Cercle Brugge 1-2 Anderlecht: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 8

Cercle Brugge

1 : 2

Anderlecht

A. Manneh11'

86'T. Bentayeb
90+3'A. Bertaccini

Cercle Brugge4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Anderlecht Anderlecht crest

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Substitutions

59'
207.9
A. Manneh
136.9
D. Vanzeir
59'
116.9
C. Herrmann
716.6
V. Martens
71'
286.9
H. van der Bruggen
426.6
L. Mondele
71'
307.0
T. Akinsola
76.3
A. K. Ouattara
80'
96.6
S. Ngoura
416.9
K. Kouassi

Unused

Substitutions

46'
146.3
D. Sikan
96.9
M. Cvetkovic
46'
186.7
L. Ambros
117.0A
O. Antman
59'
555.9
M. Kana
296.6
M. Stroeykens
66'
66.3
L. Augustinsson
917.2
A. Bertaccini
78'
307.0
I. Koutsoupias
196.3
T. Aasgaard

Unused

Player of the match

Tawfik Bentayeb

Attacker · Anderlecht

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots4

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy75%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes24

Pass accuracy83%

Defending

Tackles1

Interceptions1

Duels won4 · 80%

Fouls won/made1 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Colin CoosemansG	6	1	1,58	+0,58	53/66	9/21
Gaëtan CouckeG	4	2	1,76	-0,24	13/25	4/16

Live stats

Possession & Passing

34%Possession66%

296Total passes599

79%Pass accuracy87%

4Corners4

Attack

11Shots7

6On target3

3Off target3

2Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

9Shots in box1

2Shots out box6

0.7xG0.8

0.5Goals prevented0.5

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves5

2Offsides1

9Fouls10

1Yellow cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,35xG0,06

5Shots3

3On target1

0Big chances0

11Touches in box5

31%Possession69%

2Corners1

Second half

0,31xG0,77

8Shots8

4On target5

0Big chances3

13Touches in box13

39%Possession61%

3Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Cercle Brugge

0.6613934%

68% open play32% set piece

Anderlecht

0.7511766%

88% open play12% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

24 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Cercle Brugge0,66 xG · 1 scored

Anderlecht0,75 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Cercle Brugge22

Open play 13Set piece 5Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Anderlecht22

Open play 18Set piece 3Rebound 1

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Cercle Brugge56% pressure

Anderlecht44% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-2

0%Draw 0%100%

0.66xG0.75

13Shots11

9On target7

Momentum

90' Saved Gaëtan Coucke 0.02 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

13 v 11

Cercle Brugge shoot right, Anderlecht left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CBCercle BruggeANDAnderlechtgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Cercle BruggeAnderlechtgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Cercle BruggeDefensive line 34%

AnderlechtDefensive line 42%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Cercle BruggeUntil 59'

Most-connected pair: Kondo and Kakou, 13 passes between them.

AnderlechtUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Pétrot and Coosemans, 24 passes between them.

Tactical battle

39control61

Steve Ngoura

9 touches in box

In possession

40,3%Field tilt59,7%

10Passes into box9

33Progressive passes22

11Carries into final third6

9Chances created7

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

13,02Press intensity (PPDA)8,69

12High turnovers8

9Regains within 5s8

25,9sBall recovery time18,2s

35Interceptions19

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

95Carries161

1123mCarry distance1609m

12Progressive carries8

586mProgressive carry distance891m

2Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

2Take-ons won2

8Take-ons attempted11

641mProgressive pass distance359m

0Through balls0

9Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,72Expected threat (xT)1,23

1,44Action value (VAEP)2,21

22Shot-creating actions22

1Goal-creating actions4

9Box entries11

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,8Passes per attack4,2

10,1sAttack duration13,4s

3,09 m/sAttack directness2,19 m/s

0Build-up attacks1

11Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

24Touches in box17

44Final third entries62

0Big chances3

1,52xG on target1,76

0Big chances missed1

Passing

5/18 (28%)Crosses4/17 (24%)

39/66 (59%)Long balls18/47 (38%)

15Throw-ins33

14Free kicks10

8Goal kicks9

Duels

58Total40

35/58 (60%)Ground22/57 (39%)

8/16 (50%)Aerial7/15 (47%)

2/4 (50%)Dribbles2/10 (20%)

9Dispossessed11

Defending

59Recoveries49

25Interceptions13

19Tackles10

68%Tackles won70%

24Clearances12

0Big chances scored2

0Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

1Errors led to shot0

7,46Average rating7,38

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Cercle BruggeThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 76-90

AnderlechtThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

63%1+ goal63%

38%2+ goals38%

13%3+ goals13%

They concede

100%1+ goal50%

63%2+ goals13%

38%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

worst 0-3 (H)

best 3-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Cercle BruggeshootallowAnderlecht

6.1%Six-yard box6.2%

68.6%+4.8Penalty area+3.667.3%

19.6%-3.8Edge of the box-4.019.6%

5.7%-1.7Long range6.9%

506 shots taken · 547 faced

AnderlechtshootallowCercle Brugge

4.6%Six-yard box5.6%

55.8%-8.0Penalty area62.8%

29.6%+6.2Edge of the box24.2%

10.0%+2.6Long range7.3%

561 shots taken · 479 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Anderlecht beat Cercle Brugge 2-1 at Jan Breydel Stadium in the Jupiler Pro League. Cercle Brugge led 1-0 at half-time, but Anderlecht came from behind to win. Scorers: A. Manneh (11') for Cercle Brugge; T. Bentayeb (86'), A. Bertaccini (90+3') for Anderlecht. The winner came in stoppage time (90+3'). In their last 29 meetings, Cercle Brugge have won 6, Anderlecht 21, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.