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Belgian Pro League · 2025Achter de Kazerne

KV Mechelen 0–0 Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League

0–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

KV Mechelen and Cercle Brugge drew 0–0.

Shots
1316
Shots on target
25
Expected goals
1.061.67
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

KV Mechelen and Cercle Brugge drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (KV Mechelen – Cercle Brugge): shots 13–16, shots on target 2–5, expected goals 1.06–1.67, possession 50%–50%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Cercle Brugge's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Cercle Brugge's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.11 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.11 goals/match1.25 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Cercle Brugge show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Cercle Brugge's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsKV Mechelen · Cercle Brugge12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricKV MechelenCercle BruggeBaseline
Shots11.5 shots/match12.1 shots/match11.6 shots/match
Shots against16.3 shots/match13.8 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots16 shotsKV Mechelen 13 shots, Cercle Brugge 16 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots5 shotsKV Mechelen 2 shots, Cercle Brugge 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.06 xG1.67 xGKV Mechelen 1.06 xG, Cercle Brugge 1.67 xG
  • Possession50%50%KV Mechelen 50%, Cercle Brugge 50%
  • Corners7 corners7 cornersKV Mechelen 7 corners, Cercle Brugge 7 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls17 foulsKV Mechelen 6 fouls, Cercle Brugge 17 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsKV Mechelen 1 card, Cercle Brugge 3 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.

Edan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 23′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMathis Servais · KV Mechelen · 52′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLion Lauberbach · KV Mechelen · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBill Antonio · KV Mechelen · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGora Diouf · KV Mechelen · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 42′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 65′ · 0.03 xG · on targetPieter Gerkens · Cercle Brugge · 13′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 28′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKerim Mrabti · KV Mechelen · 56′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 75′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHannes Van Der Bruggen · Cercle Brugge · 85′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLion Lauberbach · KV Mechelen · 29′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLawrence Agyekum · Cercle Brugge · 73′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLion Lauberbach · KV Mechelen · 37′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBilal Bafdili · KV Mechelen · 80′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRedouane Halhal · KV Mechelen · 57′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedBilal Bafdili · KV Mechelen · 71′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 30′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedMathis Servais · KV Mechelen · 52′ · 0.12 xG · on targetBilal Bafdili · KV Mechelen · 80′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 18′ · 0.18 xG · on targetLion Lauberbach · KV Mechelen · 55′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedOumar Diakité · Cercle Brugge · 63′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 85′ · 0.25 xG · on targetSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 43′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 60′ · 0.26 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

KV Mechelen: 13 shots, 2 on target, 0.98 xG. Cercle Brugge: 16 shots, 5 on target, 1.69 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: KV Mechelen 0.98 xG · Cercle Brugge 1.69 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2KV Mechelen
1Draws
2Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge — KV Mechelen · Belgian Pro League1–0
KV Mechelen — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League2–0
Cercle Brugge — KV Mechelen · Belgian Pro League2–3
KV Mechelen — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League0–2
KV Mechelen — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: KV Mechelen favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Cercle Brugge in 5 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

KV Mechelen8 matchesCercle Brugge9 matches
1.25 goals/match ▲Goals scored8/91.11 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed8/91 goal/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals8/81.46 xG/match
11.5 shots/matchShots8/9▲ 12.1 shots/match
4.63 shots/match ▲Shots on target8/93.89 shots/match
48.9% ●Possession8/947.6%
5.5 corners/match ●Corners8/93.78 corners/match
2.25 cards/matchCards8/82.13 cards/match
8.75 fouls/matchFouls8/910.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples8 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 21 Sept 2025, 21:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsKV MechelenCercle Brugge
CompetitionBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headKV Mechelen — Cercle Brugge
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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