GENT. Gent beats Club Brugge with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Cuypers (9′) and a goal from M. Ngadeu (29′).

The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt with the support of Romain Devillers and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Nicolas Laforge. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Gent

2 - 0

Club Brugge

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 12 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 92 Attack 85
  • 50 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Gent was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Club Brugge that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gent was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gent won the match​.

Gent shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Club Brugge shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Gent received 1 yellow card (N. Fortuna). On the opposite side, Club Brugge received 5 yellow cards (R. Onyedika, H. Vanaken, D. Odoi, T. Buchanan and A. Skov Olsen).

Match Timeline

9'
29'
36'
Raphael Onyedika- Yellow
39'
Hans Vanaken - Yellow
46'
Denis Odoi- sub ->D. Boyata
46'
Andreas Skov Olsen - sub ->E. Sobol
Núrio Fortuna- Yellow
52'
57'
60'
60'
61'
Denis Odoi- Yellow
Laurent Depoitre- sub ->I. Salah
78'
88'
88'
Julien De Sart- sub ->Hong Hyun-Seok
88'
88'
90'
Andreas Skov Olsen - Yellow

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 encounter, Gent will have 27 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge will stay with 32 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will play away with Kortrijk on the 13th of November with a 18-11 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (8 draws).

Club Brugge will host Antwerp on the 13th of November with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).

Gent – Formation

Gent
G
Paul Nardi 1.France
7.6
D
Michael Ngadeu 5.Cameroon
7.7
29'
D
Jordan Torunarigha 23.Nigeria
7.8
D
Joseph Okumu 2.Kenya
6.8
88'
M
Núrio Fortuna 25.Angola
6.7
57' 52'
M
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 8.Belgium
7.5
88'
M
Sven Kums 24.Belgium
8.1
M
Andrew Hjulsager 17.Denmark
6.9
M
Hong Hyun-Seok 7.South Korea
7.0
88'
F
Hugo Cuypers 11.Belgium
7.4
9'
F
Ibrahim Salah 16.Morocco
6.9
78'
Substitutes
G
Davy Roef 33.Belgium
D
Bruno Godeau 31.Belgium
88'
M
Elisha Owusu 6.Ghana
M
Alessio Castro-Montes 14.Belgium
6.4
57'
M
Julien De Sart 13.Belgium
88'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 10.Norway
88'
F
Laurent Depoitre 29.Belgium
7.1
78'

Gent adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Paul Nardi (7.6), Joseph Okumu (6.8), Michael Ngadeu (7.7), Jordan Torunarigha (7.8), Andrew Hjulsager (6.9), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (7.5), Hyunseok Hong (7.0), Sven Kums (8.1), Núrio Fortuna (6.7), Ibrahim Salah (6.9) and Hugo Cuypers (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Elisha Owusu, Jens Petter Hauge, Davy Roef, Laurent Depoitre (7.1), Alessio Castro-Montes (6.4), Bruno Godeau and Julien De Sart.

Substitutions

Gent made 5 changes: N. Fortuna for A. Castro-Montes (57′), I. Salah for L. Depoitre (78′), J. Okumu for B. Godeau (88′), V. Odjidja-Ofoe for J. P. Hauge (88′) and Hong Hyun-Seok for J. De Sart (88′).

Best player: Sven Kums​

The player that probably impressed the most for Gent was Sven Kums even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 54 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge
G
Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium
6.3
D
Dedryck Boyata 28.Belgium
6.6
46'
D
Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium
6.2
D
B. Meijer 14.Netherlands
6.4
M
Eduard Sobol 2.Ukraine
6.2
46'
M
Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium
6.3
39'
M
Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark
6.5
M
Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria
6.7
36'
M
Tajon Buchanan 17.Canada
5.7
88'
F
Kamal Sowah 19.Ghana
6.8
60'
F
Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain
6.6
60'
Substitutes
G
Nick Shinton 33.Belgium
G
S. Lammens 91.Belgium
D
J. Spileers 58.Belgium
D
Denis Odoi 6.Ghana
6.5
46' 61'
M
L. Audoor 89.Belgium
M
Noa Lang 10.Netherlands
6.8
60'
F
Andreas Skov Olsen 7.Denmark
7.3
46' 90'
F
Cyle Larin 11.Canada
F
Roman Yaremchuk 70.Ukraine
6.8
60'

Also Club Brugge adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Carl Hoefkens played with: Simon Mignolet (6.3), Dedryck Boyata (6.6), Brandon Mechele (6.2), Bjorn Meijer (6.4), Tajon Buchanan (5.7), Casper Nielsen (6.5), Raphael Onyedika (6.7), Hans Vanaken (6.3), Eduard Sobol (6.2), Kamal Sowah (6.8) and Ferran Jutglà (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Andreas Skov Olsen (7.3), Jorne Spileers, Nick Shinton, Cyle Larin, Denis Odoi (6.5), Roman Yaremchuk (6.8), Lynnt Audoor, Senne Lammens and Noa Lang (6.8).

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 4 changes: D. Boyata for D. Odoi (46′), E. Sobol for A. Skov Olsen (46′), F. Jutgla for R. Yaremchuk (60′) and K. Sowah for N. Lang (60′).

Best player: Andreas Skov Olsen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Andreas Skov Olsen.

His rating is (7.3) with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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