Cercle Brugge vs Charleroi

5 August 2023 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

Thibo Somers 16’
Kévin Denkey 43’ (pen)

Match summary

Cercle Brugge saw off Charleroi 2-0. Cercle Brugge led 2-0 at half-time.

Thibo Somers put Cercle Brugge ahead in the 16th minute and Kévin Denkey made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Cercle Brugge created 2.41 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Charleroi's 0.64 from 8.

Match stats

19 Shots 8

3 Shots on Target 3

4 Corners 5

0 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

2.41 xG 0.64

1.62 Non-penalty xG 0.64

Key events

Cercle Brugge Charleroi

Kick-off

Thibo Somers

1-0

16’

Kévin Denkey
Penalty

2-0

43’

Half-time2-0

Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Charleroi

Mehdi Boukamir
Stefan Knežević
Daan Heymans

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.

Cercle Brugge 2.41 xGCharleroi 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Charleroi attacking Cercle Brugge attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players


Warleson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Leonardo Lopes	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Christiaan Ravych	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jesper Daland	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hugo Siquet Taken off	83′	–	–	2	0.06	–	–	–
Abu Francis	90′	–	–	2	0.04	–	–	–
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Olivier Deman	90′	–	–	3	0.33	–	–	–
Yann Gboho Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thibo Somers Taken off	90′	1	–	4	0.77	–	–	–
Kévin Denkey	90′	1	–	8	1.21	–	–	–
Alan Minda Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Emilio Kehrer Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Hervé Koffi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mehdi Boukamir	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stelios Andreou Taken off	70′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stefan Knežević	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Žan Rogelj	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marco Ilaimaharitra	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Adem Zorgane	90′	–	–	1	0.24	–	–	–
Romeo Monticelli Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daan Heymans Taken off	82′	–	–	2	0.24	–	–
Isaac Mbenza	90′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–	–
Oday Dabbagh Taken off	70′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Youssouph Badji Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Antoine Bernier Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mitchy Ntelo Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Ryota Morioka Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–

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 54% Avg odds 1.74

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.93

Charleroi win 22% Avg odds 4.30

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

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge W L W W L

Charleroi W W L D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Charleroi 2-1 Cercle Brugge, 15 Jan 23 Next meeting: Charleroi 0-0 Cercle Brugge, 09 Mar 24 All Cercle Brugge vs Charleroi 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.