Cercle Brugge vs St. Gallen

3 October 2024 · Conference League · Matchday 1 · 2024/25

Full time 6 – 2

Half-time: 3–0

  • Alan Minda 3’
  • Kévin Denkey 25’, 43’, 54’ (pen)
  • Gary Magnee 63’, 68’
  • Kevin Csoboth 58’
  • Felix Mambimbi 81’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge won comfortably, 6-2 at home to St. Gallen. Cercle Brugge led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Alan Minda put Cercle Brugge ahead in the 3rd minute, Kévin Denkey made it 2-0 in the 25th minute, and Denkey made it 3-0 in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Denkey made it 4-0 from the penalty spot in the 54th minute, Kevin Csoboth pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 58th minute, Gary Magnee made it 5-1 in the 63rd minute, Magnee made it 6-1 in the 68th minute, and Felix Mambimbi made it 6-2 in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Cercle Brugge created 3.31 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to St. Gallen's 1.59 from 14.

Key events

Cercle Brugge St. Gallen
Kick-off
Alan MindaRight foot shot1-0 (Cercle Brugge)
3’
9’
Willem GeubbelsShot on target
Kévin DenkeyShot on target
15’
Thibo SomersShot on target
19’
21’
Lukas GörtlerFoul
NazinhoFoul
23’
Kévin DenkeyLeft foot shot2-0 (Cercle Brugge)
25’
Maxime DelangheWarleson
32’
Kévin DenkeyShot on target
35’
Kévin DenkeyLeft foot shot3-0 (Cercle Brugge)
43’
Half-time3-0
46’
Kevin CsobothBastien Toma
46’
Noah YannickChima Okoroji
Kévin DenkeyShot on target
49’
Second half underway
Kévin DenkeyPenalty4-0 (Cercle Brugge)
54’
58’
Kevin CsobothRight foot shot4-1 (St. Gallen)
60’
Willem GeubbelsShot on target
61’
Felix MambimbiChadrac Akolo
Nils De WildeNazinho
61’
Kazeem OlaigbeAlan Minda
61’
62’
Mihailo StevanovićJordi Quintillà
Gary MagneeRight foot shot5-1 (Cercle Brugge)
63’
Gary MagneeRight foot shot6-1 (Cercle Brugge)
68’
Kévin DenkeyFoul
70’
Felipe AugustoKévin Denkey
74’
Paris BrunnerThibo Somers
75’
Paris BrunnerShot on target
75’
76’
Jovan MiloševićWillem Geubbels
81’
Felix MambimbiRight foot shot6-2 (St. Gallen)
Senna MiangueShot on target
83’
90+4’
Felix MambimbiShot on target
90+4’
Noah YannickShot on target
Full-time6-2

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 3.31 1.59 3’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 3’ 25’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 25’ 43’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 3-0 43’ 54’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 4-0 54’ 58’ Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen), 4-1 58’ 63’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), 5-1 63’ 68’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), 6-1 68’ 81’ Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen), 6-2 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.31 1.59 3’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), 1-0 Minda 3’ 25’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 2-0 Denkey 25’ 43’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 3-0 Denkey 43’ 54’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), 4-0 Denkey 54’ 58’ Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen), 4-1 Csoboth 58’ 63’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), 5-1 Magnee 63’ 68’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), 6-1 Magnee 68’ 81’ Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen), 6-2 Mambimbi 81’
Cercle Brugge 3.31 xGSt. Gallen 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St. Gallen attacking Cercle Brugge attacking 
54’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 68’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 43’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 90+4’ Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 17’ Chadrac Akolo (St. Gallen), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 49’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 19’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 35’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+4’ Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 9’ Willem Geubbels (St. Gallen), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 25’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+4’ Noah Yannick (St. Gallen), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 14’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 15’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 47’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 83’ Senna Miangue (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 15’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 75’ Paris Brunner (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Chadrac Akolo (St. Gallen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Paris Brunner (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 37’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Nazinho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Willem Geubbels (St. Gallen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Albert Vallci (St. Gallen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 48’ Christian Witzig (St. Gallen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 28’ Konrad Faber (St. Gallen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 68’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 43’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 90+4’ Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 17’ Chadrac Akolo (St. Gallen), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 19’ Thibo Somers (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 49’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 35’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+4’ Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 9’ Willem Geubbels (St. Gallen), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 25’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+4’ Noah Yannick (St. Gallen), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 14’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 15’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 47’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 83’ Senna Miangue (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 58’ Kevin Csoboth (St. Gallen), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 75’ Paris Brunner (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 15’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Chadrac Akolo (St. Gallen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Paris Brunner (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 37’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Willem Geubbels (St. Gallen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Albert Vallci (St. Gallen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Nazinho (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Felix Mambimbi (St. Gallen), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 63’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 48’ Christian Witzig (St. Gallen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Konrad Faber (St. Gallen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Cercle Brugge 3-4-3 Starting XI
Warleson 32’
Miangue
Ravych
Diakité
Nazinho 61’
Francis
Bruggen
Magnee 2
Minda 61’
Denkey 3 74’
Somers 75’
St. Gallen 4-3-1-2 Starting XI
Zigi
Faber
Diaby
Vallci
Okoroji 46’
Görtler
Quintillà 62’
Witzig
Toma 46’
Geubbels 76’
Akolo 61’

Player stats

Goalkeeper2 players
Warleson Taken off
32′ 0 0 7 1 – – – –
Maxime Delanghe Came on as a substitute
58′ 2 2 18 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Ibrahim Diakité
90′ 2 1 2 8 4 28 3 – – –
Christiaan Ravych
90′ 3 6 2 10 5 18 – – – –
Senna Miangue
90′ – 2 – 6 5 21 1 – – –
Nazinho Taken off
61′ 2 5 – 4 1 12 1 – –
Nils De Wilde Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 1 – 2 – 7 1 – 1 –
Midfielders5 players
Gary Magnee
90′ 2 – 23 4 – 1 3 3 1 – –
Abu Francis
90′ – – 32 – – 2 – 7 1 1 –
Hannes Van Der Bruggen
90′ – 1 40 1 – 3 2 6 1 1 –
Thibo Somers Taken off
75′ – – 20 – – – – 7 – 1 –
Kazeem Olaigbe Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 5 1 – 1 – 2 – – –
Forwards4 players
Alan Minda Taken off
61′ 1 1 2 1 0.17 – 1 – – 14 –
Kévin Denkey Taken off
74′ 3 2 6 6 1.76 – 2 8 2 20
Felipe Augusto Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – – 1 – 3 –
Paris Brunner Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 2 1 0.19 – – 3 1 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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.