FCV Dender 1–4 Cercle Brugge
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.7 – 1.3
- Actual xG
- 0.8 – 3.1
- Goals
- 1 – 4
Footybot made FCV Dender favourites at 48%.
Cercle Brugge won and made the better chances: 3.1 xG to 0.8.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Steve Ngoura, 54.0 in 66′.
Well above their usual level: Steve Ngoura +14.1, Makaya Ibrahima Diaby +12.8.
Well below it: Gauthier Gallon −14.3, Bryan Goncalves −13.5, Malcolm Viltard −11.7.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
FCV Dender
| 12 Apr 2026 | L 1–2 | v SV Zulte Waregem |
| 6 Apr 2026 | W 1–0 | at RAAL La Louvière |
| 22 Mar 2026 | L 1–3 | v KAA Gent |
| 14 Mar 2026 | L 0–2 | at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise |
| 7 Mar 2026 | D 2–2 | v RC Sporting Charleroi |
Cercle Brugge
| 11 Apr 2026 | W 3–0 | v RAAL La Louvière |
| 4 Apr 2026 | D 2–2 | at SV Zulte Waregem |
| 22 Mar 2026 | W 3–2 | at RSC Anderlecht |
| 15 Mar 2026 | L 1–3 | v RAAL La Louvière |
| 8 Mar 2026 | L 1–2 | at Sint-Truidense VV |
Head to head
| 1 Mar 2026 | Cercle Brugge 0–0 FCV Dender |
| 26 Jul 2025 | FCV Dender 0–0 Cercle Brugge |
FCV Dender
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guillaume Dietsch | 24 | 84.1 | – |
| Noah Mbamba | 90 | 48.3 | +2.7 |
| Luc De Fougerolles | 30 | 46.3 | – |
| Luc Marijnissen | 90 | 43.4 | +1.2 |
| David Toshevski | 72 | 41.9 | +0.4 |
| David Hrnčár | 60 | 39.3 | −3.9 |
| Nathan Rodes | 90 | 37.9 | −5.8 |
| Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni | 90 | 37.8 | −2.9 |
| Ragnar Oratmangoen | 30 | 35.7 | – |
| Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui | 18 | 35.6 | – |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 90 | 35.2 | −5.7 |
| Malcolm Viltard | 90 | 34.9 | −11.7 |
| Gauthier Gallon | 66 | 34.5 | −14.3 |
| Bruny Nsimba | 18 | 31.1 | – |
| Bryan Goncalves | 72 | 30.7 | −13.5 |
| Bo De Kerf | 60 | 30.4 | −10.3 |
Cercle Brugge
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heriberto Jurado | 24 | 61.2 | – |
| Steve Ngoura | 66 | 54.0 | +14.1 |
| Geoffrey Kondo | 90 | 52.6 | +6.8 |
| Makaya Ibrahima Diaby | 90 | 51.3 | +12.8 |
| Edan Diop | 90 | 47.3 | −0.8 |
| Nazinho | 90 | 46.5 | +4.5 |
| Dante Vanzeir | 66 | 46.2 | +6.4 |
| Warleson | 90 | 45.4 | −4.1 |
| Valy Konaté | 90 | 44.8 | +2.3 |
| Hannes Van Der Bruggen | 80 | 42.9 | +1.7 |
| Nils De Wilde | 10 | 39.9 | – |
| Oumar Diakité | 24 | 39.1 | – |
| Oluwaseun Adewumi | 24 | 37.2 | – |
| Pieter Gerkens | 66 | 34.8 | −9.5 |
| Royer Caicedo | 16 | 32.4 | – |
| Ibrahim Diakité | 74 | 29.0 | −11.7 |