KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge

KV Mechelen

0 - 0

Cercle Brugge

🕒 Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:15 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Bert Verbeke 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

KV Mechelen 5 · Cercle Brugge 15

Referee Stats

Bert Verbeke

25 matches · 2.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.20
Reds avg	0.04
Penalties avg	0.28
Over 4.5 cards	16%
Home wins	40%
Draws	8%
Away wins	52%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Shots were tight (13-16).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.20 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cercle Brugge (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-5

Goals For / Against

27 / 23

Avg: 1.50 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

1.40

PPG

1.50

1.20

1.50

1.25

1.28

33%

O2.5

33%

67%

BTTS

47%

53%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank5th

Cercle Brugge rank15th

KV Mechelen points45

Cercle Brugge points31

KV Mechelen: #5 · 45 pts · GD +2

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cercle Brugge: #15 · 31 pts · GD -8

32 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

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

KV Mechelen last 5 home

W W L W D

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals8-5

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 last 5 away

W L W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-8

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.

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 7%

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home87%

KV Mechelen clean sheet at home27%

Cercle Brugge score away73%

Cercle Brugge clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first53%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first50%

Cercle Brugge score first33%

Cercle Brugge win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 50% · Cercle Brugge 57%

Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 21.6' · Cercle Brugge 17.0'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.20 vs 1.39

KV Mechelen concede at home1.25 vs 1.23

Cercle Brugge score away1.50 vs 1.23

Cercle Brugge concede away1.28 vs 1.39

KV Mechelen score 14% below league average, while Cercle Brugge score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 2% above league average at home, and Cercle Brugge are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

KV Mechelen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

46-60 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

Cercle Brugge goal timing (away)

1H scored: 73% 2H scored: 27% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

0-15 5

16-30 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

336

337

Passes Accurate

251

257

Passes %

75%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' P. Gerkens

22'

22' L. Agyekum

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Zekri

1st substitution · For: José Marsà

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ B. Raman

2nd substitution · For: M. van Brederode

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ K. Mrabti

3rd substitution · For: B. Bafdili

69'

69' O. Adewumi

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ O. Adewumi

1st substitution · For: Erick

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. Koudou

4th substitution · For: B. Antonio

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ O. Diakité

2nd substitution · For: A. Bayo

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ H. Van der Bruggen

3rd substitution · For: Makaya Ibrahima Diaby

90+5'

90+5' G. Diouf

KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

KV Mechelen drew 0-0 with Cercle Brugge on Sunday, 21 September 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Bert Verbeke. It was played at unknown.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. P. Gerkens received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 19'. L. Agyekum received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 22'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Zekri replacing José Marsà. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 68', with B. Raman replacing M. van Brederode. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 68', with K. Mrabti replacing B. Bafdili. O. Adewumi received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 69'. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 75', with O. Adewumi replacing Erick. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 76', with T. Koudou replacing B. Antonio. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 87', with O. Diakité replacing A. Bayo. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 87', with H. Van der Bruggen replacing Makaya Ibrahima Diaby. G. Diouf received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90+5'.

KV Mechelen used 4 substitutions while Cercle Brugge used 3 substitutions. KV Mechelen got 1 yellow card, while Cercle Brugge got 3 yellow cards.