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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

KV Mechelen

2 – 0

Full Time

Cercle Brugge KSV

Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Warleson

Ahmed Touba 35' Y

Y 45' Erick

Aziz Ouattara 90' Y

Overview

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

KV Mechelen 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 2 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Bourdeaud'hui (Belgium)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Club Brugge KV	2	6
2	Royal Antwerp FC	2	6
3	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	2	4
4	SV Zulte-Waregem	2	4
5	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	1	3
6	KAA Gent	1	3
7	RSC Anderlecht	1	3
8	KRC Genk	2	3
9	Cercle Brugge KSV	2	2
10	K. Sint-Truidense VV	2	2
11	Royal Standard de Liège	1	1
12	Lommel SK	1	1
13	SK Beveren	1	0
14	UR La Louvière Centre	1	0
15	KV Mechelen	1	0
16	KVC Westerlo	2	0
17	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2	0
18	KV Kortrijk	2	0

Head-to-Head

KV Mechelen 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cercle Brugge KSV

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	2–0	W
15 Sep	KAA Gent	A	0–2	L
31 Aug	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	5–2	W
24 Aug	Royal Antwerp FC	A	1–0	W
17 Aug	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–3	L
09 Aug	Royal Standard de Liège	A	0–0	D

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	KV Mechelen	A	0–2	L
14 Sep	KRC Genk	H	2–3	L
01 Sep	Club Brugge KV	A	0–3	L
18 Aug	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	1–1	D
11 Aug	Beerschot VA	H	4–1	W
04 Aug	KV Kortrijk	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

KV Mechelen		Cercle Brugge KSV
#15	Position	#9
0	Points	2
1	Played	2
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 0
0	Scored	5
2	Conceded	5
-2	GD	+0
0.00	PPG	1.00
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne!
5' Thibo Somers, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' KV Mechelen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cercle Brugge KSV's shape.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. KV Mechelen must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' The 23-year-old Flavio Nazinho has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KV Mechelen and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KV Mechelen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' The deadlock is broken! Daam Foulon gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
35' It’s gonna be a card for Warleson.
37' Daam Foulon makes way for Jose Marsa at the 37 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Mechelen.
42' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Erick.
46' A change in the Cercle Brugge KSV ranks — Bruno exits the field as Kazeem Olaigbe enters on 46.
51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
56' Bruno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 252 appearances.
58' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Malamine Efekele has done his job and it is now time for Paris Brunner to step up.
63' Both keepers have barely been tested. KV Mechelen and Cercle Brugge KSV are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
64' Lion Lauberbach gets the nod from KV Mechelen. He replaces Benito Raman and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Francis Abu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cercle Brugge KSV so far.
70' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Erick trudges off to be replaced by Flavio Nazinho on 70 minutes.
75' It’s high time Miron Muslic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
77' Felipe Augusto gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Ibrahim Diakite and will look to change the dynamic.
82' The whistle greets Patrick Pflucke as he departs to be replaced by Rafik Belghali.
86' Goal! Bas Van den Eynden scores his 3 goal in 223 matches.
90' Aziz Ouattara is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — KV Mechelen 2-0 Cercle Brugge KSV.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Lion Lauberbach ↑ 64'
7
Geoffry Hairemans ↑ 64'
15
Yannick Thoelen
3
Jose Marsa ↑ 37'
35
Bilal Bafdili ↑ 82'
10
Petter Dahl
17
Rafik Belghali ↑ 82'
36
Elton Yeboah
33
Lukas Baert

Coach Besnik Hasi

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↓ Lawrence Agyekum 70'
9
Kevin Denkey
17
Francis Abu
34
Thibo Somers
1
Warleson
2
Ibrahim Diakite ↓ Felipe Augusto 77'
66
Christiaan Ravych
30
Bruno ↓ Kazeem Olaigbe 46'
8
Erick ↓ Flavio Nazinho 70'
7
Malamine Efekele ↓ Paris Brunner 58'
90
Emmanuel Kakou

Bench

18
Senna Miangue
15
Gary Magnee
27
Nils De Wilde
21
Maxime Delanghe
20
Flavio Nazinho ↑ 70'
10
Felipe Augusto ↑ 77'
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↑ 46'
6
Lawrence Agyekum ↑ 70'
13
Paris Brunner ↑ 58'

Coach Miron Muslic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dino Hotic	4
Nikola Storm	3
Kevin Denkey	3
Igor de Camargo	3
William Togui	2
Felipe Augusto	2
Bilal Bafdili	1
Edgaras Utkus	1

Head to Head

KV Mechelen Form

2024-09-22 KV Mechelen 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-09-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2024-08-31 KV Mechelen 5–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2024-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2024-08-17 KV Mechelen 1–3 RSC Anderlecht L 2024-08-09 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 KV Mechelen D

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2024-09-22 KV Mechelen 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-09-14 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 KRC Genk L 2024-09-01 Club Brugge KV 3–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-08-18 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2024-08-11 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–1 Beerschot VA W 2024-08-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 KV Kortrijk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.89 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen31% Draw24% Cercle Brugge KSV45%

Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

55%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

69%

KV Mechelen or Cercle Brugge KSV

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen16% Draw44% Cercle Brugge KSV40%

Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–0 not predicted

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.3%

0 – 1

9.7%

0 – 2

9.7%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 0

7.3%

1 – 3

0 – 3

2 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

3.1%

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	23%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	18%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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