BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge and Zulte-Waregem draw 1-1. A. Ueda scored the first goal (11′) for Cercle Brugge. N. Rommens settled the score (16′). Cercle Brugge was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

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 Bram Van Driessche who had the assistance of Yves De Neve and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Cercle Brugge

1 - 1

Zulte-Waregem

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 23 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 18 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 126 Attack 64
  • 47 Dangerous attack 44
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cercle Brugge had a superior ball possession 60% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the match​.

Cercle Brugge shot 23 times, 5 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Zulte-Waregem shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (B. Popovic). Regarding the opposition, Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (N. Rommens and A. Ciranni).

Match Timeline

11'
16'
Nicolas Rommens(goal)A. Fadera
Boris Popovic- Yellow
50'
52'
Nicolas Rommens- Yellow
65'
Abu Francis- sub ->T. Somers
66'
83'
Alessandro Ciranni- sub ->A. Fadera
84'
85'
90'
90'
90'
Alessandro Ciranni- Yellow

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 match, Cercle Brugge will have 5 points like Zulte-Waregem to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem will have 5 points like Cercle Brugge to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away with Club Brugge on the 2nd of September with a 19-5 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (4 draws).

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland
7.0
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
7.1
50'
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
7.1
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
7.2
84'
D
Louis Torres 29.France
7.1
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
6.8
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
7.1
M
Ayase Ueda 36.Japan
8.1
85' 11'
F
Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.5
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
7.4
F
Thibo Somers 34.Belgium
7.1
66'
Substitutes
G
Sébastien Bruzzese 89.Belgium
D
Heitor 2.Brazil
6.2
84'
D
J. Marcelin 24.France
M
Abu Francis 17.Ghana
6.4
66'
M
Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium
F
Aske Sampers 42.Belgium
F
T. Wilke 38.Mexico
6.8
85'

Cercle Brugge adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Radosław Majecki (7.0), Robbe Decostere (7.2), Boris Popović (7.1), Jesper Daland (7.1), Louis Torres (7.1), Leonardo Lopes (7.1), Ayase Ueda (8.1), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (6.8), Thibo Somers (7.1), Kévin Denkey (7.4) and Dino Hotić (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Abu Francis (6.4), Heitor (6.2), Aske Sampers, Sébastien Bruzzese, Jean Marcelin, Teun Wilke (6.8) and Christiaan Ravych.

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: T. Somers for A. Francis (66′), R. Decostere for Heitor (84′) and A. Ueda for T. Wilke (85′).

Best player: Ayase Ueda​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Ayase Ueda.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Sammy Bossut 1.Belgium
7.6
D
Borja López 3.Spain
6.7
D
Ravy Tsouka 2.France
6.5
90'
D
Oleksandr Drambayev 5.Ukraine
6.3
D
Modou Tambedou 18.Senegal
7.3
M
Nicolas Rommens 20.Belgium
7.6
52' 16'
M
A. Sissako 6.France
6.1
M
N. Miroshi 26.Tanzania
6.5
F
Dani Ramírez 23.Spain
6.7
65'
F
Jelle Vossen 9.Belgium
6.2
90'
F
Alieu Fadera 7.Gambia
7.1
83'
Substitutes
G
Louis Bostyn 25.Belgium
G
Sef Van Damme 30.Belgium
D
Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium
6.7
83' 90'
D
Timothy Derijck 4.Belgium
90'
D
Lukas Willen 31.Belgium
M
M. Sangaré 10.Mali
7.0
65'
M
Lasse Vigen 8.Denmark
F
Stan Braem 34.Belgium
90'
F
Lennert Hallaert 35.Belgium

Also Zulte-Waregem adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

M’Baye Leye played with: Sammy Bossut (7.6), Ravy Tsouka (6.5), Moudou Tambedou (7.3), Borja López (6.7), Oleksandr Drambaev (6.3), Abdoulaye Sissako (6.1), Nicolas Rommens (7.6), Novatus Dismas (6.5), Dani Ramirez (6.7), Jelle Vossen (6.2) and Alieu Fadera (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Alessandro Ciranni (6.7), Timothy Derijck, Stan Braem, Lukas Willen, Mamadou Sangare (7.0), Louis Bostyn, Lennert Hallaert, Sef van Damme and Lasse Vigen Christensen.

Zulte-Waregem could not rely on the presence of A. Ciranni (injured) and T. Derijck (injured).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 4 changes: Dani Ramirez for M. Sangare (65′), A. Fadera for A. Ciranni (83′), J. Vossen for S. Braem (90′) and R. Tsouka for T. Derijck (90′).

Best player: Nicolas Rommens​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Nicolas Rommens.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 30 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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