Pro League: Club Brugge draws 0-0 with Union Saint-Gilloise on Thursday
BRUGGE. Club Brugge 0-0 Union Saint-Gilloise played out a goalless draw.
BRUGGE. Club Brugge 0-0 Union Saint-Gilloise didn’t manage to score any goal on Thursday. Club Brugge couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Thursday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Jasper Vergoote. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.38 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.
Match Statistics
Club Brugge was in firm control of the ball 59% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Union Saint-Gilloise was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Union Saint-Gilloise to win the match.
Club Brugge shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (Clinton Mata). On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 3 yellow cards (J. Lazare Amani, S. Van Der Heyden and C. Puertas).
After this contest, Club Brugge will have 44 points like Antwerp to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise will have 53 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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41'41'
J. Lazare Amani
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45'45'
S. Van Der Heyden
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45'45'
Clinton Mata
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46'46'
E. Balanta
N. Lang
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70'70'
C. Puertas
J. Lazare Amani
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84'84'
K. Sowah
M. Mitrovic
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84'84'
M. Rits
R. Vormer
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89'89'
C. Puertas
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90'90'
L. Lapoussin
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Club Brugge will play away with Kortrijk on the 30th of January with a 20-8 head to head statistic in favor of Club Brugge (5 draws).
Union Saint-Gilloise will host Anderlecht on the 30th of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).
Club Brugge: Formation and Lineups
Club Brugge adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Philippe Clement chose to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet , Matej Mitrović , Brandon Mechele , Stanley N’Soki , Clinton Mata , Noa Lang , Ruud Vormer , Hans Vanaken , Eduard Sobol , Bas Dost and Charles De Ketelaere .
Substitutes
Club Brugge made 3 changes: N. Lang for E. Balanta (46′), M. Mitrovic for K. Sowah (84′) and R. Vormer for M. Rits (84′).
Top player: Brandon Mechele
Probably the most impressive player in Club Brugge was Brandon Mechele.
His rating is with 68 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Union Saint-Gilloise: Formation and Lineups
Also Union Saint-Gilloise adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Felice Mazzù played with: Anthony Moris , Ismael Kandouss , Christian Burgess , Siebe Van Der Heyden , Bart Nieuwkoop , Jean Thierry Lazare Amani , Casper Nielsen , Teddy Teuma , Loic Lapoussin , Dante Vanzeir and Deniz Undav .
Substitutes
Union Saint-Gilloise made only 1 change substituting J. Lazare Amani for C. Puertas (70′).
Top player: Casper Nielsen
The player who no doubt impressed Union Saint-Gilloise the most was Casper Nielsen.
His rating is with 28 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
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