Pro League: Cercle Brugge tops Zulte-Waregem 3-1
BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge tops Zulte-Waregem 3-1.
BRUGGE. Cercle Brugge overcomes Zulte-Waregem 3-1. Cercle Brugge got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from D. Hotic (5′) and B. Popovic (41′).
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut with the help of Ruben Wyns and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.23 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Cercle Brugge was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Zulte-Waregem that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Zulte-Waregem was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Cercle Brugge found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Cercle Brugge shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Zulte-Waregem shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Cercle Brugge received 3 yellow cards (S. Miangue, R. Matondo and O. Deman). On the other side, Zulte-Waregem received 4 yellow cards (A. Ciranni, J. Dompe, I. Seck and T. Derijck).
After this match, Cercle Brugge will have 28 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 23 points like KV Oostende to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
D. Hotic (Penalty)
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14'14'
A. Ciranni
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29'29'
J. Dompe
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41'41'
B. Popovic
D. Hotic
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42'42'
I. Seck
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45'45'
S. Miangue
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46'46'
D. Kutesa
A. Fadera
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50'50'
R. Matondo
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57'57'
O. Deman
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58'58'
C. Vanhoutte
L. Lopes
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58'58'
I. Doumbia
I. Seck
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69'69'
David
O. Deman
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71'71'
D. De Neve
F. Boya
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75'75'
T. Derijck
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80'80'
A. Denkey
R. Matondo
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90'90'
J. Vossen
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90'90'
A. Denkey
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Cercle Brugge will play away with Anderlecht on the 26th of January with a 20-4 head to head statistic in favor of Anderlecht (3 draws).
Zulte-Waregem will host OH Leuven on the 26th of January with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Zulte-Waregem (4 draws).
Cercle Brugge: Formation and Lineups
The manager Dominik Thalhammer chose to play with the following team: T. Didillon, S. Miangué, B. Popović, J. Daland, R. Decostere, H. Van der Bruggen, Leonardo Lopes, O. Deman, D. Hotič, R. Matondo and T. Somers.
Substitutes
Cercle Brugge made 3 changes: L. Lopes for C. Vanhoutte (58′), O. Deman for David (69′) and R. Matondo for A. Denkey (80′).
Zulte-Waregem: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Davy De fauw played with: S. Bossut, T. Derijck, L. De Bock, C. Humphreys-Grant, A. Ciranni, I. Seck, F. Boya, J. Vossen, Z. Gano, J. Dompé and A. Fadera.
Substitutes
Zulte-Waregem made 3 changes: A. Fadera for D. Kutesa (46′), I. Seck for I. Doumbia (58′) and F. Boya for D. De Neve (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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