BRUGGE. Club Brugge estinguishes Cercle Brugge 4-0 with goals of A. Skov Olsen (43′), J. Marcelin (59′ own), C. Nielsen (68′) and R. Yaremchuk (83′). Club Brugge was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the help of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.6 degrees Celsius or 67.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

4 - 0

Cercle Brugge

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 11 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 107 Attack 94
  • 48 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a strong ball possession 63% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Club Brugge won the match​.

Club Brugge shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (F. Jutgla). On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge received 2 yellow cards (J. Marcelin and A. Ueda).

Match Timeline

8'
Raphael Onyedika- sub ->Clinton Mata
29'
33'
Andreas Skov Olsen (goal)F. Jutgla
43'
Ferran Jutglà- Yellow
46'
59'
63'
A. Nusa- sub ->A. Skov Olsen
63'
Casper Nielsen(goal)A. Nusa
68'
69'
69'
72'
Christiaan Ravych- sub ->J. Marcelin
72'
Jesper Daland- sub ->A. Francis
77'
Dedryck Boyata- sub ->B. Meijer
78'
80'
83'

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 playing this match, Club Brugge will have 16 points to move up in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge will stay with 5 points like Zulte-Waregem to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
7.3
D
Clinton Mata 77.Angola
6.7
29'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.3
D
Abakar Sylla 94.Ivory Coast
7.8
M
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
7.1
M
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
6.8
78'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.1
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
7.7
77' 68'
M
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
8.4
63' 43'
F
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
6.4
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
6.2
63' 46'
Substitutes
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
D
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
D
Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium
6.8
78'
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
7.2
29'
M
L. Audoor 89.Belgium
7.0
77'
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
F
Roman Yaremchuk 70.Ukraine
7.3
63' 83'
F
Cyle Larin 11.Canada
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
7.3
63'

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

The manager Carl Hoefkens decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (7.3), Clinton Mata (6.7), Brandon Mechele (7.3), Abakar Sylla (7.8), Andreas Skov Olsen (8.4), Casper Nielsen (7.7), Denis Odoi (7.1), Hans Vanaken (7.1), Bjorn Meijer (6.8), Ferran Jutglà (6.2) and Kamal Sowah (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Eduard Sobol, Dedryck Boyata (6.8), Nick Shinton, Raphael Onyedika (7.2), Senne Lammens, Roman Yaremchuk (7.3), Lynnt Audoor (7.0), Cisse Sandra, Cyle Larin and Antonio Nusa (7.3).

Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of R. Onyedika (injured).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: Clinton Mata for R. Onyedika (29′), F. Jutgla for R. Yaremchuk (63′), A. Skov Olsen for A. Nusa (63′), C. Nielsen for L. Audoor (77′) and B. Meijer for D. Boyata (78′).

Best player: Andreas Skov Olsen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Andreas Skov Olsen.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland
5.6
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.8
D
J. Marcelin 24.France
6.4
72' 8'
D
Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium
6.2
69'
D
Louis Torres 29.France
6.2
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
6.7
69'
M
Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
6.2
M
Abu Francis 17.Ghana
6.8
72'
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
6.7
F
Ayase Ueda 36.Japan
6.4
80' 33'
Substitutes
G
Sébastien Bruzzese 89.Belgium
D
Heitor 2.Brazil
6.2
69'
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.8
72'
M
Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium
6.4
72'
M
Yann Gboho 11.France
5.9
69'
F
Aske Sampers 42.Belgium
6.1
80'

Cercle Brugge started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Dominik Thalhammer played with: Radosław Majecki (5.6), Robbe Decostere (6.2), Boris Popović (6.8), Jean Marcelin (6.4), Louis Torres (6.2), Dino Hotić (6.4), Abu Francis (6.8), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (6.7), Leonardo Lopes (6.2), Ayase Ueda (6.4) and Kévin Denkey (6.7).

They had on the bench: Heitor (6.2), Xander Martlé, Christiaan Ravych (6.4), Jesper Daland (6.8), Sébastien Bruzzese, Aske Sampers (6.1) and Yann Gboho (5.9).

Cercle Brugge could not rely on the presence of Y. Gboho (injured).

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: R. Decostere for Heitor (69′), H. van der Bruggen for Y. Gboho (69′), J. Marcelin for C. Ravych (72′), A. Francis for J. Daland (72′) and A. Ueda for A. Sampers (80′).

Best player: Boris Popović​

The most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Boris Popović.

His rating is (6.8) with 26 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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