Cercle Brugge KSV vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Cercle Brugge KSV vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.
- Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
- KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Wim Smet
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | KV Mechelen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Dec | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Dec | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Dec | KAA Gent | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Dec | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Dec | Beerschot VA | A | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Dec | Royal Standard de Liege | H | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Dec | KVC Westerlo | A | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Dec | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Dec | Club Brugge KV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Nov | KV Kortrijk | A | 1–3 | L |
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)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts). KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Cercle Brugge KSV host KV Mechelen — let the battle begin!
- 5' Cercle Brugge KSV currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' Cercle Brugge KSV seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 20' Bilal Bafdili has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 30' A quiet spell here at Jan Breydel Stadion. KV Mechelen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 34' Felipe Augusto adds to his 0 season tally! Cercle Brugge KSV lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' Another substitution for KV Mechelen to replace Patrick Pflucke by Rafik Belghali on 46 minute.
- 51' Petter Dahl needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 56' 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.
- 61' 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 Maxime Delanghe suffering a number of foals already.
- 66' KV Mechelen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 71' Cercle Brugge KSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
- 74' KV Mechelen make a change. Jose Marsa trudges off to be replaced by Jules Van Cleemput on 74 minutes.
- 76' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Lawrence Agyekum departs to be replaced by Flavio Nazinho.
- 80' Emmanuel Kakou is ready to make an impact after coming on for Edgaras Utkus at the 80 minute mark.
- 83' Another substitution for KV Mechelen to replace Geoffry Hairemans by Lion Lauberbach on 83 minute.
- 88' It is a cagey affair so far. Cercle Brugge KSV in their trying to find a way past KV Mechelen's compact .
- 90' That is a card for KV Mechelen. Benito Raman will be fuming at that decision.
- 90' Senna Miangue is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gary Magnee at the 90 minute mark.
- The final score is 1-0.
Lineups
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
-
15
Gary Magnee ↓ Senna Miangue 90'
- 17
- 34
- 21
- 10
- 2
- 66
- 8
-
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↓ Alan Minda 76'
-
3
Edgaras Utkus ↓ Emmanuel Kakou 80'
- 6
Bench
- 89
-
18
Senna Miangue ↑ 90'
- 28
- 27
-
20
Flavio Nazinho ↑ 76'
-
11
Alan Minda ↑ 76'
-
7
Malamine Efekele ↑ 90'
-
90
Emmanuel Kakou ↑ 80'
- 22
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 1
- 7
-
19
Kerim Mrabti ↓ Bilal Bafdili 46'
- 21
- 77
- 16
-
33
Fredrik Hammar ↓ Petter Dahl 74'
- 4
- 6
-
3
Jose Marsa ↓ Jules Van Cleemput 74'
Bench
-
20
Lion Lauberbach ↑ 83'
- 5
-
2
Jules Van Cleemput ↑ 74'
-
35
Bilal Bafdili ↑ 46'
- 31
- 9
-
10
Petter Dahl ↑ 74'
-
17
Rafik Belghali ↑ 46'
- 26
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
2025-01-12
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–0
KV Mechelen
W
2024-12-27
K. Sint-Truidense VV
1–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2024-12-22
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–0
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
W
2024-12-15
KAA Gent
1–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2024-12-08
Cercle Brugge KSV
0–0
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
D
2024-12-01
Beerschot VA
3–2
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07
KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cercle Brugge KSV win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
73%
Draw or KV Mechelen
55%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KV Mechelen
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.4%
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 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 18% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.