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Dender vs Cercle Brugge

Dender
1 - 4
Cercle Brugge
🕒 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 DENDER Football Complex 🧑‍⚖️ Jan Boterberg 🔁 Relegation Group - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Relegation Group - 33
Relegation Group Table
Dender 3 · Cercle Brugge 2
Referee Stats
Jan Boterberg
22 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.23
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.41
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 27%
Draws 36%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Cercle Brugge outshot their opponent (8-18).
  • Dender controlled possession (59%).
  • Cercle Brugge had the sharper finishing (2-12 shots on target).

Team Overview

Dender (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-6-11

Goals For / Against

16 / 35
Avg: 0.84 / 1.84

Points

12
Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7
Cercle Brugge (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-6-5

Goals For / Against

27 / 23
Avg: 1.50 / 1.28

Points

27
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.63
PPG
1.50
0.84
GF
1.50
1.84
GA
1.28
100%
O2.5
100%
100%
BTTS
100%
0%
Score 1st
100%

League-position context

Dender rank3rd
Cercle Brugge rank2nd
Dender points6
Cercle Brugge points10
Dender: #3 · 6 pts · GD -4
4 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. Currently in the relegation zone.
Cercle Brugge: #2 · 10 pts · GD +3
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. Currently in the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Dender last 5 home

W L L
Points3/9
Weighted index50
Goals4-7
Record1-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cercle Brugge last 5 away

L W D
Points4/9
Weighted index39
Goals7-7
Record1-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Dender trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 67%

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Dender score at home100%
Dender clean sheet at home0%
Cercle Brugge score away100%
Cercle Brugge clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Dender score first0%
Dender win after scoring first0%
Cercle Brugge score first100%
Cercle Brugge win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Dender 50% · Cercle Brugge 0%
Avg first goal minute: Dender — · Cercle Brugge 21.3'

Vs league average

Dender score at home0.84 vs 1.92
Dender concede at home1.84 vs 1.50
Cercle Brugge score away1.50 vs 1.50
Cercle Brugge concede away1.28 vs 1.92
Dender score 56% below league average, while Cercle Brugge score level with league average.
Defensive side: Dender are 23% above league average at home, and Cercle Brugge are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Dender goal timing (home)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
76-90+ 0

Cercle Brugge goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
12
Total Shots
8
18
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
8
13
Shots Outside Box
0
5
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
4
6
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
3
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
8
1
Total Passes
464
327
Passes Accurate
350
241
Passes %
75%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
2' ⚽
⚽
2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
G. Kondo
Normal Goal · Assist: Flávio Nazinho
40'
40' A. Jahanbakhsh
41'
41' M. Sambu
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
N. Mbamba
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Jahanbakhsh
46' ⚽
⚽
46' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby
Normal Goal
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
S. Ngoura
Normal Goal · Assist: Flávio Nazinho
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ D. Hrnčár
1st substitution · For: L. De Fougerolles
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ B. De Kerf
2nd substitution · For: R. Oratmangoen
61' ⚽
⚽
61' ⚽ Goal · 1-4
E. Diop
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Kondo
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ G. Gallon
3rd substitution · For: G. Dietsch
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ S. Ngoura
1st substitution · For: O. Diakité
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ D. Vanzeir
2nd substitution · For: O. Adewumi
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ P. Gerkens
3rd substitution · For: H. Jurado
67'
67' M. Viltard
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ B. Goncalves
4th substitution · For: N. Moutha-Sebtaoui
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ D. Toševski
5th substitution · For: B. Nsimba
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ I. Diakité
4th substitution · For: R. Caicedo
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ H. Van der Bruggen
5th substitution · For: N. De Wilde
90+3'
90+3' N. Moutha-Sebtaoui

Dender vs Cercle Brugge 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cercle Brugge beat Dender 4-1 on Sunday, 19 April 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg. It was played at DENDER Football Complex.

First half: Cercle Brugge took an early lead at 2' when G. Kondo scored, with the assist credited to Flávio Nazinho, making the score 0-1. A. Jahanbakhsh received a yellow card for Dender at 40'. M. Sambu received a yellow card for Dender at 41'. Dender leveled the score at 45' when N. Mbamba scored, with the assist credited to A. Jahanbakhsh, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Cercle Brugge took the lead at 46' when Makaya Ibrahima Diaby scored, making the score 1-2. Cercle Brugge extended the lead at 54' when S. Ngoura scored, with the assist credited to Flávio Nazinho, making the score 1-3. Dender made their 1st substitution at 60', with D. Hrnčár replacing L. De Fougerolles. Dender made their 2nd substitution at 60', with B. De Kerf replacing R. Oratmangoen. Cercle Brugge extended the lead at 61' when E. Diop scored, with the assist credited to G. Kondo, making the score 1-4. Dender made their 3rd substitution at 66', with G. Gallon replacing G. Dietsch. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 66', with S. Ngoura replacing O. Diakité. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 66', with D. Vanzeir replacing O. Adewumi. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 66', with P. Gerkens replacing H. Jurado. M. Viltard received a yellow card for Dender at 67'. Dender made their 4th substitution at 72', with B. Goncalves replacing N. Moutha-Sebtaoui. Dender made their 5th substitution at 72', with D. Toševski replacing B. Nsimba. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 74', with I. Diakité replacing R. Caicedo. Cercle Brugge made their 5th substitution at 80', with H. Van der Bruggen replacing N. De Wilde. N. Moutha-Sebtaoui received a yellow card for Dender at 90+3'.

Dender used 5 substitutions while Cercle Brugge used 5 substitutions. Dender got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Cercle Brugge outshot their opponent (8-18).
  • Dender controlled possession (59%).
  • Cercle Brugge had the sharper finishing (2-12 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Dender vs Cercle Brugge Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
24 Apr 2026 Cercle Brugge vs Dender 2 - 1 19 Apr 2026 Dender vs Cercle Brugge 1 - 4 01 Mar 2026 Cercle Brugge vs Dender 0 - 0 26 Jul 2025 Dender vs Cercle Brugge 0 - 0
2024-2025 Season
18 Jan 2025 Dender vs Cercle Brugge 0 - 1 19 Oct 2024 Cercle Brugge vs Dender 0 - 0