BRUGGE. Antwerp had a surprising win over Cercle Brugge with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Janssen (6′) and a goal from T. Alderweireld (68′).
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the collaboration of Romain Devillers and Michael Geerolf. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 93
- 54 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Antwerp had a strong ball possession 55% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Antwerp succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Cercle Brugge shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card (H. van der Bruggen). On the opposite side, Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (R. Nainggolan, S. Vines and P. Gerkens).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cercle Brugge will stay with 5 points like Zulte-Waregem to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Antwerp will have 24 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will host KV Oostende on the 17th of September with a 8-1 head to head in favor of KV Oostende (4 draws).
Antwerp will host RFC Seraing on the 16th of September with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Antwerp (2 draws).
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
46'
45'
Cercle Brugge started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Dominik Thalhammer decided to play with the following team: Radosław Majecki , Robbe Decostere , Boris Popović , Jean Marcelin , Louis Torres , Dino Hotić , Leonardo Lopes , Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Olivier Deman , Ayase Ueda and Kévin Denkey .
The home team had on the bench: Christiaan Ravych , Yann Gboho , Teun Wilke, Sébastien Bruzzese, Senna Miangue , Abu Francis and Heitor.
Cercle Brugge could not rely on the presence of S. Miangue (injured) and Y. Gboho (injured).
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 5 changes: L. Torres for S. Miangue (27′), H. van der Bruggen for A. Francis (46′), J. Marcelin for C. Ravych (46′), O. Deman for Y. Gboho (57′) and A. Ueda for T. Wilke (86′).
Best player: Dino Hotić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić.
His rating is with 31 passes (51% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
68'
Antwerp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez , Ritchie De Laet , Toby Alderweireld , William Pacho , Sam Vines , Radja Nainggolan , Alhassan Yusuf , Anthony Valencia , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , Koji Miyoshi and Vincent Janssen .
They had on the bench: Dinis Almeida, Bruny Nsimba , Viktor Fischer, Jelle Bataille , Ortwin De Wolf, Christopher Scott and Pieter Gerkens .
Antwerp could not rely on the presence of P. Gerkens (injured).
Substitutions
Antwerp made 5 changes: J. Ekkelenkamp for P. Gerkens (29′), R. De Laet for J. Bataille (46′), A. Valencia for B. Nsimba (64′), V. Janssen for V. Fischer (85′) and R. Nainggolan for C. Scott (85′).
Best player: Jean Butez
The most impressive player for Antwerp was the goalkeeper: Jean Butez. His rating is 8.00. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Gent – Zulte-Waregem – 2-0
- Westerlo – Anderlecht – 2-1
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Genk – 1-2
- Cercle Brugge – Antwerp – 0-2
