Cercle Brugge vs KV Mechelen match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Jupiler Pro League · Belgium · Regular Season - 18 · Jan Breydel Stadion, Brugge · Ref Kevin van Damme, Belgium

Cercle Brugge stats & fixtures · KV Mechelen stats & fixtures

Cercle Brugge lost to KV Mechelen 2–3 in the Jupiler Pro League on 13 December 2025. Expected goals finished 2.02–1.60. Cercle Brugge had 51% of the ball.

Cercle Brugge vs KV Mechelen match statistics

Cercle BruggeKV Mechelen

51% Ball possession 49%
2.02 Expected goals (xG) 1.60
17 Total shots 12
7 Shots on target 6
8 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside the box 9
6 Corners 9
12 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
383 Passes 373
77% Pass accuracy 79%
3 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

28' Yellow card I. Struyf KV Mechelen
35' Goal Fredrik Hammar (assist M. Servais) KV Mechelen
39' Goal L. Lauberbach (assist M. Servais) KV Mechelen
47' Goal Nazinho (assist Lawrence Agyekum) Cercle Brugge
49' Goal Gora Diouf KV Mechelen
83' Yellow card Christiaan Ravych Cercle Brugge
89' Yellow card Tommy St Jago KV Mechelen
90' Penalty scored Gary Magnee Cercle Brugge

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Cercle Brugge

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Onur Cinel

21 M. Delanghe

20 Nazinho 66 Christiaan Ravych 5 Emmanuel Kakou 15 Gary Magnee

6 Lawrence Agyekum 28 Hannes Van Der Bruggen

11 A. Minda 37 E. Diop 17 O. Adewumi

9 Steve Ngoura

Bench Warleson , Ibrahim Diakité , E. Utkus , N. De Wilde , P. Gerkens , Makaya Ibrahima Diaby , H. Jurado , O. Diakité , Krys Kouassi

KV Mechelen

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Frédéric Vanderbiest

13 Nacho Miras

18 I. Struyf 8 M. Konaté 33 Tommy St Jago

17 M. Servais 6 Fredrik Hammar 29 D. Salifou 7 Thérence Koudou

19 K. Mrabti

9 Myron Van Brederode 20 L. Lauberbach

Bench Tijn Van Ingelgom , Gora Diouf , Lovro Golič , M. Zekri , Bilal Bafdili , M. Decoene , Bill Antonio , H. Bandé , Halil Özdemir

Form guide

Cercle Brugge at home

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.4 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

KV Mechelen away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.1 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cercle Brugge vs KV Mechelen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
21 Sep 25	KV Mechelen v Cercle Brugge	0–0
12 Jan 25	Cercle Brugge v KV Mechelen	1–0
22 Sep 24	KV Mechelen v Cercle Brugge	2–0
2 Mar 24	Cercle Brugge v KV Mechelen	2–3
28 Oct 23	KV Mechelen v Cercle Brugge	0–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Cercle Brugge vs KV Mechelen head-to-head record