Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp

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🕒 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Jan Breydelstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Nathan Verboomen 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Cercle Brugge 7 · Antwerp 3

Referee Stats

Nathan Verboomen

21 matches · 3.81 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.81
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	57%
Home wins	43%
Draws	19%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-15).
Antwerp controlled possession (61%).
Antwerp had the sharper finishing (2-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cercle Brugge (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-7

Goals For / Against

34 / 24

Avg: 1.70 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.55

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Antwerp (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 26

Avg: 1.15 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.15

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.55

PPG

1.15

1.70

1.15

1.20

1.30

53%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

47%

80%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Cercle Brugge rank7th

Antwerp rank3rd

Cercle Brugge points47

Antwerp points52

Cercle Brugge: #7 · 47 pts · GD +10

16 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Antwerp: #3 · 52 pts · GD +28

11 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cercle Brugge last 5 home

W L D W D

Points8/15

Weighted index56

Goals12-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Antwerp last 5 away

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals8-3

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 13%

Antwerp trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Cercle Brugge score at home80%

Cercle Brugge clean sheet at home33%

Antwerp score away73%

Antwerp clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Cercle Brugge score first80%

Cercle Brugge win after scoring first67%

Antwerp score first47%

Antwerp win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cercle Brugge 0% · Antwerp 29%

Avg first goal minute: Cercle Brugge 31.0' · Antwerp 27.9'

Vs league average

Cercle Brugge score at home1.70 vs 1.60

Cercle Brugge concede at home1.20 vs 1.20

Antwerp score away1.15 vs 1.20

Antwerp concede away1.30 vs 1.60

Cercle Brugge score 7% above league average, while Antwerp score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Cercle Brugge are level with league average at home, and Antwerp are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Cercle Brugge goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

61-75 0

Antwerp goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

317

510

Passes Accurate

184

379

Passes %

58%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Ekkelenkamp

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Balikwisha

38'

38' E. Utkus

41' ↑↓

↑↓

41' ⇄ E. Utkus

1st substitution · For: Y. Gboho

45+4'

45+4' J. Daland

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

C. Ejuke

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ekkelenkamp

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Flávio Nazinho

2nd substitution · For: K. Olaigbe

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. Denkey

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Somers

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Miangué

3rd substitution · For: J. Semedo Varela

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Minda

4th substitution · For: C. Ravych

75'

75' C. Ravych

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Ekkelenkamp

1st substitution · For: A. Muja

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ V. Janssen

2nd substitution · For: G. Ilenikhena

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. De Laet

3rd substitution · For: K. Corbanie

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Vermeeren

4th substitution · For: A. Yusuf

86'

86' T. Somers

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ C. Ejuke

5th substitution · For: Z. Van Den Bosch

90+7' ⚽

⚽

90+7' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

G. Ilenikhena

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Yusuf

90+8'

90+8' G. Ilenikhena

Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Antwerp beat Cercle Brugge 3-1 on Saturday, 09 December 2023 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Nathan Verboomen. It was played at Jan Breydelstadion.

First half: Antwerp took the lead at 20' when J. Ekkelenkamp scored, with the assist credited to M. Balikwisha, making the score 0-1. E. Utkus received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 38'. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 41', with E. Utkus replacing Y. Gboho. J. Daland received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 45+4'.

Second half: Antwerp extended the lead at 57' when C. Ejuke scored, with the assist credited to J. Ekkelenkamp, making the score 0-2. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Flávio Nazinho replacing K. Olaigbe. Cercle Brugge reduced the deficit at 70' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to T. Somers, making the score 1-2. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 72', with S. Miangué replacing J. Semedo Varela. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 73', with A. Minda replacing C. Ravych. C. Ravych received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 75'. Antwerp made their 1st substitution at 76', with J. Ekkelenkamp replacing A. Muja. Antwerp made their 2nd substitution at 77', with V. Janssen replacing G. Ilenikhena. Antwerp made their 3rd substitution at 77', with R. De Laet replacing K. Corbanie. Antwerp made their 4th substitution at 81', with A. Vermeeren replacing A. Yusuf. T. Somers received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 86'. Antwerp made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with C. Ejuke replacing Z. Van Den Bosch. Antwerp added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+7' when G. Ilenikhena scored, with the assist credited to A. Yusuf, making the score 1-3. G. Ilenikhena received a yellow card for Antwerp at 90+8'.

Cercle Brugge used 4 substitutions while Antwerp used 5 substitutions. Cercle Brugge got 4 yellow cards, while Antwerp got 1 yellow card.