Saturday , 14 November 2026

KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KV Mechelen
2 – 3
Full Time
Cercle Brugge KSV
Sat 22 Aug 2020 · 16:30 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Y 29' Johanna Omolo
Aster Vranckx 72' Y
Y 76' Jeremy Taravel
Igor de Camargo 82' Y
Lucas Bijker 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

Match Details

  • Referee Wesli De Cremer
  • Referee Kevin Van Damme
  • Referee Mathias Hillaert
  • Referee Tom Vanpoucke
  • Referee Philippe Vandecauter
  • Referee Arne De Beuckelaer
  • Referee Michiel De Cuyper
4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 19.3 goals/game 🟥 2 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 Louvière Centre 11 7
18 KV Kortrijk 11 4

Head-to-Head

5
4
5
KV Mechelen 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cercle Brugge KSV
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-22 KV Mechelen 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV 2020-02-08 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 KV Mechelen 2019-08-17 KV Mechelen 3–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 2–3 L
14 Aug Royal Excel Mouscron A 1–0 W
09 Aug RSC Anderlecht H 2–2 D
07 Mar KAS Eupen H 1–1 D
28 Feb K. Sint-Truidense VV A 3–0 W
22 Feb KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 4–0 W
Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug KV Mechelen A 3–2 W
16 Aug Royal Antwerp FC H 2–1 W
08 Aug Royal Standard de Liège A 0–1 L
07 Mar Club Brugge KV A 1–2 L
01 Mar KAA Gent H 1–0 W
22 Feb Royal Excel Mouscron A 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 4 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between KV Mechelen and Cercle Brugge KSV is underway.
  • 5' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Thibault Peyre has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Aster Vranckx has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 234 appearances.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Geoffry Hairemans is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cercle Brugge KSV so far.
  • 29' Johanna Omolo is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 34' Dimitar Velkovski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and William Togui makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 47' It’s high time Wouter Vrancken made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 52' Cercle Brugge KSV are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 54' The Canada forward Ike Ugbo breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 0-2!
  • 57' What a moment for Dino Hotic! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KV Mechelen and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' Fresh legs for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen! Onur Kaya comes on to replace Nikola Storm.
  • 64' GOAL! Aster Vranckx fires home to make it 0-4!
  • 66' The crowd applauds Ike Ugbo as he leaves the pitch. Thibo Somers steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 71' Charles Vanhoutte has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aster Vranckx.
  • 73' A change in the Cercle Brugge KSV ranks — Kylian Hazard exits the field as Alimani Gory enters on 73.
  • 76' Jeremy Taravel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
  • 80' The Belgium Thibo Somers breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 0-5!
  • 82' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 83' Jordi Vanlerberghe is replacing Rocky Bushiri for the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen side.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas Bijker.
  • 90' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Dimitar Velkovski departs to be replaced by Alexander Corryn.
  • 2-3 the final result. KV Mechelen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dino Hotic 4
Kevin Denkey 3
Igor de Camargo 3
Nikola Storm 3
William Togui 2
Felipe Augusto 2
Edgaras Utkus 1
Daam Foulon 1

Head to Head

2020-08-22 KV Mechelen 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV 2020-02-08 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 KV Mechelen 2019-08-17 KV Mechelen 3–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

KV Mechelen Form

2020-08-22 KV Mechelen 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2020-08-14 Royal Excel Mouscron 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2020-08-09 KV Mechelen 2–2 RSC Anderlecht D 2020-03-07 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAS Eupen D 2020-02-28 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–3 KV Mechelen W 2020-02-22 KV Mechelen 4–0 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren W

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2020-08-22 KV Mechelen 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2020-08-16 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-08-08 Royal Standard de Liège 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2020-03-07 Club Brugge KV 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2020-03-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 KAA Gent W 2020-02-22 Royal Excel Mouscron 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: KV Mechelen or Cercle Brugge KSV 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen40% Draw26% Cercle Brugge KSV34%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
66%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
60%
KV Mechelen or Cercle Brugge KSV
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen32% Draw40% Cercle Brugge KSV28%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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