Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 13′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 21′Antwerp, substitution:off
- 30′Antwerp, yellow card:Foul
- 37′Antwerp, yellow card:Foul
- 45+2′Antwerp, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- Half-time
- 48′Cercle Brugge, goal:1–0assist
- 61′Cercle Brugge, goal:2–0assist
- 63′Antwerp, substitution:off
- 63′Antwerp, substitution:off
- 67′Antwerp, yellow card:Foul
- 71′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 71′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 71′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 74′Antwerp, substitution:off
- 74′Antwerp, substitution:off
- 79′Antwerp, yellow card:Foul
- 81′Antwerp, goal:2–1assist
- 83′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 85′Antwerp, VAR review:Card reviewed
- 90+8′Antwerp, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time2 – 1
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Match report
Cercle Brugge end winless start with 2-1 victory over Antwerp
Cercle Brugge won a league game for the first time this season, beating Antwerp 2-1 at the Jan Breydel Stadion on Matchday 10 of the Jupiler Pro League. The result ended a run of nine league games without a win and lifted the hosts from 18th to 17th.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The first half passed without a goal, but Cercle struck within three minutes of the restart. Steve Ngoura set up Tunde Akinsola in the 48th minute, and the same pairing combined again in the 61st to make it 2-0, with Ngoura supplying the pass on both occasions.
Antwerp, who had the bulk of the ball with 59 per cent possession, pulled one back in the 81st minute when M. Fofana scored from a Bahmed Deuff assist. Cercle held on through the closing stages despite the visitors' 15 shots to 10, and the hosts' five shots on target to four proved just enough.
Antwerp stayed 11th, now four points clear of Cercle. Both sides play away from the Jan Breydel next: Cercle visit RAAL La Louvière on Saturday 7 November, while Antwerp host Lommel United the same day, both in the Jupiler Pro League.
Tunde Akinsola scored twice, in the 48th and 61st minutes, both set up by Steve Ngoura, and earned the match's highest rating of 8.7.
Antwerp committed 14 fouls to Cercle Brugge's eight and collected four yellow cards, while the hosts were not booked at all.
Cercle Brugge beat Antwerp 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
Cercle Brugge met Antwerp in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 10). Kick-off was Sunday, 1 November 2026, 12:30 UTC at Jan Breydel Stadion. Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui.
Team pages: Cercle Brugge · Antwerp · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 48' Goal: Tunde Akinsola (assist: Steve Ngoura) — 1–0
- 61' Goal: Tunde Akinsola (assist: Steve Ngoura) — 2–0
- 81' Goal: M. Fofana (assist: Bahmed Deuff) — 2–1
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Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1)
Antwerp (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Cercle Brugge 42%, the draw 25%, Antwerp 33%. It finished Cercle Brugge 2–1 Antwerp.
Home advantage edges Cercle Brugge past stronger Antwerp — Cercle Brugge lead despite Antwerp sitting 53 points higher on our strength rating, because the usual home advantage and Antwerp's recent scoring beyond their chances, a streak that tends to cool, both help the hosts. The draw starts at 29% and falls to 25%, lowered by both sides' high-scoring recent games and that finishing streak.
Why Cercle Brugge at 42%?
Home ground, against the rating. Antwerp sit 53 points higher on our strength rating — 1502 to 1449. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.6% of 11,136 such games. Antwerp scored +0.37 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 27.5% of 1,660 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 42%?
Because Antwerp are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 25% and Antwerp at 33%.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,539. The goals environment takes 2.5 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Cercle Brugge sit -0.34 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Antwerp have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
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