LIEGE. Standard Liège was ultimately too good for Club Brugge with the goal of P. Zinckernagel (30′), P. Zinckernagel (64′) and W. Balikwisha (90′). Club Brugge was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

Standard Liège remained with 10 players after W. Balikwisha received a double yellow card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the help of Tom Vanpoucke and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Bram Van Driessche. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Standard Liège

3 - 0

Club Brugge

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 10 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 67 Attack 141
  • 30 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Standard Liège succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Standard Liège shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Standard Liège received 3 yellow cards (D. M. Dragus, G. Dewaele and W. Balikwisha). Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards (A. Sylla and R. Onyedika).

W. Balikwisha (Standard Liège) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

30'
Philip Zinckernagel (goal)W. Balikwisha
60'
Ferran Jutglà- sub ->R. Yaremchuk
61'
61'
64'
Philip Zinckernagel (goal)W. Balikwisha
70'
A. Nusa- sub ->K. Sowah
71'
71'
Dedryck Boyata- sub ->A. Sylla
76'
S. Perica- sub ->D. M. Dragus
76'
L. Noubi- sub ->G. Cimirot
76'
77'
Raphael Onyedika- Yellow
80'
Gilles Dewaele- Yellow
82'
84'
William Balikwisha- Yellow
88'
William Balikwisha(goal)N. Raskin
90'
William Balikwisha(yellowred)
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

After playing this match, Standard Liège will have 16 points like Union Saint-Gilloise to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge will stay with 19 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will play away against Sporting Charleroi on the 9th of October with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Standard Liège (10 draws).

Club Brugge will host Westerlo on the 8th of October with a 18-0 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
7.4
D
Noë Dussenne 6.Belgium
7.4
D
Gojko Cimirot 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
76'
D
Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo
7.3
M
Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium
6.8
84' 82'
M
Selim Amallah 19.Morocco
7.1
M
Aron Dønnum 11.Norway
7.0
76'
M
Nicolas Raskin 26.Belgium
7.4
M
William Balikwisha 22.Belgium
8.6
90' 90'
F
Philip Zinckernagel 77.Denmark
8.7
80' 30', 64'
F
Denis Drăguş 7.Romania
6.4
76' 61'
Substitutes
G
Laurent Henkinet 30.Belgium
D
Jacob Barrett Laursen 38.Denmark
6.4
76'
D
L. Noubi 51.Belgium
6.2
76'
M
Filippo Melegoni 21.Italy
6.7
84'
F
O. Davida 17.Israel
6.6
80'
F
S. Perica 28.Croatia
6.8
76'
F
N. Ohio 10.Netherlands

Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart (7.4), Noë Dussenne (7.4), Merveille Bokadi (7.3), Gojko Cimirot (6.7), Gilles Dewaele (6.8), William Balikwisha (8.6), Nicolas Raskin (7.4), Selim Amallah (7.1), Aron Dønnum (7.0), Philip Zinckernagel (8.7) and Denis Drăguş (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Osher Davida (6.6), Jacob Laursen (6.4), Lucas Noubi (6.2), Stipe Perica (6.8), L. Henkinet, Filippo Melegoni (6.7) and N. Ohio.

Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of O. Davida (injured).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 5 changes: D. M. Dragus for S. Perica (76′), G. Cimirot for L. Noubi Ngnokam (76′), A. Donnum for J. Laursen (76′), P. Zinckernagel for O. Davida (80′) and G. Dewaele for F. Melegoni (84′).

Best player: Philip Zinckernagel​

The most impressive player for Standard Liège was Philip Zinckernagel.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
6.1
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.8
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
6.3
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
6.5
71'
D
Abakar Sylla 94.Ivory Coast
7.0
71' 61'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
6.2
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
6.8
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
6.8
77'
F
Roman Yaremchuk 70.Ukraine
6.6
60'
F
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
7.9
F
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
6.6
70'
Substitutes
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
D
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
6.5
71'
D
Éder Balanta 3.Colombia
D
Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium
6.5
71'
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
M
L. Audoor 89.Belgium
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
6.6
60'
F
Cyle Larin 11.Canada
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
6.4
70'

Club Brugge started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carl Hoefkens played with: Simon Mignolet (6.1), Denis Odoi (6.8), Brandon Mechele (6.3), Abakar Sylla (7.0), Bjorn Meijer (6.5), Casper Nielsen (6.8), Raphael Onyedika (6.8), Hans Vanaken (6.2), Andreas Skov Olsen (7.9), Roman Yaremchuk (6.6) and Kamal Sowah (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ferran Jutglà (6.6), Eduard Sobol (6.5), C. Larin, É. Balanta, N. Shinton, Antonio Nusa (6.4), Cisse Sandra, Lynnt Audoor, Senne Lammens and Dedryck Boyata (6.5).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 4 changes: R. Yaremchuk for F. Jutgla (60′), K. Sowah for A. Nusa (70′), B. Meijer for E. Sobol (71′) and A. Sylla for D. Boyata (71′).

Best player: Andreas Skov Olsen​

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

His rating is (7.9) with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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