Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp

First Division A 9 Dec 2023, 15:00
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge
1–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Antwerp
Antwerp
🏟 Jan Breydelstadion (Brugge) 👤 N. Verboomen Round 17

Match report

Antwerp beat Cercle Brugge 3-1 in the First Division A on 9 December 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Antwerp dominated possession with 61% of the ball, while Cercle Brugge had 15 shots to Antwerp's 15.

The match was played at Jan Breydelstadion (Brugge), with N. Verboomen in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 15 - 15 On target 2 - 9 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 13 - 6 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Jürgen Ekkelenkamp
Antwerp · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Chidera Ejuke 1 goal
8 George Ilenikhena 1 goal
8 Warleson 6 saves
8 Michel Ange Balikwisha 1 assist
First half vs second half
Cercle Brugge stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–12 9–3
Shots On Goal 0–6 2–3
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 3–2 3–0
Attacks 59–51 59–56
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
118 Attacks 107
70 Dangerous Attacks 42
1 On Target 6
13 Off Target 7
15 Shots Total 15
2 Shots On Goal 9
8 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 1
11 Shots Inside Box 13
4 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 6
6 Corners 2
2 Offsides 2
39% Ball Possession 61%
4 Yellow Cards 1
6 Saves 1
317 Passes Total 510
184 Passes Accurate 379
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cercle Brugge · 4-2-3-1
1 Warleson
41 H. Siquet 5 B. Popovic 4 J. Daland 18 S. Miangue
27 N. Wilde 3 E. Utkus
11 A. Minda 34 T. Somers 20 F. Nazinho
9 K. Denkey
Antwerp · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Butez
2 R. Laet 23 T. Alderweireld 44 S. Coulibaly 5 O. Wijndal
48 A. Vermeeren 27 M. Keita
10 M. Balikwisha 24 J. Ekkelenkamp 19 C. Ejuke
18 V. Janssen
Cercle Brugge
Coach
M. Muslic
Substitutes
  • 10 Yann Gboho
  • 19 Kazeem Olaigbe
  • 77 Jordan Varela
  • 66 Christiaan Ravych
  • 21 Maxime Delanghe
  • 76 Jonas Lietaert
  • 32 Romaric Etonde
Antwerp
Coach
M. van Bommel
Substitutes
  • 11 Arbnor Muja
  • 52 Kobe Corbanie
  • 9 George Ilenikhena
  • 8 Alhassan Yusuf
  • 33 Zeno Van Den Bosch
  • 91 Senne Lammens
  • 7 Gyrano Kerk
Substitutions
  • 41' ↑ Y. Gboho ↓ E. Utkus Cercle Brugge
  • 62' ↑ K. Olaigbe ↓ Flávio Nazinho Cercle Brugge
  • 72' ↑ J. Semedo Varela ↓ S. Miangué Cercle Brugge
  • 73' ↑ C. Ravych ↓ A. Minda Cercle Brugge
  • 76' ↑ A. Muja ↓ J. Ekkelenkamp Antwerp
  • 77' ↑ G. Ilenikhena ↓ V. Janssen Antwerp
  • 77' ↑ K. Corbanie ↓ R. De Laet Antwerp
  • 81' ↑ A. Yusuf ↓ A. Vermeeren Antwerp
  • 90+2' ↑ Z. Van den Bosch ↓ C. Ejuke Antwerp
Cards
  • 38' E. Utkus Cercle Brugge
  • 45+4' J. Daland Cercle Brugge
  • 75' C. Ravych Cercle Brugge
  • 86' T. Somers Cercle Brugge
  • 90+8' G. Ilenikhena Antwerp
Head-to-head
Cercle Brugge 2 2 draws 9 Antwerp
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Recent form
Cercle Brugge D D W L L
Antwerp D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp?
Cercle Brugge lost 1-3 against Antwerp on 9 December 2023.
Who won Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp?
Antwerp won the match 3-1.
Where was Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp played?
The match was played at Jan Breydelstadion (Brugge).
Who had more possession in Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp?
Antwerp had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.