargis Adamyan 9.Armenia
6.3
69'
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway

Club Brugge adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Alfred Schreuder decided to play with the following team: .

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of S. Adamyan (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 3 changes: N. Lang for S. Adamyan (69′), D. Odoi for E. Balanta (78′) and A. Skov Olsen for E. Sobol (87′).

Antwerp – Formation

Antwerp
G
Jean Butez 1.France
6.9
D
D. Dessoleil 24.Belgium
6.9
83' 41'
D
Dinis Almeida 61.Portugal
7.3
83'
D
Abdoulaye Seck 30.Senegal
6.4
89'
M
Sam Vines 21.United States
6.6
M
Jelle Bataille 34.Belgium
6.4
61'
M
Faris Haroun 38.Belgium
6.4
83'
M
Radja Nainggolan 4.Belgium
6.9
29'
M
Alhassan Yusuf 8.Nigeria
6.8
F
Michael Frey 99.Switzerland
6.8
61'
F
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 10.Belgium
6.4
Substitutes
G
Ortwin De Wolf 26.Belgium
D
Willian Pacho 51.Ecuador
6.7
83'
D
Ritchie De Laet 2.Belgium
6.7
61' 78'
M
Pieter Gerkens 16.Belgium
6.6
83'
F
Benson Manuel 14.Belgium
6.9
61'
F
Johannes Eggestein 9.Germany
6.8
83'
F
Koji Miyoshi 19.Japan

Also Antwerp adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Brian Priske Pedersen played with: .

Substitutions

Antwerp made 5 changes: J. Bataille for R. De Laet (61′), M. Frey for M. Benson (61′), D. Dessoleil for W. Pacho (83′), D. Almeida for J. Eggestein (83′) and F. Haroun for P. Gerkens (83′).

Results of the day

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