Match Report
Cercle Brugge, 2nd with 41 points, sat 16 points above Dender (4th, 25). Dender ranked just 31st in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Cercle Brugge were scoring 2.33 and conceding 1.83, Dender 1.17 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Cercle Brugge, 3 draws and 0 for Dender, at 1.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Jan Breydelstadion, with room for 29,975 spectators. On the scoreboard, Cercle Brugge led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Cercle Brugge: Oumar Diakité (29'), Oumar Diakité (69') · Dender: Malcolm Viltard (84')
Key stats
Possession: Cercle Brugge 52% · Dender 48% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 7-6