LIEGE. Standard Liège conquers Cercle Brugge 2-0 after S. Amallah scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the support of Jo De Weirdt and Yves De Neve. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.6 degrees Celsius or 76.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 7 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 66 Attack 129
- 41 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 2 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
Standard Liège had a strong ball possession 59% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Standard Liège had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Standard Liège won the match.
Standard Liège shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Cercle Brugge shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Standard Liège received 1 yellow card (K. Laifis). Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge received 2 yellow cards (A. Denkey and R. Decostere).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Standard Liège has 1 points to occupy the 16th place in the standings. On the other side, Cercle Brugge stays with 3 points (12th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will host OH Leuven on the 21st of August with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Standard Liège (4 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host Zulte-Waregem on the 27th of August with a 15-12 head to head in favor of Zulte-Waregem (6 draws).
Standard Liège – Formation
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Standard Liège adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart
, Gilles Dewaele , Noë Dussenne , Konstantinos Laifis , Jacob Laursen , Nicolas Raskin , Gojko Cimirot , Aron Dønnum , Selim Amallah , Denis Drăguş and Renaud Emond .The home team had on the bench: Aleksandar Boljević
, Cihan Canak, Eden Shamir , Noah Ohio , Laurent Henkinet, Lucas Noubi and Merveille Bokadi .Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of E. Shamir (injured).
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 5 changes: J. Laursen for E. Shamir (54′), R. Emond for N. Ohio (71′), A. Donnum for A. Boljevic (71′), D. M. Dragus for L. Noubi Ngnokam (84′) and G. Dewaele for M. Bokadi (84′).
Best player: Selim Amallah
The most impressive player for Standard Liège was Selim Amallah.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 23. He performed 1 cross.Cercle Brugge – Formation
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Also Cercle Brugge adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Dominik Thalhammer played with: Radosław Majecki
, Robbe Decostere , Boris Popović , Jesper Daland , Louis Torres , Leonardo Lopes , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Thibo Somers , Dino Hotić , Olivier Deman and Kévin Denkey .These were the players on the bench: Emilio Kehrer
, Warleson, Dimitar Velkovski , Heitor , Ayase Ueda , Christiaan Ravych and Charles Vanhoutte .Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: H. van der Bruggen for C. Vanhoutte (46′), O. Deman for A. Ueda (46′), A. Denkey for E. Kehrer (65′), L. Torres for D. Velkovski (75′) and R. Decostere for Heitor (75′).
Best player: Dino Hotić
The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić.
His rating is
with 32 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 18. He performed 7 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Antwerp – OH Leuven – 4-2
- Anderlecht – RFC Seraing – 3-1
- Gent – Westerlo – 2-1
- Standard Liège – Cercle Brugge – 2-0