Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Jul 26 2025 · 15:00 DENDER Football Complex, Denderleeuw
Dender
0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.21 – 1.25
Cercle Brugge
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
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 Dender or Cercle Brugge

Dender entered as narrow favourites, but neither side found a way through. The chances were even, with xG of 1.21 and 1.25.

Dender44%
Draw ✓27%
Cercle Brugge29%

Model vs reality

Dender goals
0
Model 1.50 · xG 1.21
Cercle Brugge goals
0
Model 1.18 · xG 1.25
Total goals
0
Model 2.68 · xG 2.46
Score 0–0
7%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 50%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. DelangheCercle Brugge
8.7
  • RefereeMichiel Allaerts
  • VenueDENDER Football Complex

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ K. KotońFor N. Mbamba
    64’
  3. ⇄ E. DiopFor H. Van der Bruggen
    72’
  4. ⇄ B. NsimbaFor R. Květ
    76’
  5. ⇄ B. FredrickFor D. Hrnčár
    76’
  6. Makaya Ibrahima DiabyYellow card · Foul
    79’
  7. ⇄ A. BayoFor S. Ngoura
    89’
  8. ⇄ I. DiakitéFor G. Magnée
    89’
  9. I. DiakitéYellow card · Handball
    90’
  10. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Dender11 shots · 10 in box, 1 outside
Cercle Brugge10 shots · 8 in box, 2 outside
DenderCercle Brugge
54% Possession 46%
1.21 Expected goals (xG) 1.25
1.33 Expected points (xPts) 1.39
11 Shots 10
3 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside the box 8
1 Shots outside the box 2
383 Passes 326
71% Pass accuracy 68%
3 Corners 3
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
13 Fouls 13
4 Offsides 4
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.95 Team rating 7.08

Line-ups

Dender 3-1-4-2

347.0 M. Verrips(G)
37.6 J. Pupe 217.2 K. Cools 57.6 L. Marijnissen
247.3 M. Viltard
887.2 F. Ferraro 186.9 N. Rôdes 176.5 N. Mbamba ↓64’ 207.2 D. Hrnčár ↓76’
166.2 R. Květ ↓76’ 115.6 A. Scheidler
  • 34M. Verrips (G)7.0
  • 3J. Pupe7.6
  • 21K. Cools7.2
  • 5L. Marijnissen7.6
  • 24M. Viltard7.3
  • 88F. Ferraro7.2
  • 18N. Rôdes6.9
  • 17N. Mbamba↓64’6.5
  • 20D. Hrnčár↓76’7.2
  • 16R. Květ↓76’6.2
  • 11A. Scheidler5.6

Substitutes used

  • 77B. Nsimba↑76’6.6
  • 22B. Fredrick↑76’7.2
  • 15K. Kotoń↑64’6.9

Unused: B. Goncalves, N. Moutha-Sebtaoui, D. Acquah, J. Attah Kadiri, G. Dietsch

Cercle Brugge 4-4-2

218.7★ M. Delanghe(G)
207.2 Flávio Nazinho 38.3 E. Utkus 667.5 C. Ravych 156.7 G. Magnée ↓89’
186.5 P. Gerkens 287.6 H. Van der Bruggen ↓72’ 196.6 Makaya Ibrahima Diaby 66.0 L. Agyekum
116.7 A. Minda 96.3 S. Ngoura ↓89’
  • 21M. Delanghe (G) ★8.7
  • 20Flávio Nazinho7.2
  • 3E. Utkus8.3
  • 66C. Ravych7.5
  • 15G. Magnée↓89’6.7
  • 18P. Gerkens6.5
  • 28H. Van der Bruggen↓72’7.6
  • 19Makaya Ibrahima Diaby6.6
  • 6L. Agyekum6.0
  • 11A. Minda6.7
  • 9S. Ngoura↓89’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 22A. Bayo↑89’
  • 2I. Diakité↑89’
  • 37E. Diop↑72’6.6

Unused: A. Francis, Emmanuel Kakou, N. De Wilde, D. Gomis, B. Langenbick, Erick

Player stats

Top rated
M. DelangheCercle Brugge8.7
2nd
E. UtkusCercle Brugge8.3
3rd
J. PupeDender7.6

Dender

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Verrips G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 48% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
J. Pupe D 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 76% 59 1 1 1/1 3/1 7.6
K. Cools D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 42 2 1 1/1 1/1 7.2
L. Marijnissen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 45 4 3 2/2 2/1 7.6
M. Viltard M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 72% 46 6 1 1/1 1/3 7.3
F. Ferraro D 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 69% 29 1 1 3/5 0/0 7.2
N. Rôdes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 65% 26 2 1 0/1 1/0 6.9
N. Mbamba M 64 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 12 1 1 1/4 0/0 6.5
D. Hrnčár M 76 0 0 1 (0) 1 67% 18 0 0 1/2 0/1 7.2
R. Květ M 76 0 0 1 (0) 0 52% 25 0 0 3/3 2/0 6.2
A. Scheidler F 90 0 0 3 (2) 0 58% 24 0 1 0/2 1/2 5.6
B. Nsimba F 14 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 1/1 0/2 6.6
B. Fredrick D 14 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
K. Kotoń M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 1 0 1/1 2/0 6.9

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Delanghe G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 45% 31 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.7
Flávio Nazinho D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 66% 32 4 2 1/2 0/0 7.2
E. Utkus D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 72% 47 1 0 0/0 0/2 8.3
C. Ravych D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 26 3 0 1/1 2/3 7.5
G. Magnée M 89 0 0 1 (0) 1 72% 32 0 1 1/2 0/0 6.7
P. Gerkens M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 74% 31 2 1 0/1 2/1 6.5
H. Van der Bruggen M 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 66% 32 3 0 0/1 0/1 7.6
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 39 4 4 0/1 3/0 6.6
L. Agyekum M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 20 0 1 2/4 2/4 6.0
A. Minda M 90 0 0 3 (2) 0 63% 16 0 1 1/2 0/0 6.7
S. Ngoura F 89 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 10 0 0 1/4 2/2 6.3
A. Bayo F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/1 1/0 —
I. Diakité D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 1/0 —
E. Diop M 18 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 9 1 0 1/2 0/0 6.6

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.