HEVERLEE. Club Brugge was finally too much to handle for OH Leuven with the goal of C. Nielsen (33′), F. Jutgla (42′) and N. Lang (53′ pen).

H. Vanaken missed a penalty (85′) for Club Brugge.​

The match was played at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion stadium in Heverlee on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt who had the assistance of Romain Devillers and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.6 degrees Celsius or 88.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.​

Match Statistics​

OH Leuven

0 - 3

Club Brugge

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 61 Attack 115
  • 42 Dangerous attack 61
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 7
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. OH Leuven was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Club Brugge that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Club Brugge won the match.​

OH Leuven shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Club Brugge shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

OH Leuven received 3 yellow cards (D. Ouedraogo, L. Patris and J. D. Thorsteinsson). Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (C. Nielsen and D. Odoi).

Match Timeline

19'
Casper Nielsen- Yellow
Nachon Nsingi(var)
21'
33'
Casper Nielsen(goal)
41'
42'
Ferran Jutglà(goal)K. Sowah
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson- sub ->R. Holzhauser
46'
Thibault Vlietinck - sub ->H. Mendyl
46'
47'
Denis Odoi- Yellow
53'
53'
73'
73'
84'
Joren Dom- sub ->K. Malinov
84'
85'
85'
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson- Yellow
86'
85'
Hans Vanaken - missed penaltyHans Vanaken
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson- Yellow
86'
90'

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

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, OH Leuven will play away against Standard Liège on the 21st of August with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Standard Liège (4 draws).

Club Brugge will host Kortrijk on the 21st of August with a 22-9 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven
G
Valentin Cojocaru 12.Romania
6.3
D
Dylan Ouedraogo 15.Burkina Faso
6.2
53'
D
Ewoud Pletinckx 28.Belgium
6.4
D
Louis Patris 25.Belgium
6.2
84' 85'
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
6.7
M
K. Malinov 4.Bulgaria
6.4
84'
M
Mathieu Maertens 33.Belgium
7.3
M
Mousa Tamari 11.Jordan
6.8
M
Hamza Mendyl 20.Morocco
6.8
46'
F
Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium
6.1
F
Raphael Holzhauser 10.Austria
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium
D
Joren Dom 6.Belgium
6.3
84'
D
P. Ngawa 5.Belgium
D
Soufiane Chakla 3.Morocco
M
João Gamboa 21.Portugal
6.3
84'
M
Thibault Vlietinck 77.Belgium
6.6
46'
F
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson 7.Iceland
6.8
46' 86'

OH Leuven started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

The manager Marc Brys decided to play with the following team: Valentin Cojocaru (6.3), Louis Patris (6.2), Ewoud Pletinckx (6.4), Dylan Ouedraogo (6.2), Musa Al-Taamari (6.8), Casper De Norre (6.7), Kristiyan Malinov (6.4), Mathieu Maertens (7.3), Hamza Mendyl (6.8), Raphael Holzhauser (6.4) and Nachon Nsingi (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: João Gamboa (6.3), Nordin Jackers, Joren Dom (6.3), Thibault Vlietinck (6.6), Pierre-Yves Ngawa, Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (6.8) and Soufiane Chakla.

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 4 changes: R. Holzhauser for J. D. Thorsteinsson (46′), H. Mendyl for T. Vlietinck (46′), L. Patris for J. Gamboa (84′) and K. Malinov for J. Dom (84′).

Best player: Mathieu Maertens​

The player that probably impressed the most for OH Leuven was Mathieu Maertens.

His rating is (7.3) with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
7.4
D
Clinton Mata 77.Angola
6.9
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.3
D
Abakar Sylla 94.Ivory Coast
7.4
M
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.8
47'
M
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
7.0
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
6.8
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
7.3
73' 19' 33'
M
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
6.7
41'
F
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
7.4
90'
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
7.4
73' 42'
Substitutes
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
D
Noah Mbamba 72.Belgium
D
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
M
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
8.3
41' 53'
M
Owen Otasowie 8.United States
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
90'
M
L. Audoor 89.Belgium
6.6
73'
F
Cyle Larin 11.Canada
6.8
73'

Club Brugge started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Carl Hoefkens played with: Simon Mignolet (7.4), Clinton Mata (6.9), Brandon Mechele (7.3), Abakar Sylla (7.4), Andreas Skov Olsen (6.7), Casper Nielsen (7.3), Denis Odoi (6.8), Hans Vanaken (6.8), Bjorn Meijer (7.0), Kamal Sowah (7.4) and Ferran Jutglà (7.4).

They had on the bench: Cyle Larin (6.8), Noah Mbamba, Eduard Sobol, Noa Lang (8.3), Owen Otasowie, Cisse Sandra, Lynnt Audoor (6.6) and Senne Lammens.

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of N. Lang (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 4 changes: A. Skov Olsen for N. Lang (41′), F. Jutgla for C. Larin (73′), C. Nielsen for L. Audoor (73′) and K. Sowah for C. Sandra (90′).

Best player: Noa Lang​

The most impressive player for Club Brugge was Noa Lang.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 38 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 41′.

Results of the day

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