Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cercle Brugge KSV vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25
Cercle Brugge KSV
1 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 12 Jan 2025 · 18:15 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Benito Raman

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Wim Smet
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.5 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
2025-01-12 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 KV Mechelen 2024-09-22 KV Mechelen 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 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

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan Cercle Brugge KSV A 0–1 L
26 Dec Royal Standard de Liège 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
#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' Ahmed Touba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Welsh, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Christiaan Ravych, a Belgium , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The 22-year-old Erick has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 34' What composure from Felipe Augusto! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Cercle Brugge KSV are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Fresh legs for KV Mechelen! Rafik Belghali comes on to replace Patrick Pflucke.
  • 51' Cercle Brugge KSV have won 339 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Ortwin De Wolf is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
  • 74' Another change for KV Mechelen made on 74 minute. Jose Marsa leaves to be changed by Jules Van Cleemput.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Flavio Nazinho. He replaces Lawrence Agyekum on 76 minute.
  • 80' The whistle greets Edgaras Utkus as he departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Kakou.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Geoffry Hairemans as he leaves the pitch. Lion Lauberbach steps in for KV Mechelen.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lion Lauberbach made 290 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Benito Raman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Senna Miangue is replacing Gary Magnee for the Cercle Brugge KSV side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dino Hotic 4
Igor de Camargo 3
Nikola Storm 3
Kevin Denkey 3
William Togui 2
Felipe Augusto 2
Rabbi Matondo 1
Bilal Bafdili 1

Head to Head

2025-01-12 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 KV Mechelen 2024-09-22 KV Mechelen 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 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

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

KV Mechelen Form

2025-01-12 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2024-12-26 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Standard de Liège D 2024-12-20 KVC Westerlo 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2024-12-13 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2024-12-07 KV Mechelen 1–2 Club Brugge KV L 2024-11-29 KV Kortrijk 3–1 KV Mechelen L

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cercle Brugge KSV48% Draw27% KV Mechelen25%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
76%
Draw or KV Mechelen
52%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KV Mechelen
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV31% Draw49% KV Mechelen20%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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