Charleroi 3-2 Cercle Brugge: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 7

Charleroi

3 : 2

Cercle Brugge

F. Mbemba15'
A. Scheidler25', 61' (pen)

30'D. Vanzeir
73' (pen)S. Ngoura

Charleroi4-2-3-1

Line ups

5-3-2Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge crest

Assistant

Frank Defays

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Assistant

Frank Defays

Substitutions

62'
147.2A
P. Pflucke
136.3
G. Nawata
74'
246.7
M. Nzita
26.7
T. Rowe
74'
66.0
A. Boukamir
196.5
I. Cisse
81'
218.22
A. Scheidler
446.6
M. Sow
81'
208.2
F. Mbemba
96.5
A. Bojang

Unused

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Substitutions

34'
86.3A
Erick Nunes
717.2
V. Martens
58'
106.2
L. Amani
306.3
T. Akinsola
58'
137.3
D. Vanzeir
97.6
S. Ngoura
81'
426.6
L. Mondele
286.6
H. van der Bruggen
81'
416.9
K. Kouassi
226.7
L. Michal

Unused

Player of the match

Freddy Mbemba

Attacker · Charleroi

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy67%

Dribbles won3

Build-up

Passes30

Pass accuracy77%

Defending

Tackles1

Duels won7 · 64%

Fouls won/made3 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Mohamed KonéG	4	2	3,60	+1,60	33/48	7/22
Gaëtan CouckeG	4	3	3,00	0,00	20/28	6/14

Live stats

Possession & Passing

64%Possession36%

574Total passes322

85%Pass accuracy76%

3Corners2

Attack

14Shots7

7On target6

4Off target1

3Blocked shots0

Box & Quality

9Shots in box7

5Shots out box0

2.0xG2.1

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves4

1Offsides1

15Fouls14

2Yellow cards1

Half by half

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

First half

0,81xG0,57

7Shots2

3On target1

1Big chances1

15Touches in box7

73%Possession27%

3Corners0

Second half

1,23xG1,51

7Shots5

4On target5

2Big chances2

14Touches in box10

50%Possession50%

0Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Charleroi

2.04141064%

58% open play3% set piece39% penalty

Cercle Brugge

2.087636%

62% open play0% set piece38% penalty

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

21 shots

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

Charleroi2,04 xG · 3 scored

Cercle Brugge2,08 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Charleroi28

Open play 20Set piece 3Foul won 3Rebound 2

Cercle Brugge12

Open play 8Set piece 1Dribble 2Foul won 1

Momentum

31 swings

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

Charleroi65% pressure

Cercle Brugge35% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-2

100%Draw 0%0%

2.04xG2.08

14Shots7

10On target6

Momentum

83' Saved Viggo Martens 0.06 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

14 v 7

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

CHACharleroiCBCercle Bruggegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 5 scored

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

CharleroiCercle Bruggegoalsavedoff 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.

CharleroiDefensive line 35%

Cercle BruggeDefensive line 32%

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.

CharleroiUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Boukamir and Khalifi, 26 passes between them.

Cercle BruggeUntil 34'

Most-connected pair: Kondo and Coucke, 8 passes between them.

Tactical battle

55control45

Aurélien Scheidler

7 touches in box

In possession

52,3%Field tilt47,7%

7Passes into box7

21Progressive passes33

10Carries into final third5

11Chances created5

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

Out of possession

9,17Press intensity (PPDA)15,72

5High turnovers13

12Regains within 5s9

18,7sBall recovery time25,9s

7Interceptions9

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

Carrying

112Carries98

1145mCarry distance1316m

16Progressive carries16

625mProgressive carry distance674m

3Carries into the box3

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

Beating the press

9Take-ons won13

16Take-ons attempted16

341mProgressive pass distance607m

3Through balls0

7Switches of play5

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

Threat created

0,71Expected threat (xT)0,51

1,83Action value (VAEP)0,65

28Shot-creating actions12

6Goal-creating actions4

8Box entries9

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

Tempo

5,4Passes per attack2,9

16,8sAttack duration10,8s

1,85 m/sAttack directness2,61 m/s

4Build-up attacks2

11Direct attacks11

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

More match stats

Attack

29Touches in box17

48Final third entries53

3Big chances3

3,00xG on target3,60

1Big chances missed1

Passing

3/17 (18%)Crosses6/17 (35%)

23/64 (36%)Long balls26/57 (46%)

28Throw-ins8

13Free kicks14

7Goal kicks5

Duels

41Total59

29/73 (40%)Ground44/73 (60%)

16/36 (44%)Aerial20/36 (56%)

9/16 (56%)Dribbles13/15 (87%)

10Dispossessed6

Defending

49Recoveries50

3Interceptions4

8Tackles17

100%Tackles won59%

19Clearances34

2Big chances scored2

1Errors led to shot0

3Fouled in final third6

7,12Average rating7,36

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

CharleroiThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 31-45

Cercle BruggeThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal63%

63%2+ goals38%

38%3+ goals13%

They concede

50%1+ goal100%

25%2+ goals63%

13%3+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (H)·worst 2-3 (H)

worst 0-3 (H)

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.

CharleroishootallowCercle Brugge

3.9%-1.5Six-yard box5.6%

63.7%Penalty area62.8%

23.5%Edge of the box24.2%

8.9%+1.5Long range7.3%

507 shots taken · 479 faced

Cercle BruggeshootallowCharleroi

6.1%Six-yard box6.3%

68.6%+4.8Penalty area-2.161.6%

19.6%-3.8Edge of the box+2.626.2%

5.7%-1.7Long range5.9%

506 shots taken · 474 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

Charleroi beat Cercle Brugge 3-2 at Stade du Pays de Charleroi in the Jupiler Pro League. Charleroi led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: F. Mbemba (15'), A. Scheidler (25', 61' pen) for Charleroi; D. Vanzeir (30'), S. Ngoura (73' pen) for Cercle Brugge. In their last 26 meetings, Charleroi have won 14, Cercle Brugge 9, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.