Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp

Match summary

Cercle Brugge won 2-1 at home to Antwerp. It was goalless at half-time.

Tunde Akinsola put Cercle Brugge ahead in the 48th minute, Akinsola made it 2-0 in the 61st minute, and Modibo Fofana pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 81st minute.

Antwerp can feel hard done by, creating 2.57 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Cercle Brugge's 0.71 from 10.

Cercle Brugge secured a 2-1 victory against Antwerp in the Belgian Pro League on matchday 10 despite registering lower overall territory and attacking metrics. Antwerp dominated possession with 60 percent to 40 percent and created 15 shots compared to 10 for the hosts, accumulating an expected goals total of 2.57 against 0.71 for Cercle Brugge. Antwerp also recorded 73 attacks, 38 dangerous attacks, 473 passes, and 15 fouls while picking up 5 yellow cards. Cercle Brugge managed 5 shots on target from their 10 attempts, whereas Antwerp hit the target 4 times from their 15 shots.

The first half ended goalless after substitutions for both sides and yellow cards shown to Carlos Mejia in the 30th minute, Snayder Porozo in the 37th minute, and M. Compper in the 45th minute. Tunde Akinsola opened the scoring for Cercle Brugge in the 48th minute and added a second goal in the 61st minute to make it 2-0. Following several substitutions, Álvaro Cortés received a yellow card in the 67th minute, and Yuto Tsunashima was cautioned in the 79th minute. Modibo Fofana scored for Antwerp in the 81st minute, and Taishi Brandon Nozawa received a yellow card in the 90+8th minute.