KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge

2 - 0
🕒 Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Bourdeaud'hui 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
KV Mechelen 8 · Cercle Brugge 12
Referee Stats
15 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.47
Over 4.5 cards 27%
Home wins 60%
Draws 33%
Away wins 7%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-7).
  • KV Mechelen controlled possession (55%).
  • KV Mechelen had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 7-8-5

Goals For / Against

40 / 27
Avg: 2.00 / 1.35

Points

29
Avg: 1.45

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Cercle Brugge (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-6-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 36
Avg: 1.16 / 1.89

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.45
PPG
0.79
2.00
GF
1.16
1.35
GA
1.89
67%
O2.5
47%
67%
BTTS
53%
60%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank8th
Cercle Brugge rank12th
KV Mechelen points38
Cercle Brugge points32
KV Mechelen: #8 · 38 pts · GD +5
21 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cercle Brugge: #12 · 32 pts · GD -15
27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

KV Mechelen last 5 home

W D D L D
Points6/15
Weighted index51
Goals7-7
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Cercle Brugge last 5 away

L D L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index20
Goals4-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 27%

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.520%
1H Over 0.593%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home93%
KV Mechelen clean sheet at home33%
Cercle Brugge score away60%
Cercle Brugge clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first60%
KV Mechelen win after scoring first56%
Cercle Brugge score first33%
Cercle Brugge win after scoring first20%
Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 60% · Cercle Brugge 40%
Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 30.8' · Cercle Brugge 16.2'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home2.00 vs 1.59
KV Mechelen concede at home1.35 vs 1.09
Cercle Brugge score away1.16 vs 1.09
Cercle Brugge concede away1.89 vs 1.59
KV Mechelen score 26% above league average, while Cercle Brugge score 6% above league average.
Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 24% above league average at home, and Cercle Brugge are 19% above 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: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 9
31-45 6
0-15 4
61-75 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 2
61-75 1

Cercle Brugge goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
46-60 5
31-45 4
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
9
7
Shots off Goal
2
4
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
6
5
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
12
13
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
418
328
Passes Accurate
303
215
Passes %
72%
66%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
32'
32' Goal · 1-0
D. Foulon
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Pflücke
35'
35' A. Touba
35'
35' Warleson
37'
37' D. Foulon
1st substitution · For: José Marsà
45+2'
45+2' Erick
46'
46' Bruninho
1st substitution · For: K. Olaigbe
59'
59' Malamine Efekele
2nd substitution · For: Paris Josua Brunner
64'
64' B. Raman
2nd substitution · For: L. Lauberbach
64'
64' N. Storm
3rd substitution · For: G. Hairemans
70'
70' Erick
3rd substitution · For: Flávio Nazinho
70'
70' H. Van der Bruggen
4th substitution · For: L. Agyekum
77'
77' I. Diakité
5th substitution · For: Felipe Augusto
82'
82' K. Mrabti
4th substitution · For: B. Bafdili
82'
82' P. Pflücke
5th substitution · For: R. Belghali
86'
86' Goal · 2-0
B. Van den Eynden
Normal Goal
90+4'
90+4' A. Ouattara

KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

KV Mechelen beat Cercle Brugge 2-0 on Sunday, 22 September 2024 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Simon Bourdeaud'hui. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: KV Mechelen took the lead at 32' when D. Foulon scored, with the assist credited to P. Pflücke, making the score 1-0. A. Touba received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 35'. Warleson received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 35'. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 37', with D. Foulon replacing José Marsà. Erick received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 45+2'.

Second half: Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 46', with Bruninho replacing K. Olaigbe. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Malamine Efekele replacing Paris Josua Brunner. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 64', with B. Raman replacing L. Lauberbach. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 64', with N. Storm replacing G. Hairemans. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Erick replacing Flávio Nazinho. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 70', with H. Van der Bruggen replacing L. Agyekum. Cercle Brugge made their 5th substitution at 77', with I. Diakité replacing Felipe Augusto. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 82', with K. Mrabti replacing B. Bafdili. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 82', with P. Pflücke replacing R. Belghali. KV Mechelen extended the lead at 86' when B. Van den Eynden scored, making the score 2-0. A. Ouattara received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90+4'.

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

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (9-7).
  • KV Mechelen controlled possession (55%).
  • KV Mechelen had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals7 (50.0%)
BTTS8 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (42.9%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)

KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge Head-to-Head History by Season