Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cercle Brugge KSV vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
Cercle Brugge KSV
2 – 3
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Mory Konate
Y 46' Munashe Garananga
Felix Lemarechal 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jan Boterberg
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 29
2 Club Brugge KV 11 28
3 KAA Gent 11 28
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 11 27
5 RSC Anderlecht 11 20
6 Lommel SK 11 16
7 KRC Genk 11 15
8 Royal Standard de Liège 11 15
9 KVC Westerlo 11 14
10 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 11 12
11 KV Mechelen 11 12
12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 11 11
13 Royal Antwerp FC 11 11
14 SV Zulte-Waregem 11 11
15 SK Beveren 11 10
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 11 9
17 UR La Louviere Centre 11 7
18 KV Kortrijk 11 4

Head-to-Head

5
4
5
Cercle Brugge KSV 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 KV Mechelen 2023-10-28 KV Mechelen 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-12-23 KV Mechelen 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 KV Mechelen 2022-02-26 KV Mechelen 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar KV Mechelen H 2–3 L
25 Feb KAS Eupen A 2–0 W
18 Feb Club Brugge KV H 1–1 D
11 Feb KAA Gent A 2–1 W
04 Feb K. Sint-Truidense VV H 4–1 W
30 Jan KVC Westerlo A 2–4 L
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Cercle Brugge KSV A 3–2 W
24 Feb KV Kortrijk H 3–0 W
17 Feb Royal Antwerp FC A 1–0 W
11 Feb KRC Genk H 1–1 D
04 Feb KAS Eupen A 1–0 W
01 Feb RSC Anderlecht H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV KV Mechelen
#16 Position #11
9 Points 12
11 Played 11
2 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 5
14 Scored 13
22 Conceded 20
-8 GD -7
0.82 PPG 1.09
18% Win % 27%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts). KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV
Steve Ngoura 4 G 2 A
Krys-Anthony Kouassi 2 G
Erick 1 G 1 A
Christiaan Ravych 1 G
Lukas Mondele 1 G
KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Jan Breydel Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Cercle Brugge KSV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KV Mechelen backline.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cercle Brugge KSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Cercle Brugge KSV have won 338 goals from 368 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Flavio Nazinho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 21' Magnificent from Alan Minda! That is 11 goals in 10 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jesper Daland made 368 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Besnik Hasi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 37' Patrick Pflucke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bill Antonio at the 37 minute mark.
  • 41' The deadlock is broken! Kerim Mrabti gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
  • 44' Brilliant from the ! Felipe Augusto makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 44.
  • 45' Mory Konate has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 46' Geoffry Hairemans doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Munashe Garananga was booked on 46.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' Islam Slimani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Malamine Efekele is replaced by Francis Abu on 61 minute.
  • 62' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Flavio Nazinho departs to be replaced by Kazeem Olaigbe.
  • 67' KV Mechelen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' The energy levels are beginning to show. Miron Muslic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 77' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonas Lietaert is hanging Edgaras Utkus on the field on 83 minute.
  • 84' Felix Lemarechal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
  • 84' The KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Mory Konate departs to be replaced by Bilal Bafdili.
  • 85' Brilliant from the ! Bilal Bafdili makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 85.
  • 85' KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nikola Storm is hanging Geoffry Hairemans on the field on 85 minute.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Felix Lemarechal is replaced by Abdoul Kader Ouattara on 88 minute.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Sandy Walsh. He replaces Munashe Garananga on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dino Hotic 4
Igor de Camargo 3
Nikola Storm 3
Kevin Denkey 3
Felipe Augusto 2
William Togui 2
Marton Eppel 1
Hugo Cuypers 1

Head to Head

2024-03-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 KV Mechelen 2023-10-28 KV Mechelen 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-12-23 KV Mechelen 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 KV Mechelen 2022-02-26 KV Mechelen 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2024-03-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 KV Mechelen L 2024-02-25 KAS Eupen 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-02-18 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Club Brugge KV D 2024-02-11 KAA Gent 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-02-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2024-01-30 KVC Westerlo 4–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L

KV Mechelen Form

2024-03-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 KV Mechelen W 2024-02-24 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Kortrijk W 2024-02-17 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2024-02-11 KV Mechelen 1–1 KRC Genk D 2024-02-04 KAS Eupen 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2024-02-01 KV Mechelen 2–2 RSC Anderlecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Cercle Brugge KSV or KV Mechelen 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV38% Draw27% KV Mechelen35%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
65%
Draw or KV Mechelen
62%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KV Mechelen
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cercle Brugge KSV29% Draw43% KV Mechelen28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.5%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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