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Matchday

Pro League 25/26 · 4 Oct 2025

Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Cercle Brugge

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.3
Actual xG
2.1 – 1.1
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made Royal Antwerp FC favourites at 46%.

Royal Antwerp FC deserved more from the draw, creating 2.1 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Warleson, 70.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Gary Magnee +13.2, Lawrence Agyekum +9.5, Oumar Diakité +9.1.

Well below it: Zeno Van Den Bosch −27.9, Thibo Somers −17.0, Andreas Verstraeten −15.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Royal Antwerp FC

27 Sep 2025L 0–2at SV Zulte Waregem Pro League
20 Sep 2025D 0–0at RSC Anderlecht Pro League
14 Sep 2025L 1–2v KAA Gent Pro League
30 Aug 2025L 0–2at KVC Westerlo Pro League
24 Aug 2025W 2–1v KV Mechelen Pro League

Cercle Brugge

28 Sep 2025L 2–4v KAA Gent Pro League
21 Sep 2025D 0–0at KV Mechelen Pro League
14 Sep 2025L 2–3v RC Sporting Charleroi Pro League
29 Aug 2025D 1–1v Sint-Truidense VV Pro League
23 Aug 2025W 3–0at Standard Liège Pro League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Royal Antwerp FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Isaac Babadi Midfielder11000.0370.4–
Mauricio Benitez Midfielder79100.1054.3–
Rosen Bozhinov Defender90000.0548.4−7.9
Taishi Brandon Nozawa Goalkeeper9000–47.4–
Farouck Adekami Midfielder79000.0947.1–
Vincent Janssen Forward90000.9843.6−2.1
Yuto Tsunashima Defender90000.3342.0−6.2
Christopher Scott Midfielder65000.1234.7–
Mahamadou Diawara Midfielder1100–33.9–
Daam Foulon Midfielder2200–29.7–
Andreas Verstraeten Midfielder7900–28.8−15.4
Thibo Somers Midfielder90000.0527.2−17.0
Semm Renders Defender6800–26.1–
Marwan Al-Sahafi Forward1100–21.3–
Zeno Van Den Bosch Defender90000.3319.2−27.9
Mukhammadali Urinboev Midfielder2500–12.6–

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Warleson Goalkeeper9000–70.4–
Gary Magnee Defender90000.0461.0+13.2
Alan Minda Forward1500–55.4–
Oumar Diakité Forward76100.2654.2+9.1
Lawrence Agyekum Midfielder65000.1452.1+9.5
Emmanuel Kakou Defender90000.0348.7−0.9
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby Midfielder2500–48.0–
Christiaan Ravych Defender9000–47.3−2.2
Steve Ngoura Forward75010.2546.0−4.4
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Midfielder9000–44.2+0.4
Krys Kouassi Forward1400–44.1–
Erick Nunes Midfielder6500–41.9–
Edan Diop Midfielder89000.2741.7−12.9
Pieter Gerkens Midfielder90000.0940.9−7.1
Nils De Wilde Midfielder2500–26.1–
Oluwaseun Adewumi Forward100–0.0–