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​

Standard Liège

2 - 0

Cercle Brugge

  • 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

30'
K. Denkey- Yellow
31'
37'
45'
46'
46'
Konstantinos Laifis- Yellow
47'
54'
65'
71'
71'
75'
75'
L. Noubi- sub ->D. M. Dragus
84'
Merveille Bokadi - sub ->G. Dewaele
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

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

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
7.2
D
Noë Dussenne 6.Belgium
7.0
D
Konstantinos Laifis 34.Cyprus
7.8
47'
D
Jacob Barrett Laursen 38.Denmark
6.3
54'
D
Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium
6.5
84'
M
Gojko Cimirot 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
M
Selim Amallah 19.Morocco
8.1
31', 45'
M
Aron Dønnum 11.Norway
6.4
71'
M
Nicolas Raskin 26.Belgium
7.1
M
Denis Drăguş 7.Romania
7.0
84'
F
Renaud Emond 9.Belgium
6.6
71'
Substitutes
G
Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium
D
L. Noubi 51.Belgium
6.6
84'
M
Aleksandar Boljević 18.Montenegro
6.5
71'
M
C. Çanak 61.Belgium
M
E. Shamir 15.Israel
6.7
54'
M
Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo
6.7
84'
F
N. Ohio 10.Netherlands
6.8
71'

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 (7.2), Gilles Dewaele (6.5), Noë Dussenne (7.0), Konstantinos Laifis (7.8), Jacob Laursen (6.3), Nicolas Raskin (7.1), Gojko Cimirot (6.7), Aron Dønnum (6.4), Selim Amallah (8.1), Denis Drăguş (7.0) and Renaud Emond (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Aleksandar Boljević (6.5), Cihan Canak, Eden Shamir (6.7), Noah Ohio (6.8), Laurent Henkinet, Lucas Noubi (6.6) and Merveille Bokadi (6.7).

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 (8.1) 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

Cercle Brugge
G
Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland
6.8
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.8
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.8
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
6.4
75' 37'
D
Louis Torres 29.France
7.0
75'
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
6.5
46'
M
Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.2
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
5.8
M
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
6.8
46'
M
Thibo Somers 34.Belgium
7.0
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
6.1
65' 30'
Substitutes
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
D
Dimitar Velkovski 19.Bulgaria
6.4
75'
D
Heitor 2.Brazil
6.4
75'
M
Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
6.2
46'
F
Emilio Kehrer 7.Germany
6.2
65'
F
Ayase Ueda 36.Japan
6.5
46'

Also Cercle Brugge adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Dominik Thalhammer played with: Radosław Majecki (6.8), Robbe Decostere (6.4), Boris Popović (6.8), Jesper Daland (6.8), Louis Torres (7.0), Leonardo Lopes (5.8), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (6.5), Thibo Somers (7.0), Dino Hotić (7.2), Olivier Deman (6.8) and Kévin Denkey (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Emilio Kehrer (6.2), Warleson, Dimitar Velkovski (6.4), Heitor (6.4), Ayase Ueda (6.5), Christiaan Ravych and Charles Vanhoutte (6.2).

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 (7.2) 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.​