Belgian Pro League · 2025Jan Breydel Stadion

Cercle Brugge 0–2 RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League

0–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

RSC Anderlecht won 0–2.

Shots
129
Shots on target
25
Expected goals
0.651.57
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Anderlecht beat Cercle Brugge 2–0. Recorded in this match (Cercle Brugge – Anderlecht): shots 12–9, shots on target 2–5, expected goals 0.65–1.57, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots9 shotsCercle Brugge 12 shots, RSC Anderlecht 9 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots5 shotsCercle Brugge 2 shots, RSC Anderlecht 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.65 xG1.57 xGCercle Brugge 0.65 xG, RSC Anderlecht 1.57 xG
  • Possession53%47%Cercle Brugge 53%, RSC Anderlecht 47%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersCercle Brugge 5 corners, RSC Anderlecht 3 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls21 foulsCercle Brugge 7 fouls, RSC Anderlecht 21 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsCercle Brugge 2 cards, RSC Anderlecht 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Edgaras Utkus · Cercle Brugge · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEmmanuel Kakou · Cercle Brugge · 63′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMoussa Ndiaye · Anderlecht · 14′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNathan De Cat · Anderlecht · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 51′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFlávio Nazinho · Cercle Brugge · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedThorgan Hazard · Anderlecht · 39′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNils De Wilde · Cercle Brugge · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHannes Van Der Bruggen · Cercle Brugge · 69′ · 0.04 xG · on targetNilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 27′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 62′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 86′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedNathan De Cat · Anderlecht · 82′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 70′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 18′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Diakité · Cercle Brugge · 48′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedLuis Vázquez · Anderlecht · 6′ · 0.15 xG · on targetYari Verschaeren · Anderlecht · 76′ · 0.18 xG · on targetAdriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 79′ · 0.51 xG · goalThorgan Hazard · Anderlecht · 8′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Cercle Brugge: 12 shots, 2 on target, 0.66 xG. Anderlecht: 9 shots, 5 on target, 1.87 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Thorgan Hazard · Anderlecht · 8′Adriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 79′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Cercle Brugge 0.66 xG · Anderlecht 1.87 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Cercle Brugge
1Draws
4RSC Anderlecht
RSC Anderlecht — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League3–0
Cercle Brugge — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League0–5
Cercle Brugge — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League1–1
RSC Anderlecht — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League3–0
RSC Anderlecht — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.1 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 match

Cercle Brugge / RSC Anderlecht

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 3 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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