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Cercle Brugge 2-1 Antwerp: result and stats, Jupiler Pro League
Matchday 10
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Cercle BruggeLine ups
6.94corners0yellow cards0red cards
Line ups6.54corners5yellow cards0red cards
Simon Bourdeaud'hui, see his record. 
Referee
RefereeBourdeaud'hui
6.5Coucke
6.6Adaramola
7.3Caicedo
7.0Kondo
6.8Diakite
6.1Bruggen
6.7Roux
7.0Nunes
6.8Manneh
9.42Akinsola
8.2A2Ngoura
6.1Nozawa
6.1Foulon
6.5Cortes
7.0Helden
6.3Renders
6.6Vermeeren
7.6ADeuff
6.7Salah
6.7Somers
6.8Mejia
5.8Porozo
Assistant
Jimmy De Wulf
Assistant
Faris Haroun
AssistantJimmy De Wulf
Jimmy De WulfSubstitutions
- 13'T. Adaramola456.6G. Magnee
156.7 - 71'A. Manneh206.8L. Mondele
426.1 - 71'Erick Nunes87.0V. Martens
716.2 - 71'T. Akinsola309.42L. Michal
226.3 - 83'
Unused
- Y. LienardG
21 - S. GheerardynsD
75 - L. ColmanD
82 - K. KouassiF
41
AssistantFaris Haroun
Faris HarounSubstitutions
- 21'
- 63'I. Salah76.7Y. Hamdaoui
116.7 - 63'
- 74'D. Foulon56.1Y. Tsunashima
46.2 - 74'
Unused
- N. DevalckeneerG
81 - M. BusiD
44 - M. BenitezM
8 - X. DierckxM
14
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Babatunde Jimoh Akinsola
Attacker · Cercle Brugge
9.4
This match
Attacking
Goals2
Assists0
Shots5
Shots on target4
Shot accuracy80%
Dribbles won1
Build-up
Passes14
Pass accuracy57%
Defending
Tackles0
Blocks0
Interceptions1
Duels won3 · 33%
Fouls won/made2 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index
Highest-rated players
Player DNA
Better than 96% of Jupiler Pro League defenders for goals.
Per 90 minutes this season, against all 93 defenders with at least 300 minutes.
Rein Van Helden · AntwerpDefender · 756 min
Elite 90+Strong 70+Average 40+Below 40
Skill by skillPer 90Rank
- Goals0.2496%
- xG0.0334%
- Shots0.6046%
- Assists0.0035%
- xA0.0141%
- Shot-creating actions0.7117%
- Chances created0.2434%
- xT0.0626%
- Progressive passes3.4556%
- Progressive carries0.3624%
- Dribbles won0.2450%
- Tackles won1.4368%
- Interceptions1.1941%
- Duels won1.7962%
- VAEP0.3594%
Jupiler Pro League 2026/27, through 8 Nov. Rank means better than that share of the group, in their most-played position.
Goalkeepers
Every shot on target · tap oneCoucke
Cercle Brugge
2
Saves
1
Conceded
67%
Save %
-0.01
Prevented
Best save: Frey 70' · 0.35 xGOT
Bottom left · 0.2 m high · 6 m out · 35° angle
Nozawa
Antwerp
3
Saves
2
Conceded
60%
Save %
-0.84
Prevented
Best save: Manneh 18' · 0.09 xGOT
Top centre · 2.4 m high · 15 m out · 3° angle
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaëtan CouckeG | 2 | 1 | 0,99 | -0,01 | 11/32 | 3/24 |
| Taishi Brandon NozawaG | 3 | 2 | 1,16 | -0,84 | 19/26 | 3/9 |
xG race
25 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
Cercle Brugge0,70 xG · 2 scoredAntwerp2,58 xG · 1 scoredHow those chances were made
Cercle Brugge17
Antwerp29
Shot map
10 v 15Cercle Brugge shoot right, Antwerp left. Bigger dot = better chance.
CBCercle BruggeANTAntwerpgoalsavedoff target
Goal mouth
13 on target · 3 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
Cercle BruggeAntwerpgoalsavedoff target
Shot duel
Frey's 70' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,75 xG, missed.
Every shot on its minute, Cercle Brugge above and Antwerp below. The longer the bar, the bigger the chance. Faces on goals and on chances of 0,3 xG or more.
