Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cercle Brugge KSV vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
Cercle Brugge KSV
0 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sat 13 Aug 2022 · 16:15 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Geoffry Hairemans
Y 34' Boli Bolingoli

Overview

Match Preview

Cercle Brugge KSV vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

5
4
5
Cercle Brugge KSV 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 KV Mechelen 2022-02-26 KV Mechelen 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-11-27 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 KV Mechelen 2021-02-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KV Mechelen 2020-08-22 KV Mechelen 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug KV Mechelen H 0–0 D
07 Aug Royal Standard de Liege A 0–2 L
30 Jul RSC Anderlecht H 1–0 W
24 Jul KVC Westerlo A 0–2 L
09 Apr Royal Antwerp FC A 1–1 D
03 Apr KAA Gent H 2–2 D
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV A 0–0 D
06 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 3–0 W
30 Jul KV Oostende A 1–2 L
24 Jul Royal Antwerp FC H 0–2 L
10 Apr Club Brugge KV A 0–2 L
02 Apr KV Kortrijk H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV KV Mechelen
#15 Position #5
31 Points 45
30 Played 30
7 / 10 / 13 W / D / L 12 / 9 / 9
39 Scored 39
47 Conceded 37
-8 GD +2
1.03 PPG 1.50
23% Win % 40%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts). KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Jan Breydel Stadion as Cercle Brugge KSV face off against KV Mechelen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cercle Brugge KSV side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 12' Geoffry Hairemans has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 12.
  • 17' Leonardo Da Silva Lopes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KV Mechelen tonight.
  • 22' Cercle Brugge KSV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rob Schoofs, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Cercle Brugge KSV is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' The referee shows Yellow-Red KV Mechelen player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' Cercle Brugge KSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 49' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Yonas Malede as he leaves the pitch. Marian Shved steps in for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen.
  • 62' Charles Vanhoutte has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 358 appearances.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Emilio Kehrer. He replaces Olivier Deman on 64 minute.
  • 69' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen ring the changes. Jannes Van Hecke has done his job and it is now time for Jordi Vanlerberghe to step up.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Kevin Denkey on, Ayase Ueda off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Ayase Ueda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cercle Brugge KSV so far.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Cercle Brugge KSV! Hannes Van der Bruggen comes on to replace Charles Vanhoutte.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dominik Thalhammer

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dino Hotic 4
Igor de Camargo 3
Nikola Storm 3
Kevin Denkey 3
Felipe Augusto 2
William Togui 2
Vinicius de Souza Costa 1
Jordi Vanlerberghe 1

Head to Head

2022-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 KV Mechelen 2022-02-26 KV Mechelen 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-11-27 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 KV Mechelen 2021-02-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KV Mechelen 2020-08-22 KV Mechelen 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2022-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 KV Mechelen D 2022-08-07 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2022-07-30 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2022-07-24 KVC Westerlo 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2022-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2022-04-03 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–2 KAA Gent D

KV Mechelen Form

2022-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 KV Mechelen D 2022-08-06 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2022-07-30 KV Oostende 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2022-07-24 KV Mechelen 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2022-04-10 Club Brugge KV 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2022-04-02 KV Mechelen 3–2 KV Kortrijk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Cercle Brugge KSV or KV Mechelen 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV42% Draw29% KV Mechelen29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
71%
Draw or KV Mechelen
58%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KV Mechelen
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cercle Brugge KSV29% Draw49% KV Mechelen22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.