Cercle Brugge vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven

7 October 2023 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

Kévin Denkey 3’, 37’, 87’

Raz Shlomo 4’
Ezechiel Banzuzi 44’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge beat Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3-2, with a late winner. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Kévin Denkey put Cercle Brugge ahead in the 3rd minute, Raz Shlomo equalised with a header in the 4th minute, Denkey put Cercle Brugge back in front in the 37th minute, and Ezechiel Banzuzi equalised from a corner in the 44th minute. In the second half, Denkey won it in the 87th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cercle Brugge created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1.46 from 13.

Match stats

18 Shots 13

7 Shots on Target 5

6 Corners 6

2 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

1.62 xG 1.46

1.62 Non-penalty xG 1.46

Key events

Cercle Brugge Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Kick-off

Kévin Denkey

1-0

3’

4’

Raz Shlomo

1-1

Kévin Denkey

2-1

37’

44’

Ezechiel Banzuzi

2-2

Half-time2-2

Kévin Denkey

3-2

87’

Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Cercle Brugge

Hannes Van Der Bruggen
Kévin Denkey

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Thibault Vlietinck
Siebe Schrijvers
Kento Misao

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 1.62 xGOud-Heverlee Leuven 1.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven attacking Cercle Brugge attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players


Warleson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hugo Siquet	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Boris Popović	90′	–	–	1	0.17	–	–	–
Edgaras Utkus Taken off	71′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Christiaan Ravych	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Leonardo Lopes	90′	–	–	3	0.11	–	–	–
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thibo Somers	90′	–	–	2	0.18	–	–	–
Alan Minda Taken off	62′	–	–	2	0.21	–	–	–
Yann Gboho Taken off	71′	–	–	3	0.17	–	–	–
Kévin Denkey	90′	3	–	5	0.70	–	–
Nazinho Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jesper Daland Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Félix Lemaréchal Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nils De Wilde Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Maxence Prévot	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joel Schingtienne	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ewoud Pletinckx	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Raz Shlomo	90′	1	–	1	0.22	–	–	–
Thibault Vlietinck Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Siebe Schrijvers Taken off	82′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kento Misao	90′	–	–	2	0.04	–	–
Hamza Mendyl	90′	–	–	4	0.38	–	–	–
Youssef Maziz	90′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson Taken off	36′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nachon Nsingi Taken off	70′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Ezechiel Banzuzi Came on as a substitute	54′	1	–	1	0.52	–	–	–
Joren Dom Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	3	0.17	–	–	–
Jonatan Braut Brunes Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sofian Kiyine 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 61% Avg odds 1.54

Draw 21% Avg odds 4.51

Oud-Heverlee Leuven win 18% Avg odds 5.26

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

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge W W L L L

Oud-Heverlee Leuven L W D W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0-0 Cercle Brugge, 10 Feb 23 Next meeting: Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1-2 Cercle Brugge, 16 Dec 23 All Cercle Brugge vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven 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.