Cercle Brugge10 shots · 0,70 xGAntwerp15 shots · 2,58 xG
Michael Frey
Antwerp
70'0,75 xGMissed
xG analytics
TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Cercle Brugge40% open play60% set piece
Antwerp64% open play36% 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.
The deserved table
Cercle Brugge have 2.4 fewer points than their chances earned.
Every Jupiler Pro League shot this season turned into expected points (xPTS): how many points each side's chances were worth.
The luck mapAll 18 sides
These two sidesFull table
Cercle Brugge
Points below what their chances earned
-2.4
- 16th → 16th
- Table
- 14 / 15.8 xG
- Scored
- 22 / 20.9 xG
- Conceded
Antwerp
Points below what their chances earned
-2.1
- 13th → 10th
- Table
- 18 / 17.7 xG
- Scored
- 24 / 23.8 xG
- Conceded
Jupiler Pro League 2026/27, 99 of 99 finished matches through 8 Nov, league only. A measure of chances, not a verdict.
Momentum
17 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Cercle Brugge31% pressureAntwerp69% pressureMatch replay
91'2-1100%Draw 0%0%
0.70xG2.58
10Shots15
7On target6
Momentum
90' Off target Michael Frey 0.02 xG · Regular play · Right footAverage 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 29%AntwerpDefensive line 36%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 13'Most-connected pair: Caicedo and Kondo, 6 passes between them.
AntwerpUntil 21'Most-connected pair: Cortés and Nozawa, 9 passes between them.
Tactical battle
44control56Bahmed Deuff
6 touches in box
In possession
35,2%Field tilt64,8%
9Passes into box8
26Progressive passes35
3Carries into final third9
5Chances created7
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
13,75Press intensity (PPDA)7,81
11High turnovers6
15Regains within 5s17
19,6sBall recovery time14,4s
20Interceptions20
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
76Carries156
850mCarry distance1729m
3Progressive carries16
429mProgressive carry distance975m
1Carries into the box3
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
3Take-ons won5
8Take-ons attempted19
425mProgressive pass distance691m
0Through balls0
1Switches of play7
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
0,73Expected threat (xT)0,64
2,25Action value (VAEP)1,01
17Shot-creating actions29
4Goal-creating actions2
0,33Expected assisted goals1,19
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
2,6Passes per attack3,0
8,4sAttack duration9,8s
2,68 m/sAttack directness2,85 m/s
1Build-up attacks3
4Direct attacks10
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
The moment that decided it
The goal that swung the win probability the most. Press play to replay the move, touch by touch.
T. AkinsolaLeft foot · assist S. Ngoura48'- Score
- 0–0→1–0
- Cercle Brugge win chance
- 21%→69%
- xG of the shot
- 0.06
- Touches in the move
- 3
- 1S. Ngouraassist›
- 2T. Akinsola›
- 3T. AkinsolaLeft foot
Live statsPossession & Passing
40%Possession60%
314Total passes472
69%Pass accuracy81%
4Corners4
Attack
10Shots15
5On target4
3Off target9
2Blocked shots2
Box & Quality
7Shots in box7
3Shots out box8
0.7xG2.6
Defense & Discipline
2Goalkeeper saves3
8Fouls15
0Yellow cards5
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
0,18xG0,51
4Shots4
2On target2
0Big chances2
7Touches in box9
50%Possession50%
2Corners3
Second half
0,53xG1,85
6Shots11
3On target2
1Big chances2
14Touches in box17
30%Possession70%
2Corners1
More match stats
Attack
21Touches in box26
39Final third entries70
1Big chances4
1,16xG on target0,99
0Big chances missed3
Passing
2/10 (20%)Crosses4/21 (19%)
13/52 (25%)Long balls35/69 (51%)
21Throw-ins34
15Free kicks8
10Goal kicks4
Duels
52Total48
37/70 (53%)Ground33/70 (47%)
16/32 (50%)Aerial16/32 (50%)
3/8 (38%)Dribbles5/17 (29%)
15Dispossessed7
Defending
53Recoveries53
12Interceptions11
19Tackles20
58%Tackles won55%
41Clearances18
1Big chances scored1
4Fouled in final third1
7,53Average rating6,85
Big game or flat track?
