Dender vs Cercle Brugge

19 April 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Jan Boterberg

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

Noah Mbamba 45+2’

Geoffrey Kondo 2’
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby 46’
Steve Ngoura 54’
Edan Diop 61’

Match summary

Cercle Brugge won comfortably, 4-1 away at Dender. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Geoffrey Kondo put Cercle Brugge ahead with a header in the 2nd minute and Noah Mbamba equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Makaya Ibrahima Diaby put Cercle Brugge back in front from a corner in the 46th minute, Steve Ngoura made it 1-3 in the 54th minute, and Edan Diop made it 1-4 with a header in the 61st minute.

The chances backed that up: Cercle Brugge created 2.91 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Dender's 0.97 from 8.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%

8 Shots 19

2 Shots on target 12

4 Corners 6

467 Passes 323

75.6% Pass accuracy 73.1%

16 Tackles 13

12 Fouls 10

4 Yellow cards 0

3 Offsides 4

Key events

Dender Cercle Brugge

Kick-off

2’

Geoffrey KondoHeader

0-1

23’

Steve NgouraShot on target

Alireza Jahanbakhsh

40’

Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni

41’

Alireza JahanbakhshShot on target

43’

Geoffrey KondoShot on target

Noah MbambaRight foot shot

1-1

45+2’

Half-time1-1

46’

Makaya Ibrahima DiabyRight foot shot

1-2

46’

NazinhoShot on target

Second half underway

54’

Steve NgouraRight foot shot

1-3

58’

Steve NgouraShot on target

Ragnar OratmangoenBo De Kerf

60’

Luc De FougerollesDavid Hrnčár

60’

Dante VanzeirShot on target

61’

Edan DiopHeader

1-4

Guillaume DietschGauthier Gallon

66’

Oumar DiakitéSteve Ngoura

66’

Heriberto JuradoPieter Gerkens

66’

Oluwaseun AdewumiDante Vanzeir

Malcolm Viltard

67’

Nail Moutha-SebtaouiBryan Goncalves

72’

Bruny NsimbaDavid Toshevski

72’

Makaya Ibrahima DiabyShot on target

74’

Royer CaicedoIbrahim Diakité

80’

Nils De WildeHannes Van Der Bruggen

82’

Oumar DiakitéShot on target

90+1’

Edan DiopShot on target

Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui

90+3’

Full-time1-4

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.

Dender 0.97 xGCercle Brugge 2.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cercle Brugge attacking Dender attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Dender 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Cercle Brugge 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper2 players


Gauthier Gallon Taken off	66′	5	4	32	–	–	–	–	–
Guillaume Dietsch Came on as a substitute	24′	3	0	8	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders8 players


Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni	90′	4	–	–	5	–	37	1	–	–
Bo De Kerf Taken off	60′	1	3	–	2	1	33	1	–	–	–
Luc Marijnissen	90′	2	–	–	8	4	62	1	–	–	–
Bryan Goncalves Taken off	72′	1	1	–	3	2	28	1	–	–	–
David Hrnčár Taken off	60′	–	–	–	1	1	10	–	–	–	–
Luc De Fougerolles Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	1	–	22	2	–	–	–
Ragnar Oratmangoen Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	1	–	16	–	–	–	–
Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui Came on as a substitute	18′	–	1	–	–	–	15	1	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Nathan Rodes	90′	–	–	48	–	–	4	1	8	–	2	–
Malcolm Viltard	90′	–	–	63	1	–	1	–	6	2	2
Alireza Jahanbakhsh	90′	–	1	34	1	–	–	–	3	1	2
Noah Mbamba	90′	1	–		–	–						–

Forwards2 players


David Toshevski Taken off	72′	–	–	2	–	0.52	–	–	7	1	14	–
Bruny Nsimba Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	1	–	0.08	–	–	–	–	9	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Warleson	90′	1	1	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Makaya Ibrahima Diaby	90′	2	3	–	4	1	30	1	1	–	–
Geoffrey Kondo	90′	1	–	–	5	4	38	1	1	1	–
Valy Konaté	90′	1	1	–	4	2	26	1	–	–	–
Ibrahim Diakité Taken off	74′	1	–	–	1	–	14	–	–	–	–
Nazinho	90′	1	2	–	8	3	47	–	–	2	–
Royer Caicedo Came on as a substitute	16′	–	1	–	–	–	4	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Pieter Gerkens Taken off	66′	–	–	13	1	–	–	1	1	–	1	–
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Taken off	80′	–	–	26	1	–	4	3	5	1	1	–
Edan Diop	90′	1	–	40	1	–	2	–	4	2	1	–
Heriberto Jurado Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	10	1	–	–	–	4	–	1	–
Nils De Wilde Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Dante Vanzeir Taken off	66′	–	–	1	1	0.05	–	2	2	–	13	–
Steve Ngoura Taken off	66′	1	–	5	3	1.04	–	1	7	2	13	–
Oumar Diakité Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	1	1	0.03	–	–	4	2	6	–
Oluwaseun Adewumi Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–

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.

Before kick-off

Dender win 25% Avg odds 3.66

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.67

Cercle Brugge win 50% Avg odds 1.87

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

Form going into the game

Dender D L L W L

Cercle Brugge L L W D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Cercle Brugge 0-0 Dender, 01 Mar 26 Next meeting: Cercle Brugge 2-1 Dender, 24 Apr 26 All Dender vs Cercle Brugge 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.