GENT. Cercle Brugge had a narrow win over Gent. Gent was much better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet who was helped by Ruben Wyns and Jeroen Walschap. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 6 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 91 Attack 122
- 51 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Gent had a strong ball possession 63% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.
Gent shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Cercle Brugge shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Gent received 3 yellow cards (B. Godeau, M. Samoise and M. Ngadeu). On the other side, Cercle Brugge received 5 yellow cards (J. Daland, C. Vanhoutte, H. van der Bruggen, D. Hotic and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gent will stay with 14 points to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge will have 9 points like AS Eupen and RFC Seraing to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will host RFC Seraing on the 23rd of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Gent (1 draw).
Cercle Brugge will host Sporting Charleroi on the 21st of October with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Charleroi (3 draws).
Gent – Formation
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Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Davy Roef , Joseph Okumu , Michael Ngadeu , Bruno Godeau , Matisse Samoise , Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe , Sven Kums , Alessio Castro-Montes , Hyunseok Hong , Laurent Depoitre and Hugo Cuypers .
The home team had on the bench: Andrew Hjulsager , Jens Petter Hauge, Elisha Owusu, Sulayman Marreh, Malick Fofana, Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Paul Nardi.
Substitutions
Gent made 4 changes: M. Samoise for A. Hjulsager (73′), B. Godeau for A. Hanche-Olsen (79′), Hong Hyun-Seok for E. Owusu (90′) and S. Kums for M. Fofana (90′).
Best player: Laurent Depoitre
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Laurent Depoitre.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Dominik Thalhammer played with: Radosław Majecki , Boris Popović , Jean Marcelin , Jesper Daland , Thibo Somers , Leonardo Lopes , Charles Vanhoutte , Louis Torres , Dino Hotić , Olivier Deman and Kévin Denkey .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Heitor , Sébastien Bruzzese, Hannes Van Der Bruggen , Yann Gboho, Abu Francis, Ayase Ueda and Christiaan Ravych.
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: C. Vanhoutte for H. van der Bruggen (46′), T. Somers for Heitor (64′), L. Torres for A. Ueda (72′) and J. Daland for C. Ravych (90′).
Best player: Dino Hotić
The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić.
His rating is with 3 goals, 23 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sint-Truiden – AS Eupen – 0-1
- Kortrijk – Antwerp – 2-1
- Gent – Cercle Brugge – 3-4
- Anderlecht – Sporting Charleroi – 0-1
