KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge

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🕒 Sat, 28 Oct 2023 17:00 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Eric Lambrechts 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 12
Regular Season Table
KV Mechelen 8 · Cercle Brugge 7
Referee Stats
21 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.48
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 33%
Draws 33%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Cercle Brugge outshot their opponent (11-23).
  • KV Mechelen controlled possession (56%).
  • KV Mechelen had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 10-4-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 23
Avg: 1.75 / 1.15

Points

34
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Cercle Brugge (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

23 / 23
Avg: 1.15 / 1.15

Points

29
Avg: 1.45

Clean Sheets

7

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

1.70
PPG
1.45
1.75
GF
1.15
1.15
GA
1.15
47%
O2.5
40%
33%
BTTS
47%
47%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank8th
Cercle Brugge rank7th
KV Mechelen points45
Cercle Brugge points47
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.
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.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

KV Mechelen last 5 home

W W D D W
Points11/15
Weighted index78
Goals12-5
Record3-2-0
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

D W W L D
Points8/15
Weighted index60
Goals7-6
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.527%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 7%

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 7% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home67%
KV Mechelen clean sheet at home47%
Cercle Brugge score away73%
Cercle Brugge clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first47%
KV Mechelen win after scoring first86%
Cercle Brugge score first53%
Cercle Brugge win after scoring first63%
Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 50% · Cercle Brugge 20%
Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 42.7' · Cercle Brugge 40.4'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.75 vs 1.60
KV Mechelen concede at home1.15 vs 1.20
Cercle Brugge score away1.15 vs 1.20
Cercle Brugge concede away1.15 vs 1.60
KV Mechelen score 10% above league average, while Cercle Brugge score 5% below league average.
Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 5% below league average at home, and Cercle Brugge are 28% 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: 23% 2H scored: 77% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
31-45 5
46-60 4
61-75 3
0-15 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
16-30 0

Cercle Brugge goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
11
23
Shots off Goal
2
12
Blocked Shots
2
7
Shots Inside Box
8
12
Shots Outside Box
3
11
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
13
15
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
7
Total Passes
413
336
Passes Accurate
276
205
Passes %
67%
61%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
37'
37' T. Raemaekers
1st substitution · For: M. Konaté
46'
46' S. Walsh
2nd substitution · For: Y. Malede
46'
46' C. Ravych
1st substitution · For: Flávio Nazinho
52'
52' K. Denkey
54'
54' Goal · 0-1
K. Denkey
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Lemaréchal
59'
59' H. Siquet
67'
67' Y. Gboho
2nd substitution · For: K. Olaigbe
67'
67' H. Siquet
3rd substitution · For: E. Utkus
70'
70' H. Van der Bruggen
73'
73' Goal · 0-2
K. Olaigbe
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Daland
75'
75' K. Mrabti
3rd substitution · For: P. Pflücke
75'
75' D. Bates
4th substitution · For: J. Vanlerberghe
75'
75' N. Storm
5th substitution · For: N. Bassette
77'
77' P. Pflücke
80'
80' F. Lemaréchal
4th substitution · For: A. Minda
80'
80' H. Van der Bruggen
5th substitution · For: N. De Wilde

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

Cercle Brugge beat KV Mechelen 2-0 on Saturday, 28 October 2023 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Eric Lambrechts. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 37', with T. Raemaekers replacing M. Konaté.

Second half: KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Walsh replacing Y. Malede. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Ravych replacing Flávio Nazinho. K. Denkey received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 52'. Cercle Brugge took the lead at 54' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to F. Lemaréchal, making the score 0-1. H. Siquet received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 59'. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Y. Gboho replacing K. Olaigbe. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 67', with H. Siquet replacing E. Utkus. H. Van der Bruggen received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 70'. Cercle Brugge extended the lead at 73' when K. Olaigbe scored, with the assist credited to J. Daland, making the score 0-2. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 75', with K. Mrabti replacing P. Pflücke. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 75', with D. Bates replacing J. Vanlerberghe. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 75', with N. Storm replacing N. Bassette. P. Pflücke received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 77'. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 80', with F. Lemaréchal replacing A. Minda. Cercle Brugge made their 5th substitution at 80', with H. Van der Bruggen replacing N. De Wilde.

KV Mechelen used 5 substitutions while Cercle Brugge used 5 substitutions. KV Mechelen got 1 yellow card, while Cercle Brugge got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Cercle Brugge outshot their opponent (11-23).
  • KV Mechelen controlled possession (56%).
  • KV Mechelen had the sharper finishing (7-4 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