OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge

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🕒 Sat, 16 Dec 2023 16:00 Europe/London 📍 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Jasper Vergoote 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

OH Leuven 12 · Cercle Brugge 7

Referee Stats

Jasper Vergoote

24 matches · 4.42 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.42
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.46
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	54%
Draws	25%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-12).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Cercle Brugge had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

OH Leuven (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-8

Goals For / Against

28 / 22

Avg: 1.40 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cercle Brugge (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 23

Avg: 1.15 / 1.15

Points

Avg: 1.45

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

1.45

1.40

1.15

1.10

1.15

47%

O2.5

40%

47%

BTTS

47%

60%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

OH Leuven rank12th

Cercle Brugge rank7th

OH Leuven points29

Cercle Brugge points47

OH Leuven: #12 · 29 pts · GD -13

34 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 0 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.

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

OH Leuven last 5 home

W L D W D

Points8/15

Weighted index56

Goals4-4

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.

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.

OH Leuven trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 7% · 1H BTTS 13%

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

OH Leuven score at home73%

OH Leuven clean sheet at home33%

Cercle Brugge score away73%

Cercle Brugge clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

OH Leuven score first60%

OH Leuven win after scoring first56%

Cercle Brugge score first53%

Cercle Brugge win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: OH Leuven 20% · Cercle Brugge 20%

Avg first goal minute: OH Leuven 26.3' · Cercle Brugge 40.4'

Vs league average

OH Leuven score at home1.40 vs 1.60

OH Leuven concede at home1.10 vs 1.20

Cercle Brugge score away1.15 vs 1.20

Cercle Brugge concede away1.15 vs 1.60

OH Leuven score 12% below league average, while Cercle Brugge score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: OH Leuven are 9% below league average at home, and Cercle Brugge are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

OH Leuven goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

314

347

Passes Accurate

166

212

Passes %

53%

61%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Þorsteinsson

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Nsingi

36'

36' B. Popović

44'

44' H. Mendyl

45'

45' J. Dom

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. De Wilde

1st substitution · For: K. Olaigbe

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Popović

2nd substitution · For: J. Daland

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Denkey

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Somers

64'

64' H. Van der Bruggen

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ N. Nsingi

1st substitution · For: N. Opoku

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Þorsteinsson

2nd substitution · For: Y. Maziz

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ K. Olaigbe

3rd substitution · For: A. Minda

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Miangué

4th substitution · For: J. Semedo Varela

90'

90' S. Schrijvers

90+3'

90+3' J. Braut Brunes

90+3'

90+3' E. Utkus

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ J. Dom

3rd substitution · For: S. Mueanta

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 1-2

K. Denkey

Penalty

OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cercle Brugge beat OH Leuven 2-1 on Saturday, 16 December 2023 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jasper Vergoote. It was played at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion.

First half: OH Leuven took an early lead at 2' when J. Þorsteinsson scored, with the assist credited to N. Nsingi, making the score 1-0. B. Popović received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 36'. H. Mendyl received a yellow card for OH Leuven at 44'. J. Dom received a yellow card for OH Leuven at 45'.

Second half: Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. De Wilde replacing K. Olaigbe. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 46', with B. Popović replacing J. Daland. Cercle Brugge leveled the score at 59' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to T. Somers, making the score 1-1. H. Van der Bruggen received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 64'. OH Leuven made their 1st substitution at 71', with N. Nsingi replacing N. Opoku. OH Leuven made their 2nd substitution at 79', with J. Þorsteinsson replacing Y. Maziz. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 84', with K. Olaigbe replacing A. Minda. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 86', with S. Miangué replacing J. Semedo Varela. S. Schrijvers received a yellow card for OH Leuven at 90'. J. Braut Brunes received a yellow card for OH Leuven at 90+3'. E. Utkus received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 90+3'. OH Leuven made their 3rd substitution at 90+5', with J. Dom replacing S. Mueanta. Cercle Brugge took the lead at 90+5' when K. Denkey converted a penalty, making the score 1-2.

OH Leuven used 3 substitutions while Cercle Brugge used 4 substitutions. OH Leuven got 4 yellow cards, while Cercle Brugge got 3 yellow cards.