Cercle Brugge vs KV Mechelen

Cercle Brugge

2 - 3

KV Mechelen

🕒 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Jan Breydelstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Jan Boterberg 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Cercle Brugge 7 · KV Mechelen 8

Referee Stats

Jan Boterberg

19 matches · 2.95 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.95
Reds avg	0.16
Penalties avg	0.47
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	37%
Draws	21%
Away wins	42%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-15).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

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

KV Mechelen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.20 / 1.45

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.35

1.70

1.20

1.45

53%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

47%

80%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Cercle Brugge rank7th

KV Mechelen rank8th

Cercle Brugge points47

KV Mechelen points45

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.

KV Mechelen: #8 · 45 pts · GD +5

18 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-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.

KV Mechelen last 5 away

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-4

Record4-0-1

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%

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 7%

Scoring reliability

Cercle Brugge score at home80%

Cercle Brugge clean sheet at home33%

KV Mechelen score away67%

KV Mechelen clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Cercle Brugge score first80%

Cercle Brugge win after scoring first67%

KV Mechelen score first33%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cercle Brugge 0% · KV Mechelen 30%

Avg first goal minute: Cercle Brugge 31.0' · KV Mechelen 38.2'

Vs league average

Cercle Brugge score at home1.70 vs 1.60

Cercle Brugge concede at home1.20 vs 1.20

KV Mechelen score away1.20 vs 1.20

KV Mechelen concede away1.45 vs 1.60

Cercle Brugge score 7% above league average, while KV Mechelen score level with league average.

Defensive side: Cercle Brugge are level with league average at home, and KV Mechelen are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 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

KV Mechelen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

376

430

Passes Accurate

243

296

Passes %

65%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Minda

Normal Goal · Assist: Warleson

37' ↑↓

↑↓

37' ⇄ B. Antonio

1st substitution · For: P. Pflücke

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Mrabti

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Hairemans

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Felipe Augusto

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Popović

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

G. Hairemans

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Mrabti

45+6'

45+6' M. Konaté

46'

46' M. Garananga

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Malamine Efekele

1st substitution · For: A. Francis

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Flávio Nazinho

2nd substitution · For: K. Olaigbe

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ E. Utkus

3rd substitution · For: J. Lietaert

84'

84' F. Lemaréchal

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ G. Hairemans

2nd substitution · For: N. Storm

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Konaté

3rd substitution · For: B. Bafdili

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

B. Bafdili

Normal Goal

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ F. Lemaréchal

4th substitution · For: Abdoul Ouattara

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ M. Garananga

4th substitution · For: S. Walsh

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ R. Schoofs

5th substitution · For: J. Van Hecke

Cercle Brugge vs KV Mechelen 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

KV Mechelen beat Cercle Brugge 3-2 on Saturday, 02 March 2024 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg. It was played at Jan Breydelstadion.

First half: Cercle Brugge took the lead at 21' when A. Minda scored, with the assist credited to Warleson, making the score 1-0. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 37', with B. Antonio replacing P. Pflücke. KV Mechelen leveled the score at 41' when K. Mrabti scored, with the assist credited to G. Hairemans, making the score 1-1. Cercle Brugge took the lead at 44' when Felipe Augusto scored, with the assist credited to B. Popović, making the score 2-1. KV Mechelen leveled the score at 45+1' when G. Hairemans scored, with the assist credited to K. Mrabti, making the score 2-2. M. Konaté received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 45+6'.

Second half: M. Garananga received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 46'. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 61', with Malamine Efekele replacing A. Francis. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Flávio Nazinho replacing K. Olaigbe. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 83', with E. Utkus replacing J. Lietaert. F. Lemaréchal received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 84'. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 84', with G. Hairemans replacing N. Storm. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Konaté replacing B. Bafdili. KV Mechelen took the lead at 85' when B. Bafdili scored, making the score 2-3. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 88', with F. Lemaréchal replacing Abdoul Ouattara. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 90+7', with M. Garananga replacing S. Walsh. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 90+7', with R. Schoofs replacing J. Van Hecke.

Cercle Brugge used 4 substitutions while KV Mechelen used 5 substitutions. Cercle Brugge got 1 yellow card, while KV Mechelen got 2 yellow cards.