Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Mar 1 2026 · 18:15 Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
Cercle Brugge
First leg0–0 0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.71 – 1.08
Dender
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

No way through for Cercle Brugge or Dender

Cercle Brugge entered as favourites, but neither side found a way through. Cercle Brugge finished with the higher xG (1.71 vs 1.08). On the chances created, Cercle Brugge deserved more: 1.8 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Cercle Brugge52%
Draw ✓25%
Dender23%

Model vs reality

Cercle Brugge goals
0
Model 1.71 · xG 1.71
Dender goals
0
Model 1.07 · xG 1.08
Total goals
0
Model 2.78 · xG 2.79
Score 0–0
7%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 53%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchG. GallonDender
9.5
  • RefereeNathan Verboomen
  • CoachesOnur Cinel · Hayk Milkon
  • VenueJan Breydelstadion
  • Table before kick-offCercle Brugge 14th · Dender 16th

Timeline

  1. F. FerraroYellow card · misses next match
    3’
  2. David ToševskiYellow card
    25’
  3. O. DiakitéYellow card
    29’
  4. Half time · 0–0
  5. ⇄ C. HerrmannFor Makaya Ibrahima Diaby
    46’
  6. ⇄ O. AdewumiFor O. Diakité
    63’
  7. ⇄ S. NgouraFor C. Herrmann
    66’
  8. ⇄ Mohamed BerteFor R. Květ
    69’
  9. ⇄ D. HrnčárFor M. Sambu
    78’
  10. ⇄ R. OratmangoenFor A. Jahanbakhsh
    79’
  11. ⇄ K. KotońFor David Toševski
    87’
  12. ⇄ N. De WildeFor H. Van der Bruggen
    88’
  13. ⇄ H. JuradoFor D. Vanzeir
    88’
  14. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Cercle Brugge20 shots · 17 in box, 3 outside
Dender11 shots · 7 in box, 4 outside
Cercle BruggeDender
47% Possession 53%
1.71 Expected goals (xG) 1.08
1.80 Expected points (xPts) 0.96
20 Shots 11
8 Shots on target 6
8 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 1
17 Shots inside the box 7
3 Shots outside the box 4
305 Passes 361
68% Pass accuracy 72%
9 Corners 4
6 Goalkeeper saves 8
10 Fouls 10
4 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.03 Team rating 7.20

Line-ups

Cercle Brugge 4-4-2

17.9 Warleson(G)
127.3 Valy Konaté 667.2 C. Ravych 57.3 Emmanuel Kakou 157.5 G. Magnée
186.6 P. Gerkens 287.2 H. Van der Bruggen ↓88’ 197.3 Makaya Ibrahima Diaby ↓46’ 66.7 L. Agyekum
136.3 D. Vanzeir ↓88’ 106.3 O. Diakité ↓63’
  • 1Warleson (G)7.9
  • 12Valy Konaté7.3
  • 66C. Ravych7.2
  • 5Emmanuel Kakou7.3
  • 15G. Magnée7.5
  • 18P. Gerkens6.6
  • 28H. Van der Bruggen↓88’7.2
  • 19Makaya Ibrahima Diaby↓46’7.3
  • 6L. Agyekum6.7
  • 13D. Vanzeir↓88’6.3
  • 10O. Diakité↓63’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 11C. Herrmann6.3
  • 17O. Adewumi↑63’6.9
  • 23H. Jurado↑88’
  • 27N. De Wilde↑88’
  • 9S. Ngoura↑66’6.3

Unused: M. Delanghe, I. Diakité, Royer Caicedo, Geoffrey Kondo

Coach: Onur Cinel

Dender 4-4-2

939.5★ G. Gallon(G)
886.2 F. Ferraro 77.5 B. Goncalves 447.7 L. De Fougerolles 57.9 L. Marijnissen
276.7 A. Jahanbakhsh ↓79’ 177.2 N. Mbamba 187.2 N. Rôdes 706.5 M. Sambu ↓78’
96.3 David Toševski ↓87’ 166.5 R. Květ ↓69’
  • 93G. Gallon (G) ★9.5
  • 88F. Ferraro6.2
  • 7B. Goncalves7.5
  • 44L. De Fougerolles7.7
  • 5L. Marijnissen7.9
  • 27A. Jahanbakhsh↓79’6.7
  • 17N. Mbamba7.2
  • 18N. Rôdes7.2
  • 70M. Sambu↓78’6.5
  • 9David Toševski↓87’6.3
  • 16R. Květ↓69’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 20D. Hrnčár↑78’6.3
  • 15K. Kotoń↑87’
  • 90Mohamed Berte↑69’6.7
  • 11R. Oratmangoen↑79’6.3

Unused: G. Dietsch, Bo De Kerf, K. Cools, N. Moutha-Sebtaoui, Amine Daali

Coach: Hayk Milkon

Player stats

Top rated
G. GallonDender9.5
2nd
WarlesonCercle Brugge7.9
3rd
L. MarijnissenDender7.9

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Warleson G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 54% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
Valy Konaté D 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 70% 27 8 3 0/0 0/1 7.3
C. Ravych D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 68% 19 2 1 2/2 1/2 7.2
Emmanuel Kakou D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 30 1 2 0/0 0/2 7.3
G. Magnée M 90 0 0 1 (1) 5 66% 44 1 4 0/0 1/1 7.5
P. Gerkens M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 83% 29 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.6
H. Van der Bruggen M 88 0 0 1 (0) 0 78% 41 2 0 1/1 2/2 7.2
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby M 46 0 0 3 (2) 2 47% 15 4 1 1/2 1/1 7.3
L. Agyekum M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 65% 20 4 0 0/2 0/0 6.7
D. Vanzeir F 88 0 0 3 (1) 1 58% 12 0 1 1/2 1/0 6.3
O. Diakité F 63 0 0 2 (1) 0 79% 14 1 0 0/2 2/0 6.3
C. Herrmann F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
O. Adewumi F 27 0 0 1 (1) 1 67% 6 0 0 1/3 1/0 6.9
H. Jurado M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
N. De Wilde M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Ngoura F 24 0 0 2 (1) 0 38% 8 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3

Dender

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Gallon G 90 0 0 8 sv 0 67% 27 1 0 0/0 0/0 9.5
F. Ferraro D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 65% 34 1 3 3/6 1/0 6.2
B. Goncalves D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 45 3 4 0/1 0/1 7.5
L. De Fougerolles D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 41 1 1 1/1 0/3 7.7
L. Marijnissen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 37 4 0 0/0 1/1 7.9
A. Jahanbakhsh F 79 0 0 3 (2) 1 58% 26 0 1 2/4 1/0 6.7
N. Mbamba M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 23 2 2 3/3 0/2 7.2
N. Rôdes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 28 2 1 0/0 0/0 7.2
M. Sambu D 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 77% 30 1 0 2/4 1/1 6.5
David Toševski F 87 0 0 2 (2) 0 57% 14 1 0 1/2 3/1 6.3
R. Květ M 69 0 0 0 (0) 2 68% 31 0 1 1/1 0/1 6.5
D. Hrnčár M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
K. Kotoń M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Mohamed Berte F 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
R. Oratmangoen F 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 3 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.