KORTRIJK. Cercle Brugge and Kortrijk draw 1-1. B. Popovic scored the first goal (9′) for Cercle Brugge. B. Messaoudi equalized (79′). Kortrijk was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt who was helped by Romain Devillers and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 15 Total 17
- 7 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 14
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 99 Attack 93
- 36 Dangerous attack 70
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 17
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Kortrijk had a strong ball possession 58% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cercle Brugge was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the match.
Kortrijk shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Cercle Brugge shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Kortrijk received 4 yellow cards (D. Dessoleil, O. Sych, F. Avenatti and S. Loncar). Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge received 2 yellow cards (C. Ravych and R. Majecki).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kortrijk will have 12 points like AS Eupen to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Cercle Brugge will have 19 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will play away with KV Oostende on the 6th of November with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of Kortrijk (7 draws).
Cercle Brugge will host OH Leuven on the 5th of November with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of OH Leuven (5 draws).
Kortrijk – Formation
Kortrijk
36'
65'
79'
Kortrijk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Adnan Čustović decided to play with the following team: Marko Ilić , Oleksii Sych , Dorian Dessoleil , Aleksandar Radovanović , Kristof D’Haene , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , Dylan Mbayo , Kevin Vandendriessche , Habib Keita , Felipe Avenatti and Didier Lamkel Zé .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Vandenberghe, Stjepan Lončar , Billal Messaoudi , Massimo Bruno , Amine Benchaib, João Pedro Eira Antunes da Silva, Nayel Mehssatou Sepúlveda and Dion De Neve.
Substitutions
Kortrijk made 3 changes: K. Vandendriessche for M. Bruno (46′), D. Mbayo for B. Messaoudi (61′) and A. Radovanovic for S. Loncar (65′).
Best player: Dorian Dessoleil
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was Dorian Dessoleil.
His rating is with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Cercle Brugge – Formation
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Miron Muslić played with: Radosław Majecki , Boris Popović , Christiaan Ravych , Jesper Daland , Thibo Somers , Leonardo Lopes , Charles Vanhoutte , Olivier Deman , Dino Hotić , Kévin Denkey and Ayase Ueda .
These were the players on the bench: Dimitar Velkovski, Warleson Stellion Lisboa Oliveira, Emilio Kehrer , Yann Gboho , Hannes Van der Bruggen, Robbe Decostere and Abu Francis.
Substitutions
Cercle Brugge made 2 changes: A. Ueda for Y. Gboho (63′) and D. Hotic for E. Kehrer (77′).
Best player: Charles Vanhoutte
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Charles Vanhoutte.
His rating is with 31 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Zulte-Waregem – Standard Liège – 0-3
- Westerlo – Sint-Truiden – 2-3
- Kortrijk – Cercle Brugge – 1-1
- Club Brugge – KV Oostende – 4-2
