Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge

22 September 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Daam Foulon 32’
  • Bas Van den Eynden 86’

Match summary

Mechelen beat Cercle Brugge 2-0. Mechelen led 1-0 at half-time.

Daam Foulon put Mechelen ahead with a header in the 32nd minute and Bas Van den Eynden made it 2-0 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Mechelen created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Cercle Brugge's 0.56 from 7.

Match stats

Mechelen Cercle Brugge
9 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.35 xG 0.56
1.35 Non-penalty xG 0.56

Key events

Mechelen Cercle Brugge
Kick-off
Daam Foulon1-0 (Mechelen)
32’
Half-time1-0
Bas Van den Eynden2-0 (Mechelen)
86’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Mechelen
  • Ahmed Touba
  • Aziz Ouattara Mohammed
Cercle Brugge
  • Warleson
  • Erick Nunes

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 0.56 32’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), 1-0 32’ 86’ Bas Van den Eynden (Mechelen), 2-0 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 0.56 32’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), 1-0 Foulon 32’ 86’ Bas Van den Eynden (Mechelen), 2-0 Van den Eynden 86’
Mechelen 1.35 xGCercle Brugge 0.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cercle Brugge attacking Mechelen attacking 
90+3’ Lion Lauberbach (Mechelen), open play, 0.77 xG, saved 45’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 78’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 51’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 86’ Bas Van den Eynden (Mechelen), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Lion Lauberbach (Mechelen), open play, 0.77 xG, saved 45’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 78’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 32’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 11’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 51’ Kévin Denkey (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 86’ Bas Van den Eynden (Mechelen), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Abu Francis (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Kazeem Olaigbe (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Hannes Van Der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Bas Van den Eynden
90′ 1 – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Patrick Pflücke Taken off
82′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Aziz Ouattara Mohammed
90′ – – 1 0.04 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Daam Foulon Taken off
37′ 1 – 2 0.20 – – –
Kerim Mrabti Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
Benito Raman Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Nikola Storm Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
José Marsà Came on as a substitute
53′ – – – – – – –
Geoffry Hairemans Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Lion Lauberbach Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 0.77 – – –
Rafik Belghali Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Bilal Bafdili 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

Mechelen win 46% Avg odds 2.04
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.85
Cercle Brugge win 29% Avg odds 3.20

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.