BRUGGE. Westerlo tops Club Brugge 2-0 after L. Foster scores a double.

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 Bert Put with the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Club Brugge

0 - 2

Westerlo

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 30 Total 9
  • 0 On Target 4
  • 30 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 139 Attack 62
  • 79 Dangerous attack 24
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 4 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a strong ball possession 64% while Westerlo was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Westerlo succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Club Brugge shot 30 times, 0 on target, 30 off target. Regarding the opposition, Westerlo shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Westerlo received 1 yellow card (S. Bolat).

Match Timeline

54'
57'
57'
64'
Kyan Vaesen- sub ->N. Chadli
68'
Denis Odoi- sub ->Clinton Mata
68'
73'
73'
Roman Neustädter- sub ->B. Reynolds
79'
Sinan Bolat - Yellow
81'
Mathias Fixelles- sub ->Lucas Mineiro
81'
Thomas Van den Keybus- sub ->Dorgeles Nene
86'
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 stay with 22 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Westerlo will have 18 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Club Brugge will host KV Oostende on the 29th of October with a 18-2 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (2 draws).

Westerlo will host Sint-Truiden on the 29th of October with a 19-8 head to head stats in favor of Westerlo (4 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
6.6
D
Clinton Mata 77.Angola
7.0
68'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
6.8
D
J. Spileers 58.Belgium
7.3
M
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
7.4
57'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
7.4
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
7.4
87'
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
7.4
M
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
6.1
F
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
7.3
F
Roman Yaremchuk 70.Ukraine
7.0
68'
Substitutes
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.6
68'
M
C. Sandra 98.Belgium
87'
M
Éder Balanta 3.Colombia
F
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
6.4
57'
F
Cyle Larin 11.Canada
6.3
68'
F
A. Nusa 32.Norway
7.1

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 (6.6), Clinton Mata (7.0), Brandon Mechele (6.8), Jorne Spileers (7.3), Andreas Skov Olsen (6.1), Casper Nielsen (7.4), Raphael Onyedika (7.4), Hans Vanaken (7.4), Eduard Sobol (7.4), Roman Yaremchuk (7.0) and Noa Lang (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Nick Shinton, Cisse Sandra, Éder Balanta, Bjorn Meijer, Tajon Buchanan (6.4), Senne Lammens, Cyle Larin (6.3), Antonio Nusa (7.1) and Denis Odoi (6.6).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: N. Lang for A. Nusa (57′), E. Sobol for T. Buchanan (57′), R. Yaremchuk for C. Larin (68′), Clinton Mata for D. Odoi (68′) and C. Nielsen for C. Sandra (87′).

Best player: Eduard Sobol​

The player that probably impressed the most for Club Brugge was Eduard Sobol.

His rating is (7.4) with 30 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat 1.Turkey
9.4
79'
D
Rubin Seigers 23.Belgium
7.1
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
6.8
73'
D
R. Tagir 24.Turkey
6.8
D
Maxim De Cuyper 11.Belgium
7.4
M
Nacer Chadli 5.Belgium
6.2
64'
M
H. Akbunar 35.Turkey
7.1
73'
M
Lucas Mineiro 6.Brazil
7.1
81'
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
7.4
F
Dorgeles Nene 45.Mali
6.8
81'
F
Lyle Foster 9.South Africa
8.8
54', 86'
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
6.9
73'
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
6.9
81'
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
6.7
81'
M
M. Gümüşkaya 17.Turkey
F
Tuur Dierckx 55.Belgium
6.5
73'
F
Kyan Vaesen 14.Belgium
6.4
64'

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

Jonas De Roeck played with: Sinan Bolat (9.4), Bryan Reynolds (6.8), Rubin Seigers (7.1), Ravil Tagir (6.8), Maxim De Cuyper (7.4), Halil Akbunar (7.1), Nicolas Madsen (7.4), Lucas Mineiro (7.1), Nacer Chadli (6.2), Nene Dorgeles (6.8) and Lyle Foster (8.8).

These were the players on the bench: Mathias Fixelles (6.9), Tuur Dierckx (6.5), Thomas Van den Keybus (6.7), Nick Gillekens, Roman Neustädter (6.9), Muhammed Gümüşkaya and Kyan Vaesen (6.4).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 5 changes: N. Chadli for K. Vaesen (64′), H. Akbunar for T. Dierckx (73′), B. Reynolds for R. Neustadter (73′), N. Dorgeles for T. Van den Keybus (81′) and Lucas Mineiro for M. Fixelles (81′).

Best player: Sinan Bolat​

The most impressive player for Westerlo was the goalkeeper: Sinan Bolat. His rating is 9.41. He performed 11 saves.

Results of the day

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