BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge and Mechelen didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer assisted by Tom Vanpoucke and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Jonathan Lardot. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.5 degrees Celsius or 85.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 12 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 77
- 52 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 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. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the match.
Cercle Brugge shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Mechelen shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (T. Somers). Regarding the opposition, Mechelen received 3 yellow cards (G. Hairemans, B. Bolingoli and J. Hernandez).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will host Zulte-Waregem on the 27th of August with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (6 draws).
Mechelen will host Westerlo on the 21st of August with a 14-7 head to head stats in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
64'
90'
Cercle Brugge started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Radosław Majecki , Robbe Decostere , Boris Popović , Jesper Daland , Louis Torres , Charles Vanhoutte , Leonardo Lopes , Thibo Somers , Dino Hotić , Olivier Deman and Ayase Ueda .
The home team had on the bench: Warleson, Heitor , Christiaan Ravych, Emilio Kehrer , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Aske Sampers and Kévin Denkey .
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: O. Deman for E. Kehrer (64′), L. Torres for Heitor (64′), A. Ueda for A. Denkey (75′) and C. Vanhoutte for H. van der Bruggen (87′).
Best player: Radosław Majecki
The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was the goalkeeper: Radosław Majecki. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
Mechelen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Danny Buijs played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , Thibault Peyre , Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Boli Bolingoli , Jannes Van Hecke , Rob Schoofs , Dimitri Lavalėe , Geoffry Hairemans , Yonas Malede and Nikola Storm .
These were the players on the bench: Iebe Swers , Yannick Thoelen, Samuel Oum Gouet, Jordi Vanlerberghe , Maryan Shved , Jorge Hernandez and Alessio Da Cruz .
Substitutions
Mechelen made 5 changes: Y. Malede for M. Shved (57′), J. Van Hecke for J. Vanlerberghe (70′), G. Hairemans for A. Da Cruz (70′), N. Storm for J. Hernandez (86′) and B. Bolingoli for I. Swers (87′).
Best player: Boli Bolingoli
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was Boli Bolingoli.
His rating is with 39 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Kortrijk – 2-1
- RFC Seraing – Sporting Charleroi – 0-1
- Cercle Brugge – Mechelen – 0-0
- Westerlo – Standard Liège – 4-2
