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 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
- KV Mechelen 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Wim Smet
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | KAA Gent | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Club Brugge KV | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Royal Standard de Liège | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | KVC Westerlo | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | SK Beveren | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Lommel SK | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | UR La Louvière Centre | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | KV Mechelen | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 7 | 3 |
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 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 | #17 |
| 3 | Points | 3 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 0 / 3 / 4 | W / D / L | 0 / 3 / 4 |
| 8 | Scored | 5 |
| 14 | Conceded | 14 |
| -6 | GD | -9 |
| 0.43 | PPG | 0.43 |
| 0% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
57%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
14%
Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
KV Mechelen this season
Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts). KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Cercle Brugge KSV
| Steve Ngoura | 2 G | |
| Krys-Anthony Kouassi | 2 G | |
| Erick | 1 G | 1 A |
| Christiaan Ravych | 1 G | |
| Lukas Mondele | 1 G |
KV Mechelen
| Myron van Brederode | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cercle Brugge KSV and KV Mechelen has kicked off!
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cercle Brugge KSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and KV Mechelen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ibrahim Diakite, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 20' Cercle Brugge KSV is showing some good football. However, Cercle Brugge KSV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 30' Belgium international Rob Schoofs has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
- 34' Assisted by Gary Magnee with the perfectly-timed delivery and Felipe Augusto makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 46' Patrick Pflucke makes way for Rafik Belghali at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Mechelen.
- 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cercle Brugge KSV and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 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 clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 66' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 71' Francis Abu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 74' The KV Mechelen bench stirs into life. Jose Marsa is withdrawn and Jules Van Cleemput gets his opportunity.
- 76' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Lawrence Agyekum is withdrawn and Flavio Nazinho gets his opportunity.
- 80' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Edgaras Utkus has done his job and it is now time for Emmanuel Kakou to step up.
- 83' Another substitution for KV Mechelen to replace Geoffry Hairemans by Lion Lauberbach on 83 minute.
- 88' Cercle Brugge KSV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Mechelen's shape.
- 90' KV Mechelen receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Gary Magnee is withdrawn and Senna Miangue gets his opportunity.
- Another three points for Cercle Brugge KSV.
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 |
| Kevin Denkey | 3 |
| Igor de Camargo | 3 |
| Nikola Storm | 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
1.49
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79
KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cercle Brugge KSV win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
81%
Draw or KV Mechelen
46%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KV Mechelen
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
12.4%
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2%
Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV
| Handicap | Cercle Brugge KSV covers | Push | KV Mechelen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 16% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 25% | 48% |
| -0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 13% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
46%
✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.