Cercle Brugge vs Kortrijk

20 December 2023 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Thibo Somers 45+1’
  • Kévin Denkey 47’
  • Alan Minda 55’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Kortrijk. Cercle Brugge led 1-0 at half-time.

Thibo Somers put Cercle Brugge ahead from a corner in first-half stoppage time, Kévin Denkey made it 2-0 in the 47th minute, and Alan Minda made it 3-0 in the 55th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cercle Brugge created 3.48 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Kortrijk's 0.23 from 6.

Match stats

Cercle Brugge Kortrijk
24 Shots 6
13 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.48 xG 0.23
3.48 Non-penalty xG 0.23

Key events

Cercle Brugge Kortrijk
Kick-off
Thibo Somers1-0 (Cercle Brugge)
45+1’
Half-time1-0
Kévin Denkey2-0 (Cercle Brugge)
47’
Alan Minda3-0 (Cercle Brugge)
55’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Cercle Brugge
  • Jordan Semedo Varela
  • Hannes Van Der Bruggen
Kortrijk
  • Mark Mampasi
  • Abdoulaye Sissako
  • Mounaim El Idrissy

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.48 0.23 45+1’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 45+1’ 47’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 47’ 55’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), 3-0 55’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.48 0.23 45+1’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 Somers 45+1’ 47’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 Denkey 47’ 55’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), 3-0 Minda 55’
Cercle Brugge 3.48 xGKortrijk 0.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Kortrijk attacking Cercle Brugge attacking 
46’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.54 xG, goal 44’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 69’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 55’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 15’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 9’ Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.19 xG, saved 6’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 8’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 44’ Boris Popović (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 90+4’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 5’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 47’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 83’ Isaak Davies (Kortrijk), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 16’ Aleksandar Radovanović (Kortrijk), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 75’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Sheyi Ojo (Kortrijk), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Felipe Avenatti (Kortrijk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Abdoulaye Sissako (Kortrijk), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Massimo Bruno (Kortrijk), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.54 xG, goal 44’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 69’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 55’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 15’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 9’ Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.19 xG, saved 6’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 8’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 44’ Boris Popović (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 90+4’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 5’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 47’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 83’ Isaak Davies (Kortrijk), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 16’ Aleksandar Radovanović (Kortrijk), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 75’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Yann Gboho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Jesper Daland (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Félix Lemaréchal (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Felipe Avenatti (Kortrijk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Sheyi Ojo (Kortrijk), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Abdoulaye Sissako (Kortrijk), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Massimo Bruno (Kortrijk), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Warleson
90′ – – – – – – –
Hugo Siquet Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
Jesper Daland
90′ – – 3 0.33 – – –
Boris Popović Taken off
82′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
Jordan Semedo Varela Taken off
56′ – – – – – –
Hannes Van Der Bruggen
90′ – – 2 0.04 – –
Félix Lemaréchal
90′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Alan Minda Taken off
81′ 1 – 3 0.75 – – –
Yann Gboho Taken off
65′ – – 3 0.38 – – –
Thibo Somers
90′ 1 – 4 0.98 – – –
Kévin Denkey
90′ 1 – 4 0.65 – – –
Nazinho Came on as a substitute
34′ – – – – – – –
Jonas Lietaert Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Kazeem Olaigbe Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Nils De Wilde Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Senna Miangue Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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 74% Avg odds 1.28
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.75
Kortrijk win 10% Avg odds 9.65

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

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge DWLLW
Kortrijk LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Kortrijk 2-1 Cercle Brugge, 29 Sep 23 Next meeting: Cercle Brugge 1-2 Kortrijk, 04 Aug 24  All Cercle Brugge vs Kortrijk 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.