Cercle Brugge vs Charleroi

14 September 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Jasper Vergoote

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • S. Ngoura 54’ (pen)
  • P. Gerkens 87’ (pen)
  • P. Pflücke 2’
  • Y. Titraoui 39’
  • A. Scheidler 56’

Match summary

Charleroi beat Cercle Brugge 3-2 on the road. Charleroi led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, P. Pflücke put Charleroi ahead in the 2nd minute and Y. Titraoui made it 0-2 in the 39th minute. In the second half, S. Ngoura pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 54th minute, A. Scheidler made it 1-3 with a header in the 56th minute, and P. Gerkens made it 2-3 from the penalty spot in the 87th minute.

Cercle Brugge can feel hard done by, creating 1.80 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Charleroi's 1.30 from 9.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
8 Shots 9
2 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 3
454 Passes 364
75.8% Pass accuracy 70.1%
13 Tackles 15
7 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 3

Key events

Cercle Brugge Charleroi
Kick-off
2’
P. PflückeLeft foot shot0-1 (Charleroi)
S. NgouraVAR: Goal given
27’
39’
Y. TitraouiRight foot shot0-2 (Charleroi)
Half-time0-2
O. AdewumiL. Agyekum
46’
O. DiakitéA. Minda
46’
Second half underway
51’
A. Ousou
S. NgouraPenalty1-2 (Cercle Brugge)
54’
56’
A. ScheidlerHeader1-3 (Charleroi)
60’
A. BernierP. Pflücke
66’
A. BernierVAR: Goal given
M. I. DiabyD. Gomis
70’
75’
L. BlumK. V. D. Kerkhof
75’
F. SzymczakA. Scheidler
82’
P. GuiagonShot on target
A. BayoS. Ngoura
84’
N. D. WildeG. Magnee
84’
P. GerkensPenalty2-3 (Cercle Brugge)
87’
88’
M. BoukamirJ. N. Romsaas
88’
J. GaudinP. Guiagon
90’
E. Camara
F. Nazinho
90+3’
Full-time2-3

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 1.30 2’ P. Pflücke (Charleroi), 0-1 2’ 39’ Y. Titraoui (Charleroi), 0-2 39’ 54’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), 1-2 54’ 56’ A. Scheidler (Charleroi), 1-3 56’ 87’ P. Gerkens (Cercle Brugge), 2-3 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 1.30 2’ P. Pflücke (Charleroi), 0-1 Pflücke 2’ 39’ Y. Titraoui (Charleroi), 0-2 Titraoui 39’ 54’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), 1-2 Ngoura 54’ 56’ A. Scheidler (Charleroi), 1-3 Scheidler 56’ 87’ P. Gerkens (Cercle Brugge), 2-3 Gerkens 87’
Cercle Brugge 1.80 xGCharleroi 1.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Charleroi attacking Cercle Brugge attacking 
54’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 87’ P. Gerkens (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 56’ A. Scheidler (Charleroi), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 2’ P. Pflücke (Charleroi), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 23’ K. V. D. Kerkhof (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 80’ P. Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 18’ P. Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Y. Titraoui (Charleroi), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 22’ P. Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ L. Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ D. Gomis (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ J. N. Romsaas (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ P. Guiagon (Charleroi), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ F. Nazinho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ G. Magnee (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ L. Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 87’ P. Gerkens (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 56’ A. Scheidler (Charleroi), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 2’ P. Pflücke (Charleroi), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 23’ K. V. D. Kerkhof (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 80’ P. Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 18’ P. Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Y. Titraoui (Charleroi), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 22’ P. Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ L. Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ D. Gomis (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ J. N. Romsaas (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ P. Guiagon (Charleroi), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ G. Magnee (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ F. Nazinho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ L. Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cercle Brugge 4-1-3-2 Starting XI
Delanghe
Magnee 84’
Ravych
Gomis 70’
Nazinho
Bruggen
Agyekum 46’
Gerkens
Diop
Ngoura 84’
Minda 46’
Charleroi 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Delavallée
Kerkhof 75’
Ousou
Keita
Nzita
Titraoui
Camara
Pflücke 60’
Romsaas 88’
Guiagon 88’
Scheidler 75’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
M. Delanghe
90′ 1 3 25 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
G. Magnee Taken off
84′ 4 1 – 4 – 38 – – – –
C. Ravych
90′ – – – 5 4 58 – – – –
D. Gomis Taken off
70′ 1 1 – 3 2 54 – – – –
F. Nazinho
90′ 2 1 – 3 1 53 1 – – –
N. D. Wilde Came on as a substitute
15′ – 1 – 1 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
H. V. D. Bruggen
90′ – – 63 – – 3 1 6 2 1 –
L. Agyekum Taken off
45′ – – 12 – – 1 – 1 – – –
P. Gerkens
90′ 1 – 31 1 – – – 1 3 1 –
E. Diop
90′ – – 40 2 – 2 2 6 – 1 –
M. I. Diaby Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 25 – – – – 2 – – –
Forwards5 players
S. Ngoura Taken off
84′ 1 – 2 1 0.85 – – 5 – 14 –
A. Minda Taken off
45′ – – – – – – – 2 – 10 –
O. Diakité Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – – – 4 3 10 –
O. Adewumi Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – – – 4 2 13 –
A. Bayo Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – 1 – – 3 –
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 45% Avg odds 2.10
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.41
Charleroi win 28% Avg odds 3.34

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

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge LLWWD
Charleroi DDLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Charleroi 1-1 Cercle Brugge, 25 Jan 25 Next meeting: Charleroi 3-4 Cercle Brugge, 07 Feb 26  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.