Cercle Brugge vs Sint-Truiden

4 February 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Kévin Denkey 10’, 54’
Alan Minda 42’
Kazeem Olaigbe 67’

Joselpho Barnes 90+7’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Sint-Truiden. Cercle Brugge led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kévin Denkey put Cercle Brugge ahead in the 10th minute and Alan Minda made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Denkey made it 3-0 in the 54th minute, Kazeem Olaigbe made it 4-0 in the 67th minute, and Joselpho Barnes pulled one back to make it 4-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Cercle Brugge created 2.92 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Sint-Truiden's 1.49 from 6.

Match stats

17 Shots 6

6 Shots on Target 3

6 Corners 8

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.92 xG 1.49

2.92 Non-penalty xG 1.49

Key events

Cercle Brugge Sint-Truiden

Kick-off

Kévin Denkey

1-0

10’

Alan Minda

2-0

42’

Half-time2-0

Kévin Denkey

3-0

54’

Kazeem Olaigbe

4-0

67’

90+7’

Joselpho Barnes

4-1

Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Cercle Brugge

Thibo Somers
Leonardo Lopes

Sint-Truiden

Kahveh Zahiroleslam
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael

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 2.92 xGSint-Truiden 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sint-Truiden attacking Cercle Brugge attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Warleson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thibo Somers	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Edgaras Utkus Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jesper Daland	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Nazinho Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Leonardo Lopes	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Taken off	77′	–	–	2	0.14	–	–	–
Alan Minda Taken off	69′	1	–	1	0.27	–	–	–
Félix Lemaréchal	90′	–	–	3	0.13	–	–	–
Kazeem Olaigbe Taken off	69′	1	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Kévin Denkey	90′	2	–	7	1.87	–	–	–
Boris Popović Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan Semedo Varela Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Felipe Augusto Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Abdoul Kader Ouattara Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jonas Lietaert Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Jo Coppens	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rein Van Helden	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matte Smets	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bruno Godeau	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jarne Steuckers Taken off	70′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joel Chima Fujita	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mathias Delorge Taken off	58′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Eric Bocat Taken off	70′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Rihito Yamamoto Taken off	58′	–	–	1	0.22	–	–	–
Ryotaro Ito	90′	–	–	1	0.25	–	–	–
Kahveh Zahiroleslam Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aboubakary Koita Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joselpho Barnes Came on as a substitute	32′	1	–	2	0.93	–	–	–
Ryoya Ogawa Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fatih Kaya Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 55% Avg odds 1.71

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.80

Sint-Truiden win 20% Avg odds 4.72

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

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge W L D D L

Sint-Truiden W D L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sint-Truiden 0-2 Cercle Brugge, 27 Aug 23 Next meeting: Cercle Brugge 1-1 Sint-Truiden, 29 Sep 24 All Cercle Brugge vs Sint-Truiden 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.