Match Report
Mechelen (5th, 45 pts) visited Cercle Brugge (2nd, 41 pts) with 4 points between them. On recent form Mechelen sat only 21st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Cercle Brugge ran at 2.33 scored and 1.83 conceded, Mechelen at 1.3 and 1.23.
Cercle Brugge's winless run stood at 6. From the last five rounds, Cercle Brugge held 1 points of 15 and Mechelen 7.
Across 35 recorded meetings, Cercle Brugge have 15 wins to Mechelen's 13, with 7 draws, at 2.63 goals per meeting.
Jan Breydelstadion, capacity 29,975, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mechelen led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Cercle Brugge: Nazinho (47'), Gary Magnée (90') · Mechelen: Fredrik Hammar (35'), Lion Lauberbach (39'), Gora Diouf (49')
Key stats
Possession: Cercle Brugge 51% · Mechelen 49% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 6-9