Cercle Brugge vs Genk

4 May 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 3–1

Félix Lemaréchal 12’
Malamine Efekele 24’
Thibo Somers 45+6’
Kévin Denkey 61’

Anouar Ait El Hadj 9’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Genk. Cercle Brugge led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Anouar Ait El Hadj put Genk ahead in the 9th minute, Félix Lemaréchal equalised in the 12th minute, Malamine Efekele put Cercle Brugge in front in the 24th minute, and Thibo Somers made it 3-1 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Kévin Denkey made it 4-1 in the 61st minute.

The chances backed that up: Cercle Brugge created 2.66 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Genk's 2.35 from 13.

Match stats

16 Shots 13

6 Shots on Target 6

4 Corners 1

1 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

2.66 xG 2.35

2.66 Non-penalty xG 2.35

Key events

Cercle Brugge Genk

Kick-off

9’

Anouar Ait El Hadj

0-1

Félix Lemaréchal

1-1

12’

Malamine Efekele

2-1

24’

Thibo Somers

3-1

45+6’

Half-time3-1

Kévin Denkey

4-1

61’

Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Cercle Brugge

Hugo Siquet

Genk

Mujaid Sadick
Carlos Cuesta
Zakaria El Ouahdi

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 2.66 xGGenk 2.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Genk attacking Cercle Brugge attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Warleson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hugo Siquet Taken off	74′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–
Christiaan Ravych	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jesper Daland Taken off	84′	–	–	1	0.15	–	–	–
Leonardo Lopes	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Abu Francis Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hannes Van Der Bruggen	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Malamine Efekele Taken off	39′	1	–	1	0.84	–	–	–
Félix Lemaréchal	90′	1	–	2	0.10	–	–	–
Thibo Somers	90′	1	–	4	0.33	–	–	–
Kévin Denkey Taken off	85′	1	–	4	1.06	–	–	–
Alan Minda Came on as a substitute	51′	–	–	2	0.13	–	–	–
Jonas Lietaert Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kazeem Olaigbe Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Boris Popović Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Abdoul Kader Ouattara Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Maarten Vandevoordt	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mujaid Sadick	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Carlos Cuesta	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mark McKenzie	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Zakaria El Ouahdi Taken off	57′	–	–	1	0.15	–	–
Matias Galarza	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Patrik Hrošovský Taken off	79′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Joris Kayembe	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Anouar Ait El Hadj Taken off	57′	1	–	1	0.15	–	–	–
Bilal El Khannouss Taken off	88′	–	–	2	0.35	–	–	–
Tolu Arokodare Taken off	79′	–	–	1	0.73	–	–	–
Andi Zeqiri Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	3	0.68	–	–	–
Alieu Fadera Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Christopher Baah Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Konstantinos Karetsas Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 40% Avg odds 2.34

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.54

Genk win 33% Avg odds 2.83

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

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge W D L L D

Genk W D W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Genk 1-1 Cercle Brugge, 13 Apr 24 Next meeting: Cercle Brugge 2-3 Genk, 14 Sep 24 All Cercle Brugge vs Genk meetings

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