Matchday

Pro League 25/26 · 19 Apr 2026

FCV Dender 1–4 Cercle Brugge

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is 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 2026L 1–2v SV Zulte Waregem Pro League
6 Apr 2026W 1–0at RAAL La Louvière Pro League
22 Mar 2026L 1–3v KAA Gent Pro League
14 Mar 2026L 0–2at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Pro League
7 Mar 2026D 2–2v RC Sporting Charleroi Pro League

Cercle Brugge

11 Apr 2026W 3–0v RAAL La Louvière Pro League
4 Apr 2026D 2–2at SV Zulte Waregem Pro League
22 Mar 2026W 3–2at RSC Anderlecht Pro League
15 Mar 2026L 1–3v RAAL La Louvière Pro League
8 Mar 2026L 1–2at Sint-Truidense VV Pro League

Head to head

1 Mar 2026Cercle Brugge 0–0 FCV Dender Pro League
26 Jul 2025FCV Dender 0–0 Cercle Brugge Pro League

FCV Dender

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Guillaume Dietsch Goalkeeper2400–84.1–
Noah Mbamba Midfielder90100.1248.3+2.7
Luc De Fougerolles Defender3000–46.3–
Luc Marijnissen Defender9000–43.4+1.2
David Toshevski Forward72000.3941.9+0.4
David Hrnčár Midfielder6000–39.3−3.9
Nathan Rodes Midfielder9000–37.9−5.8
Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni​ Defender9000–37.8−2.9
Ragnar Oratmangoen Forward3000–35.7–
Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui Midfielder1800–35.6–
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Forward90010.1535.2−5.7
Malcolm Viltard Midfielder9000–34.9−11.7
Gauthier Gallon Goalkeeper6600–34.5−14.3
Bruny Nsimba Forward18000.0831.1–
Bryan Goncalves Defender72000.0830.7−13.5
Bo De Kerf Defender60000.0230.4−10.3

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Heriberto Jurado Midfielder2400–61.2–
Steve Ngoura Forward66101.0554.0+14.1
Geoffrey Kondo Defender90110.0952.6+6.8
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby Midfielder90100.6551.3+12.8
Edan Diop Midfielder90101.0447.3−0.8
Nazinho Defender90020.0646.5+4.5
Dante Vanzeir Forward66000.0546.2+6.4
Warleson Goalkeeper9000–45.4−4.1
Valy Konaté Defender9000–44.8+2.3
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Midfielder8000–42.9+1.7
Nils De Wilde Midfielder1000–39.9–
Oumar Diakité Forward24000.0439.1–
Oluwaseun Adewumi Forward2400–37.2–
Pieter Gerkens Midfielder66000.0534.8−9.5
Royer Caicedo Defender1600–32.4–
Ibrahim Diakité Defender74000.0329.0−11.7