Cercle Brugge vs Dender

24 April 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Michiel Allaerts

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Oumar Diakité 29’, 70’
  • Malcolm Viltard 84’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge saw off Dender 2-1. Cercle Brugge led 1-0 at half-time.

Oumar Diakité put Cercle Brugge ahead in the 29th minute, Diakité made it 2-0 in the 70th minute, and Malcolm Viltard pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 84th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cercle Brugge created 0.76 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Dender 0.55 from 13.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
9 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 3
7 Corners 6
98 Attacks 95
43 Dangerous attacks 41
445 Passes 396
80.4% Pass accuracy 75.8%
32 Tackles 18
9 Fouls 9
0 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 6

Key events

Cercle Brugge Dender
Kick-off
Steve NgouraShot on target
10’
18’
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
27’
Alireza JahanbakhshShot on target
Oumar DiakitéRight foot shot1-0 (Cercle Brugge)
29’
Steve NgouraShot on target
32’
Half-time1-0
46’
Luc De FougerollesBo De Kerf
Pieter GerkensHannes Van Der Bruggen
46’
46’
Desmond AcquahShot on target
Second half underway
54’
Luc Marijnissen
62’
Mohamed BerteDesmond Acquah
62’
Bruny NsimbaDavid Toshevski
Dante VanzeirSteve Ngoura
62’
Oumar Diakité2-0 (Cercle Brugge)
69’
72’
Nail Moutha-SebtaouiAlireza Jahanbakhsh
Lawrence AgyekumMakaya Ibrahima Diaby
73’
Oluwaseun AdewumiOumar Diakité
73’
73’
Krzysztof KotonRagnar Oratmangoen
Heriberto JuradoIbrahim Diakité
81’
84’
Malcolm ViltardRight foot shot2-1 (Dender)
Heriberto JuradoShot on target
88’

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 0.55 29’ Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 29’ 70’ Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 70’ 84’ Malcolm Viltard (Dender), 2-1 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 0.55 29’ Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 Diakité 29’ 70’ Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 Diakité 70’ 84’ Malcolm Viltard (Dender), 2-1 Viltard 84’
Cercle Brugge 0.76 xGDender 0.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Dender attacking Cercle Brugge attacking 
29’ Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 70’ Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 84’ Malcolm Viltard (Dender), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 80’ Oluwaseun Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 80’ Emmanuel Kakou (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Desmond Acquah (Dender), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Desmond Acquah (Dender), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+4’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Desmond Acquah (Dender), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Luc Marijnissen (Dender), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Valy Konaté (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Nathan Rodes (Dender), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Krzysztof Koton (Dender), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Heriberto Jurado (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Krzysztof Koton (Dender), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Bryan Goncalves (Dender), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 70’ Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 84’ Malcolm Viltard (Dender), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 80’ Oluwaseun Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 80’ Emmanuel Kakou (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Desmond Acquah (Dender), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Desmond Acquah (Dender), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+4’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Desmond Acquah (Dender), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Luc Marijnissen (Dender), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Valy Konaté (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Nathan Rodes (Dender), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Krzysztof Koton (Dender), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Heriberto Jurado (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Krzysztof Koton (Dender), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Bryan Goncalves (Dender), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Cercle Brugge 3-5-2 Starting XI
Warleson
Konaté
Kakou
Kondo
Nazinho
Diop
Diaby 73’
Bruggen 46’
Diakité 81’
Diakité 2 73’
Ngoura 62’
Dender 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Dietsch
Marijnissen
Kerf 46’
Goncalves
Mansoni​
Rodes
Viltard
Acquah 62’
Oratmangoen 73’
Jahanbakhsh 72’
Toshevski 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Warleson
90′ 2 1 33 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Emmanuel Kakou
90′ 2 2 – 4 2 54 – – – –
Geoffrey Kondo
90′ 1 – – 8 6 65 1 – – –
Valy Konaté
90′ 9 4 – 13 3 54 – – – –
Ibrahim Diakité Taken off
81′ 3 – – 3 – 21 1 – 1 –
Nazinho
90′ 3 1 – 4 – 39 1 – – –
Heriberto Jurado Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 1 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby Taken off
73′ – – 25 – – 2 1 4 3 1 –
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Taken off
45′ – – 24 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
Edan Diop
90′ – 1 54 4 – 4 – 6 – – –
Pieter Gerkens Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 22 1 – 2 1 5 – – –
Lawrence Agyekum Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 10 – – 3 – 5 – – –
Forwards4 players
Oumar Diakité Taken off
73′ 2 – 2 2 0.39 – – 2 2 18 –
Steve Ngoura Taken off
62′ – – 2 2 0.08 – – 9 5 14 –
Dante Vanzeir Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – 1 1 – 9 –
Oluwaseun Adewumi Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 – 0.11 – – 4 – 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 69% Avg odds 1.35
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.01
Dender win 13% Avg odds 7.29

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

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge LWDWW
Dender LLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

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