KV Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

KV Mechelen

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Cercle Brugge KSV

Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Kevin Denkey

Y 59' Hugo Siquet

Y 70' Hannes Van der Bruggen

Patrick Pflucke 77' Y

Overview

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

KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Erik Lambrechts

7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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

KV Mechelen 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cercle Brugge KSV

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-28 KV Mechelen 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 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

Recent Form

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	0–2	L
22 Oct	KRC Genk	A	0–4	L
07 Oct	RSC Anderlecht	A	1–3	L
30 Sep	Royal Antwerp FC	H	0–0	D
23 Sep	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	0–2	L

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	KV Mechelen	A	2–0	W
22 Oct	KAA Gent	H	2–0	W
07 Oct	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	3–2	W
29 Sep	KV Kortrijk	A	1–2	L
24 Sep	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	0–2	L
16 Sep	RWDM Molenbeek FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

KV Mechelen		Cercle Brugge KSV
#5	Position	#15
45	Points	31
30	Played	30
12 / 9 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 10 / 13
39	Scored	39
37	Conceded	47
+2	GD	-8
1.50	PPG	1.03
40%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. KV Mechelen is hosting Cercle Brugge KSV for another epic battle.
5' Cercle Brugge KSV have won 324 goals from 358 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Cercle Brugge KSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' A quiet spell here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. KV Mechelen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Nikola Storm needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
35' 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 Christiaan Ravych suffering a number of foals already.
37' KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mory Konate is hanging Toon Raemaekers on the field on 37 minute.
42' Alan Minda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
46' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Christiaan Ravych is withdrawn and Flavio Nazinho gets his opportunity.
51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
52' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
54' Kevin Denkey doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
59' Poor challenge from Hugo Siquet. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
64' The home supporters are growing impatient. KV Mechelen must find a spark to ignite this game.
67' A change in the Cercle Brugge KSV ranks — Hugo Siquet exits the field as Edgaras Utkus enters on 67.
70' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 70.
73' Kazeem Olaigbe does the damage! The net is bulging and Cercle Brugge KSV surge ahead!
75' Jordi Vanlerberghe is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Bates at the 75 minute mark.
77' Controversy at the stadium! Patrick Pflucke argues furiously but the card stands.
80' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Hannes Van der Bruggen is replaced by Nils De Wilde.
85' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cercle Brugge KSV players.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Mory Konate ↑ 37'
30
Jordi Vanlerberghe ↑ 75'
15
Yannick Thoelen
77
Patrick Pflucke ↑ 75'
10
Yonas Malede ↑ 46'
70
Norman Bassette ↑ 75'
34
Ngal'ayel Mukau

Coach Steven Defour

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

22
Leonardo Lopes
10
Yann Gboho ↓ Kazeem Olaigbe 67'
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↓ Nils De Wilde 80'
9
Kevin Denkey
34
Thibo Somers
1
Warleson
5
Boris Popovic
41
Hugo Siquet ↓ Edgaras Utkus 67'
4
Jesper Daland
6
Felix Lemarechal ↓ Alan Minda 80'
66
Christiaan Ravych ↓ Flavio Nazinho 46'

Bench

27
Nils De Wilde ↑ 80'
21
Maxime Delanghe
20
Flavio Nazinho ↑ 46'
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↑ 67'
3
Edgaras Utkus ↑ 67'
11
Alan Minda ↑ 80'
77
Jordan Semedo

Coach Miron Muslic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dino Hotic	4
Igor de Camargo	3
Nikola Storm	3
Kevin Denkey	3
William Togui	2
Felipe Augusto	2
Ike Ugbo	1
Alan Minda	1

Head to Head

KV Mechelen Form

2023-10-28 KV Mechelen 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-10-22 KRC Genk 4–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-10-07 RSC Anderlecht 3–1 KV Mechelen L 2023-09-30 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-09-23 KV Mechelen 1–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-09-17 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 KV Mechelen L

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-10-28 KV Mechelen 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-10-22 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KAA Gent W 2023-10-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-09-29 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-09-24 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2023-09-16 RWDM Molenbeek FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.27 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.37 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: KV Mechelen or Cercle Brugge KSV 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KV Mechelen32% Draw28% Cercle Brugge KSV40%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

61%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

68%

KV Mechelen or Cercle Brugge KSV

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

KV Mechelen25% Draw48% Cercle Brugge KSV27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.2%

0 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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