Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
KV Mechelen
1 – 1
Full Time
Cercle Brugge KSV
Fri 23 Dec 2022 · 19:30 UTC Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
David Bates 19' Y
Y 32' Olivier Deman
R 52' Olivier Deman
Kerim Mrabti 73' Y
Y 75' Jesper Daland
Y 83' Charles Vanhoutte

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.

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

5
4
5
KV Mechelen 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cercle Brugge KSV
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-11-27 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 KV Mechelen 2021-02-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–1 D
05 Nov SV Zulte-Waregem H 2–2 D
28 Oct KRC Genk A 1–3 L
22 Oct KAS Eupen H 2–1 W
19 Oct Royal Standard de Liège H 2–0 W
16 Oct KAA Gent A 0–3 L
Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec KV Mechelen A 1–1 D
12 Nov K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–0 W
05 Nov Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 2–1 W
29 Oct KV Kortrijk A 1–1 D
21 Oct Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 4–1 W
18 Oct FC Seraing A 1–0 W

Season Stats

KV Mechelen Cercle Brugge KSV
#17 Position #16
3 Points 3
7 Played 7
0 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 4
5 Scored 8
14 Conceded 14
-9 GD -6
0.43 PPG 0.43
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 3 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and KV Mechelen launch into their encounter with Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 3' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Denkey gets on the scoresheet on 3 minutes.
  • 8' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KV Mechelen and Cercle Brugge KSV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 13' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
  • 18' Emilio Kehrer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for David Bates.
  • 24' Cape Verde Islands international Alessio Da Cruz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Mechelen that had 227 games and scored 304 goals.
  • 32' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 37' Cercle Brugge KSV fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' GOAL! Dino Hotic fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 52' Olivier Deman was booked on 52.
  • 57' Senna Miangue gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Dino Hotic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Defour might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Geoffry Hairemans is replaced by Yonas Malede.
  • 67' Emilio Kehrer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ayase Ueda on 67 minute.
  • 71' Magnificent from Nikola Storm! That is 33 goals in 227 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 73' That is a Yellow card for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Kerim Mrabti will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Jesper Daland. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 80' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Charles Vanhoutte on 83.
  • 88' KV Mechelen have won 304 goals from 227 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Frederic Soelle Soelle. He replaces Kerim Mrabti on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Defour

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dino Hotic 4
Igor de Camargo 3
Nikola Storm 3
Kevin Denkey 3
Felipe Augusto 2
William Togui 2
Jordi Vanlerberghe 1
Kazeem Olaigbe 1

Head to Head

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 2021-11-27 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 KV Mechelen 2021-02-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen Form

2022-12-23 KV Mechelen 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2022-11-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem D 2022-10-28 KRC Genk 3–1 KV Mechelen L 2022-10-22 KV Mechelen 2–1 KAS Eupen W 2022-10-19 KV Mechelen 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège W 2022-10-16 KAA Gent 3–0 KV Mechelen L

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2022-12-23 KV Mechelen 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2022-11-12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2022-11-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2022-10-29 KV Kortrijk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2022-10-21 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2022-10-18 FC Seraing 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: KV Mechelen or Cercle Brugge KSV 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen33% Draw30% Cercle Brugge KSV37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
62%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
67%
KV Mechelen or Cercle Brugge KSV
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen22% Draw49% Cercle Brugge KSV29%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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