Too few matches against stronger or weaker sides to call it yet.
Points per game against stronger and weaker opponents, over each side's last 10 matches in all competitions.
Points per gameLast 10 matches
These two sidesStrongerWeaker
Cercle Brugge0.6 (9)3.0 (1)Newest firstWWLLLDLLLD
Antwerp0.6 (8)1.5 (2)Newest firstDLWLLLLLDW
Points per game (matches). An equal side counts as neither.
Small samples, so read this as a trend. Which opponent counts as stronger is the data provider's call.
Match summary
Cercle Brugge beat Antwerp 2-1 at Jan Breydel Stadium in the Jupiler Pro League. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: T. Akinsola (48', 61') for Cercle Brugge; M. Fofana (81') for Antwerp. In their last 23 meetings, Cercle Brugge have won 3, Antwerp 15, with 5 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
AI prediction
Confidence 38%CB38%
X30%
ANT32%
→ Double chance: Cercle Brugge or draw
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factor25%Form75%
55%Attack45%
44%Defence56%
36%Goal model (Poisson)64%
38%Head-to-head62%
25%Goals75%
37%Overall63%
Last 5 matches
Scored 6, conceded 14
Last 5 matches
Scored 5, conceded 11
Odds
Indicative · not tied to specific bookmakersSource1X2
Market average2.083.523.28
Who will win?
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Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 11 matches each.
Share of their matchesThey score
73%1+ goal82%
45%2+ goals45%
9%3+ goals27%
They concede
91%1+ goal82%
55%2+ goals64%
36%3+ goals36%
9%4+ goals27%
Heaviest results
best 2-1 (H)·worst 0-3 (H)
best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-5 (A)
Where these sides shoot from
2025/26 seasonEach 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 BruggeshootallowAntwerp6.1%Six-yard box4.1%
68.6%+4.8Penalty area+1.565.2%
19.6%-3.8Edge of the box+1.925.5%
5.7%-1.7Long range-2.15.2%
506 shots taken · 537 faced
AntwerpshootallowCercle Brugge5.0%Six-yard box5.6%
59.0%-4.8Penalty area62.8%
27.4%+4.0Edge of the box24.2%
8.6%Long range7.3%
478 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.
Venue spotlight
Jan Breydel Stadium
Bruges
Head-to-headLast 23 meetings
3Cercle BruggeWins3 wins
5Draws
Draws5
15Antwerp
Wins15 wins
- 1 Nov 2026Cercle Brugge2 - 1AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 31 Jan 2026Cercle Brugge0 - 4AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 4 Oct 2025Antwerp1 - 1Cercle BruggeJupiler Pro League
- 1 Mar 2025Cercle Brugge0 - 0AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 6 Oct 2024Antwerp3 - 0Cercle BruggeJupiler Pro League
- 12 May 2024Antwerp1 - 2Cercle BruggeJupiler Pro League
Show 17 earlier meetingsHide earlier meetings
- 21 Apr 2024Cercle Brugge0 - 1AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 9 Dec 2023Cercle Brugge1 - 3AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 30 Jul 2023Antwerp1 - 0Cercle BruggeJupiler Pro League
- 9 Apr 2023Antwerp2 - 1Cercle BruggeJupiler Pro League
- 11 Sept 2022Cercle Brugge0 - 2AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 9 Apr 2022Antwerp1 - 1Cercle BruggeJupiler Pro League
- 31 Oct 2021Cercle Brugge0 - 1AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 20 Jan 2021Antwerp1 - 0Cercle BruggeJupiler Pro League
- 16 Aug 2020Cercle Brugge2 - 1AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 19 Jan 2020Cercle Brugge1 - 2AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 21 Sept 2019Antwerp3 - 1Cercle BruggeJupiler Pro League
- 9 Dec 2018Cercle Brugge0 - 3AntwerpJupiler Pro League
- 25 Aug 2018Antwerp1 - 0Cercle BruggeJupiler Pro League
- 15 Jan 2017Cercle Brugge0 - 1AntwerpChallenger Pro League
- 13 Nov 2016Antwerp0 - 0Cercle BruggeChallenger Pro League
- 1 Oct 2016Antwerp2 - 1Cercle BruggeChallenger Pro League
- 7 Aug 2016Cercle Brugge1 - 1AntwerpChallenger Pro League
