Beerschot vs Cercle Brugge

1 December 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2024/25

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Ewan Henderson 54’
  • Loïc Mbe Soh 81’
  • Antoine Colassin 88’
  • Kévin Denkey 36’, 45+3’ (pen)

Match summary

Beerschot came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Cercle Brugge, with a late winner. Cercle Brugge led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kévin Denkey put Cercle Brugge ahead in the 36th minute and Denkey made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Ewan Henderson pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 54th minute, Loïc Mbe Soh equalised in the 81st minute, and Antoine Colassin won it in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Beerschot created 3.16 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Cercle Brugge's 1.77 from 11. Faisal Al-Ghamdi had a penalty saved for Beerschot. Cercle Brugge had a player sent off.

Match stats

Beerschot Cercle Brugge
21 Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3.16 xG 1.76
2.37 Non-penalty xG 0.97

Key events

Beerschot Cercle Brugge
Kick-off
36’
Kévin Denkey0-1 (Cercle Brugge)
45+3’
Kévin Denkey
Penalty0-2 (Cercle Brugge)
Half-time0-2
Ewan Henderson1-2 (Beerschot)
54’
Loïc Mbe Soh2-2 (Beerschot)
81’
Antoine Colassin3-2 (Beerschot)
88’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Beerschot
  • Colin Dagba
  • Omar Fayed
  • Thibaud Verlinden
Cercle Brugge
  • Edgaras Utkus
  • Emmanuel Kakou
  • Kévin Denkey

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.16 1.77 36’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 0-1 36’ 45+3’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 0-2 45+3’ 54’ Ewan Henderson (Beerschot), 1-2 54’ 81’ Loïc Mbe Soh (Beerschot), 2-2 81’ 88’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), 3-2 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.16 1.77 36’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 0-1 Denkey 36’ 45+3’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 0-2 Denkey 45+3’ 54’ Ewan Henderson (Beerschot), 1-2 Henderson 54’ 81’ Loïc Mbe Soh (Beerschot), 2-2 Soh 81’ 88’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), 3-2 Colassin 88’
Beerschot 3.16 xGCercle Brugge 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cercle Brugge attacking Beerschot attacking 
48’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 81’ Faisal Al-Ghamdi (Beerschot), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 36’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 90+6’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 27’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 18’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 81’ Loïc Mbe Soh (Beerschot), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 54’ Ewan Henderson (Beerschot), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 88’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 72’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 3’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 30’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 18’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 74’ Apostolos Konstantopoulos (Beerschot), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Faisal Al-Ghamdi (Beerschot), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Thibaud Verlinden (Beerschot), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Thibaud Verlinden (Beerschot), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Faisal Al-Ghamdi (Beerschot), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Ewan Henderson (Beerschot), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+8’ Marwan Al-Sahafi (Beerschot), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Unknown (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Marwan Al-Sahafi (Beerschot), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Ewan Henderson (Beerschot), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Thibaud Verlinden (Beerschot), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 81’ Faisal Al-Ghamdi (Beerschot), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 36’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 90+6’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 27’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 18’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 81’ Loïc Mbe Soh (Beerschot), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 54’ Ewan Henderson (Beerschot), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 88’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 72’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 3’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 30’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 74’ Apostolos Konstantopoulos (Beerschot), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 18’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 61’ Faisal Al-Ghamdi (Beerschot), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Thibaud Verlinden (Beerschot), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Thibaud Verlinden (Beerschot), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Ewan Henderson (Beerschot), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+8’ Marwan Al-Sahafi (Beerschot), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Faisal Al-Ghamdi (Beerschot), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Unknown (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Marwan Al-Sahafi (Beerschot), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Ewan Henderson (Beerschot), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Antoine Colassin (Beerschot), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Thibaud Verlinden (Beerschot), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Nick Shinton
90′ – – – – – – –
Colin Dagba Taken off
58′ – – – – – –
Omar Fayed
90′ – – – – – –
Loïc Mbe Soh
90′ 1 – 1 0.27 – – –
Brian Plat Taken off
57′ – – – – – – –
Ewan Henderson
90′ 1 – 3 0.29 – – –
Faisal Al-Ghamdi
90′ – – 3 0.89 – – –
Marwan Al-Sahafi
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Thibaud Verlinden
90′ – – 3 0.10 – –
Antoine Colassin
90′ 1 – 5 0.67 – – –
Charly Keita Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.78 – – –
Marco Weymans Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – –
Apostolos Konstantopoulos Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Beerschot win 24% Avg odds 3.91
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.71
Cercle Brugge win 51% Avg odds 1.87

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Beerschot WLDDL
Cercle Brugge DWWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cercle Brugge 4-1 Beerschot, 11 Aug 24 Next meeting: Cercle Brugge 2-1 Beerschot, 05 Apr 25  All Beerschot vs Cercle Brugge meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.