Cercle Brugge vs Beerschot

11 August 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2024/25

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 3–1

  • Bruno Goncalves 10’
  • Kazeem Olaigbe 22’
  • Kévin Denkey 42’
  • Abdoul Kader Ouattara 89’
  • Simion Michez 25’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Beerschot. Cercle Brugge led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Bruno Goncalves put Cercle Brugge ahead in the 10th minute, Kazeem Olaigbe made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute, Simion Michez pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 25th minute, and Kévin Denkey made it 3-1 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Abdoul Kader Ouattara made it 4-1 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cercle Brugge created 3.75 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Beerschot's 1.05 from 4.

Match stats

Cercle Brugge Beerschot
22 Shots 4
8 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.79 xG 1.05
3.79 Non-penalty xG 1.05

Key events

Cercle Brugge Beerschot
Kick-off
Bruno Goncalves1-0 (Cercle Brugge)
10’
Kazeem Olaigbe2-0 (Cercle Brugge)
22’
25’
Simion Michez2-1 (Beerschot)
Kévin Denkey3-1 (Cercle Brugge)
42’
Half-time3-1
Abdoul Kader Ouattara4-1 (Cercle Brugge)
89’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Cercle Brugge
  • Kazeem Olaigbe
  • Erick Nunes
Beerschot
  • Apostolos Konstantopoulos
  • Tom Reyners

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.75 1.05 10’ Bruno Goncalves (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 10’ 22’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 22’ 25’ Simion Michez (Beerschot), 2-1 25’ 42’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 3-1 42’ 89’ Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Cercle Brugge), 4-1 89’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.75 1.05 10’ Bruno Goncalves (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 Goncalves 10’ 22’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 Olaigbe 22’ 25’ Simion Michez (Beerschot), 2-1 Michez 25’ 42’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 3-1 Denkey 42’ 89’ Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Cercle Brugge), 4-1 Ouattara 89’
Cercle Brugge 3.75 xGBeerschot 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Beerschot attacking Cercle Brugge attacking 
89’ Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 22’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 25’ Simion Michez (Beerschot), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 49’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 63’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 42’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 68’ Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 22’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 10’ Bruno Goncalves (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 32’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 73’ Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 15’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 20’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 42’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Thibaud Verlinden (Beerschot), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Bruno Goncalves (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 22’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 25’ Simion Michez (Beerschot), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 49’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 63’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 42’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 68’ Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 22’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 10’ Bruno Goncalves (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 32’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 73’ Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 15’ Charly Keita (Beerschot), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 20’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 42’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Thibaud Verlinden (Beerschot), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Bruno Goncalves (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Warleson
90′ – – – – – – –
Christiaan Ravych
90′ – – – – – – –
Jesper Daland
90′ – – – – – – –
Edgaras Utkus Taken off
16′ – – – – – – –
Nazinho
90′ – – – – – – –
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Abu Francis Taken off
86′ – – – – – – –
Thibo Somers
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Bruno Goncalves Taken off
59′ 1 – 2 0.18 – – –
Kazeem Olaigbe Taken off
59′ 1 – 4 1.06 – –
Kévin Denkey
90′ 1 – 4 0.55 – – –
Senna Miangue Came on as a substitute
74′ – – – – – – –
Lawrence Agyekum Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 3 0.08 – – –
Alan Minda Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 3 0.49 – – –
Abdoul Kader Ouattara Came on as a substitute
31′ 1 – 3 1.26 – – –
Erick Nunes Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – –
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

Cercle Brugge win 63% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.53
Beerschot win 16% Avg odds 5.84

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

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge WLDLL
Beerschot LLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cercle Brugge 2-0 Beerschot, 19 Feb 22 Next meeting: Beerschot 3-2 Cercle Brugge, 01 Dec 24  All Cercle Brugge vs Beerschot 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.