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Belgian Pro League· 2023/24 · Matchweek 12
- HT 0–0
- AFAS Stadion, Malines
- Kick-off
- Referee: not supplied
- Data last checked ; unchanged since
Key eventslimited
- 80′Substitution · Cercle BruggeH. Van der Bruggen ↔ N. De Wilde
- 80′Substitution · Cercle BruggeF. Lemaréchal ↔ A. Minda
- 77′Yellow card · MechelenP. Pflücke
- 75′Substitution · MechelenN. Storm ↔ N. Bassette
- 75′Substitution · MechelenD. Robert Bates ↔ J. Vanlerberghe
- 75′Substitution · MechelenK. Mrabti ↔ P. Pflücke
- 73′Goal · Cercle BruggeK. Olaigbe · (assist J. Daland)
- 70′Yellow card · Cercle BruggeH. Van der Bruggen
- 67′Substitution · Cercle BruggeH. Siquet ↔ E. Utkus
- 67′Substitution · Cercle BruggeY. Gboho ↔ K. Olaigbe
- 59′Yellow card · Cercle BruggeH. Siquet
- 54′Goal · Cercle BruggeK. Denkey · (assist F. Lemaréchal)
- 52′Yellow card · Cercle BruggeK. Denkey
- 46′Substitution · Cercle BruggeC. Ravych ↔ Nazinho
- 46′Substitution · MechelenS. Walsh ↔ Y. Malede
- 37′Substitution · MechelenT. Raemaekers ↔ M. Konaté
- 15:00Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Belgian Pro League 2023/24
League table, before kick-off
13th of 17 · 11 pts from 11 played
W 3 · D 2 · L 6 · GD -5
Form in this competition only, latest first: L L D L L
- 14 pts behind first
- 1 pt behind the place above
- 1 pt clear of the place below
5th of 17 · 18 pts from 11 played
W 6 · D 0 · L 5 · GD +3
Form in this competition only, latest first: W W L L L
- 7 pts behind first
- Level on points with the place above
- 1 pt clear of the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Union Saint-Gilloise, 25 pts
From the 89 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
Where the qualification, promotion and relegation places fall is not in our records, so no gap to them is shown.
Venueavailable
AFAS Stadion, Malines
- Capacity 16,715
- Grass pitch
Kleine Nieuwedijk 53
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Statisticslimited
- 2Blocked shots7
- 8Corners3
- 1.38Expected goals (xG)2.63
- 13Fouls15
- 0Offsides1
- 67%Pass accuracy61%
- 413Passes336
- 276Accurate passes205
- 56%Possession44%
- 1Saves7
- 11Shots23
- 2Shots off target12
- 7Shots on target4
- 1Yellow cards3
Player statisticslimited
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Foulon | 90 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| E. Cobbaut | 90 | 7.0 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| G. Coucke | 90 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| G. Hairemans | 90 | 6.3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| J. Van Hecke | 90 | 7.3 | – | – | 1 | – | 5 |
| L. Lauberbach | 90 | 6.3 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 |
| D. Robert Bates | 75 | 7.5 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| K. Mrabti | 75 | 6.2 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| N. Storm | 75 | 6.7 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| M. Konaté | 53 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| S. Walsh | 45 | 6.6 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Y. Malede | 45 | 6.9 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| T. Raemaekers | 37 | 6.9 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| J. Vanlerberghe | 15 | 6.3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| N. Bassette | 15 | 7.3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| P. Pflücke | 15 | 6.6 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Popović | 90 | 7.0 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| J. Daland | 90 | 8.0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| K. Denkey | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Lopes | 90 | 6.9 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Somers | 90 | 7.6 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Warleson | 90 | 8.7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. Lemaréchal | 80 | 7.5 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| H. Van der Bruggen | 80 | 7.2 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| H. Siquet | 67 | 7.5 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 |
| Y. Gboho | 67 | 6.9 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| C. Ravych | 45 | 6.9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nazinho | 45 | 6.9 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| E. Utkus | 23 | 6.9 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| K. Olaigbe | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| A. Minda | 10 | 6.7 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| N. De Wilde | 10 | 6.6 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
xG (Highlightly)not supplied
Not supplied for this match.
Recent form
Mechelenavailable
- L0–4 at GenkBelgian Pro League
- L1–3 at AnderlechtBelgian Pro League
- D0–0 v AntwerpBelgian Pro League
- L1–2 v OH LeuvenBelgian Pro League
- L0–2 at Sint-TruidenBelgian Pro League
Cercle Bruggeavailable
- W2–0 v GentBelgian Pro League
- W3–2 v OH LeuvenBelgian Pro League
- L1–2 at KortrijkBelgian Pro League
- L0–2 v Union Saint-GilloiseBelgian Pro League
- L1–2 at RWDMBelgian Pro League
Head-to-headavailable
- Mechelen 1–1 Cercle BruggeBelgian Pro League
- Cercle Brugge 0–0 MechelenBelgian Pro League · Jan Breydel Stadion
- Mechelen 2–2 Cercle BruggeBelgian Pro League
- Cercle Brugge 3–1 MechelenBelgian Pro League · Jan Breydel Stadion
- Cercle Brugge 0–1 MechelenBelgian Pro League · Jan Breydel Stadion
Line-upslimited
Cercle Brugge4-2-3-1
Mechelen4-2-3-1
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Mechelen · Bench
8 M. Konaté
10 Y. Malede
15 Y. Thoelen
30 J. Vanlerberghe
34 N. Mukau
70 N. Bassette
77 P. Pflücke
Coach: S. Defour
Cercle Brugge · Bench
3 E. Utkus
11 A. Minda
19 K. Olaigbe
20 Nazinho
21 M. Delanghe
27 N. De Wilde
77 J. Varela
Coach: M. Muslić
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Key players
Mechelenlimited
- G. Coucke · Goalkeeper900 min in 10 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
- J. Vanlerberghe · Defender885 min in 10 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
- K. Mrabti · Midfielder883 min in 10 matches · 1 goal · 1 assist
From player figures for 10 of 11 matches played: the other matches have none, so these totals are a floor.
Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Belgian Pro League 2023/24 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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