Club Brugge overcomes Mechelen 3-0

BRUGGE. Club Brugge was eventually too much to handle for Mechelen.

By
Mark Hall
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Club Brugge overcomes Mechelen 3-0

BRUGGE. Club Brugge was ultimately too strong for Mechelen with the goal of F. Jutgla (37′), E. Sobol (53′) and T. Buchanan (87′). Club Brugge made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme with the support of Nico Claes and Lennert Jans. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Club Brugge

3 - 0

Team 1

Mechelen

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 22 Total 7
  • 11 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 130 Attack 89
  • 64 Dangerous attack 26
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 2 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a strong ball possession 56% while Mechelen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Club Brugge won the match​.

Club Brugge shot 22 times, 11 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mechelen shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Ferran Jutglà(goal)
37'
53'
58'
58'
71'
72'
Jannes Van Hecke- sub ->G. Hairemans
72'
72'
77'
Éder Balanta- sub ->C. Nielsen
78'
86'
87'
87'

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, Club Brugge will have 22 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Mechelen will stay with 11 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will play away with Union Saint-Gilloise on the 22nd of October with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (1 draw).

Mechelen will host AS Eupen on the 22nd of October with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet  22.Belgium
6.9
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
7.2
D
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
8.1
Goals53'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
7.2
D
J. Spileers 58.Belgium
7.4
M
Hans Vanaken  20.Belgium
7.2
87'
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
7.1
78'
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
7.3
F
Andreas Skov Olsen  7.Denmark
F
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
6.8
77'
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
7.8
58' Goals37'
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
7.4
58'
Substitutes
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
M
Éder Balanta 3.Colombia
78'
M
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
6.6
77'
M
L. Audoor 89.Belgium
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
87'
F
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
6.3
58' Goals87'
F
Roman Yaremchuk  70.Ukraine
6.5
58'

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

The manager Carl Hoefkens decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (6.9), Denis Odoi (7.2), Brandon Mechele (7.2), Jorne Spileers (7.4), Eduard Sobol (8.1), Casper Nielsen (7.1), Raphael Onyedika (7.3), Hans Vanaken (7.2), Andreas Skov Olsen, Antonio Nusa (7.4), Kamal Sowah (6.8) and Ferran Jutglà (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Bjorn Meijer, Éder Balanta, Noa Lang (6.6), Tajon Buchanan (6.3), Lynnt Audoor, Nick Shinton, Senne Lammens, Cisse Sandra and Roman Yaremchuk (6.5).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: F. Jutgla for T. Buchanan (58′), A. Nusa for R. Yaremchuk (58′), K. Sowah for N. Lang (77′), C. Nielsen for E. Balanta (78′) and H. Vanaken for C. Sandra (87′).

Best player: Eduard Sobol​

The most impressive player for Club Brugge was Eduard Sobol.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 57 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen
G
Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium
7.8
D
Sandy Walsh  5.Indonesia
5.9
D
Thibault Peyre 23.France
7.1
D
Jordi Vanlerberghe 30.Belgium
6.5
D
David Bates  27.Scotland
7.1
86'
D
Boli Bolingoli 21.Belgium
6.4
72'
M
Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium
6.2
72'
M
Rob Schoofs  16.Belgium
6.9
M
Birger Verstraete 66.Belgium
6.5
M
Nikola Storm 11.Belgium
6.6
F
Julien Ngoy 9.Belgium
6.3
72'
Substitutes
G
Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium
D
I. Swers 2.Belgium
6.5
72'
D
Dries Wouters 4.Belgium
M
Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium
6.2
72'
M
Jorge Hernandez 8.USA
F
Frederic Soelle Soelle 28.Belgium
6.2
72'
F
Y. Malede 10.Israel
86'

Mechelen started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Danny Buijs played with: Gaëtan Coucke (7.8), Sandy Walsh (5.9), Jordi Vanlerberghe (6.5), Thibault Peyre (7.1), David Bates (7.1), Boli Bolingoli (6.4), Geoffry Hairemans (6.2), Birger Verstraete (6.5), Rob Schoofs (6.9), Nikola Storm (6.6), Julien Ngoy (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke (6.2), Iebe Swers (6.5), Frederic Soelle Soelle (6.2), Jorge Hernandez, Dries Wouters, Yonas Malede and Yannick Thoelen.

Substitutions

Mechelen made 4 changes: G. Hairemans for J. Van Hecke (72′), J. Ngoy for F. Soelle Soelle (72′), B. Bolingoli for I. Swers (72′) and D. Bates for Y. Malede (86′).

Best player: Gaëtan Coucke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was the goalkeeper: Gaëtan Coucke. His rating is 7.80. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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