Cercle Brugge seizes a 2-1 win against OH Leuven

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge beat OH Leuven to win 2-1. A goal from C. Ravych was decisive in the 90min.

November 6, 2022

BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge prevailed over OH Leuven to win 2-1. A goal from C. Ravych was decisive in the 90min. It was Cercle Brugge to strike first with a goal of A. Ueda at the 36′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Ravych gave the win to Cercle Brugge in the 90′ minute with a goal. OH Leuven was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%).

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Arthur Denil with the support of Laurent Conotte and Tom Vanpoucke. The 4th official was Anthony Letellier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Cercle Brugge

2 - 1

OH Leuven

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

9 Total 10
3 On Target 5
6 Off Target 5
0 Shots blocked 0

79 Attack 54
48 Dangerous attack 35
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 6

Fouls

8 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

OH Leuven was in firm control of the ball 63% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cercle Brugge won the match.

Cercle Brugge shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, OH Leuven shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Cercle Brugge received 2 yellow cards (J. Daland and L. Lopes). Regarding the opposition, OH Leuven received 2 yellow cards (F. Ricca and J. D. Thorsteinsson).

Match Timeline

Jesper Daland- Yellow

30'

36'

42'

57'

Federico Ricca - Yellow

62'

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson- sub ->R. Holzhauser

Leonardo Lopes- Yellow

68'

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson- Yellow

Abu Francis- sub ->C. Vanhoutte

77'

80'

88'

Thibault Vlietinck - sub ->S. Kiyine

Christiaan Ravych(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Cercle Brugge will have 22 points like OH Leuven and Westerlo to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, OH Leuven will stay with 22 points like Cercle Brugge and Westerlo to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge will play away against Sint-Truiden on the 12th of November with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Cercle Brugge (6 draws).

OH Leuven will host RFC Seraing on the 11th of November with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of RFC Seraing (1 draw).

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge

Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland

6.8

Boris Popovic 5.Serbia

6.2

Jesper Daland 4.Norway

7.0

30'

Christiaan Ravych 66.Belgium

7.3

90'

Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal

6.5

68'

Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium

7.0

77'

Olivier Deman 23.Belgium

6.6

Thibo Somers 34.Belgium

7.2

Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.3

88'

K. Denkey 9.Togo

6.3

Ayase Ueda 36.Japan

7.3

80'

36'

Substitutes

Warleson 21.Brazil

Robbe Decostere 8.Belgium

Dimitar Velkovski 19.Bulgaria

Yann Gboho 11.France

80'

Abu Francis 17.Ghana

6.4

77'

Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium

Emilio Kehrer 7.Germany

88'

Cercle Brugge started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Miron Muslić decided to play with the following team: Radosław Majecki (6.8), Boris Popović (6.2), Christiaan Ravych (7.3), Jesper Daland (7.0), Thibo Somers (7.2), Leonardo Lopes (6.5), Charles Vanhoutte (7.0), Olivier Deman (6.6), Dino Hotić (7.3), Ayase Ueda (7.3) and Kévin Denkey (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Warleson, Yann Gboho, Abu Francis (6.4), Robbe Decostere, Dimitar Velkovski, Hannes Van Der Bruggen and Emilio Kehrer.

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: C. Vanhoutte for A. Francis (77′), A. Ueda for Y. Gboho (80′) and D. Hotic for E. Kehrer (88′).

Best player: Dino Hotić

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 17 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven

Valentin Cojocaru 12.Romania

6.6

Federico Ricca 14.Uruguay

7.2

57'

Dylan Ouedraogo 15.Burkina Faso

6.4

42'

Louis Patris 25.Belgium

7.0

Joren Dom 6.Belgium

7.4

Casper De Norre 24.Belgium

7.2

Sofian Kiyine 13.Morocco

6.9

88'

Mousa Tamari 11.Jordan

6.7

Raphael Holzhauser 10.Austria

6.5

62'

Mathieu Maertens 33.Belgium

6.6

Mario González 9.Spain

7.6

42'

Substitutes

O. Ravet 38.Belgium

Thibault Vlietinck 77.Belgium

88'

Joël Schingtienne 23.Belgium

P. Ngawa 5.Belgium

Mandela Keita 27.Belgium

6.8

42'

Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson 7.Iceland

6.6

62'

68'

OH Leuven started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Marc Brys played with: Valentin Cojocaru (6.6), Louis Patris (7.0), Federico Ricca (7.2), Dylan Ouedraogo (6.4), Musa Al-Taamari (6.7), Joren Dom (7.4), Casper De Norre (7.2), Sofian Kiyine (6.9), Mathieu Maertens (6.6), Mario González (7.6) and Raphael Holzhauser (6.5).

They had on the bench: Mandela Keita (6.8), Oregan Ravet, Thibault Vlietinck, Nachon Nsingi, Joel Schingtienne, Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (6.6) and Pierre-Yves Ngawa.

OH Leuven could not rely on the presence of M. Keita (injured).