The shapes they actually press in, who steps up first, how many follow, which lane stays open, and which teams have already beaten it. Counted over every short goal kick they faced, with tracking behind the shapes, ranked against the rest of the league, and every number opens the goal kicks it was counted from.
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The prompt behind it
How does Club Brugge press short goal kicks? Who steps up, with how many players, and which lane do they leave open?
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The report, section by section
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Where they rank in Belgian Pro League
Share of short goal kicks that reach the final third. Lower is better.
01 · Where they rank
Before a single clip, the report places the opponent in their league. Club Brugge rank 4th of 18 in the Belgian Pro League 2021/22 at stopping short goal kicks: 34% reach their final third, against a league average of 40%.
That one line decides how much of Tuesday's meeting this gets. Against the bottom of this list you would play out without a second thought. Against this one, you plan.
Their pressing shapes
One real kick per shape, from tracking, the moment the ball leaves the spot. Gold ring: stepping into the front line.
Front pair
43% of presses · 34 kicks
Shown: vs Royal Antwerp, 24 Apr, 68'
Opp reach final 3rd
29%
Ball won (7s)
12%
Three-man step-up
29% of presses · 23 kicks
Shown: vs KV Kortrijk, 30 Jan, 9'
Opp reach final 3rd
30%
Ball won (7s)
13%
02 · Their pressing shapes
Each pitch is one real kick from tracking, the second the ball leaves the spot. Club Brugge step up a front pair 43% of the time and a three-man step-up 29%, and both hold opponents to about 30% reaching the final third.
The gold rings are the players stepping into the front line. That is the picture your staff will face on Saturday, not a formation label that says nothing about the press.
The press in motion
A real goal kick, frame by frame from tracking. vs KV Kortrijk, 30 Jan 2022.
Opponent goal and goal kick. The press goes this way ↑
This goal kick
Club Brugge vs KV Kortrijk
30 Jan 2022
B. Dost, H. Vanaken and C. De Ketelaere step up as the kick is taken. KV Kortrijk play it short to their left and go down the line, Rits and Vormer close it off, and the ball is back inside seven seconds.
The report holds 79 of these, filterable by lane, by how many commit and by base formation.
03 · The press in motion
This is a real one: KV Kortrijk play short down their left, three players step up, and Club Brugge have the ball back inside seven seconds. The report holds 79 of these, filterable by lane, by how many commit and by base formation.
Every number on this page is a click away from moments like this one. You judge the moment, not the number.
Where the opponent builds, and how far they get
The third of the pitch the opponent plays out through, and how the press copes with each.
Steadiest when the opponent goes wide: 28% get through down their left, 29% down their right. Most exposed through the centre, where 47% of opponents go and 40% reach the final third.
04 · Where the opponent builds
The report splits every short goal kick by the lane the opponent builds down. Against Club Brugge, 47% went through the centre and 40% of those got to the final third. Down their left it was 28%, down their right 29%.
That is the opportunity, stated in one line: build through the middle, because that is where their press gives most. And you can watch all 65 centre builds to see why.
Who has beaten it, and the read
The opponents who beat it most often. Each row opens a real breakthrough in the report's player.
vs RSC Anderlecht
Broke through 8 of 26 short goal kicks
vs Royal Antwerp
Broke through 7 of 12 short goal kicks
vs KAA Gent
Broke through 5 of 7 short goal kicks
vs Standard Liège
Broke through 4 of 12 short goal kicks
vs Mechelen
Broke through 4 of 13 short goal kicks
vs Union Saint-Gilloise
Broke through 4 of 14 short goal kicks
The read
One of the harder goal-kick presses to play through in the Belgian Pro League. Club Brugge rank 4th of 18 at stopping short goal kicks: opponents reach the final third 34% of the time (league 40%).
They contain rather than win it back: they force 62% of goal kicks long (league 64%) and have the ball back within seven seconds on 13% (league 15%). The press is a front pair (43% of the time) or a three-man step-up (29%), and both hold opponents to about 30%. Steadiest when the opponent goes wide, most exposed through the centre (40%).
05 · Games to watch, and the read
The opponents who broke the press most often, each linked in the report to a real breakthrough. RSC Anderlecht got through 8 of 26, Royal Antwerp 7 of 12, KAA Gent 5 of 7. That is your homework for the week, already found.
The read at the end is written from the same numbers, in plain football language, and every claim in it can be checked against the goal kicks above it.
Where they rank in Belgian Pro League
Share of short goal kicks that reach the final third. Lower is better.
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