Dender 1-4 Cercle Brugge
Updated
Cercle Brugge won: Dender 1-4 Cercle Brugge in the Belgian Pro League (Round 3) on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at DENDER Football Complex, Denderleeuw. Dender goals: Noah Mbamba 45'+2. Cercle Brugge goals: Geoffrey Kondo 2', Ibrahima Diaby 46', Steve Ngoura 54', Edan Diop 61'. Expected goals: 0.97-2.91. Possession: 59-41. Player of the match: Flávio Nazinho (9.1).
Match report
Cercle Brugge rout Dender 4-1
Cercle Brugge thrashed Dender 4-1 away from home at DENDER Football Complex on Sunday 19 April in the Belgian Pro League.
Geoffrey Kondo put Cercle Brugge ahead on 2' (0-1), Noah Mbamba levelled for Dender on 45+2' (1-1), Ibrahima Diaby restored Cercle Brugge's lead on 46' (1-2), Steve Ngoura made it 1-3 on 54' and Edan Diop made it 1-4 on 61'.
Dender had 59% of the ball, shots were 8-19 (2-12 on target) and expected goals finished 0.97-2.91. Cercle Brugge were the better side on chances, too.
Flávio Nazinho (Cercle Brugge) was player of the match with a 9.1 rating.
Attendance: 1,437. Referee: Jan Boterberg.
Match stats
| Dender | Cercle Brugge | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 59 | 41 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.97 | 2.91 |
| Total shots | 8 | 19 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 12 |
| Touches in opposition box | 19 | 38 |
| Big chances | 2 | 6 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 353 (76%) | 236 (73%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 0 |
| Corners | 4 | 6 |
| Total shots | 8 | 19 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 12 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 3 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 14 |
Lineups
Dender (4-2-3-1): Gauthier Gallon, Marsoni Sambu, Luc Marijnissen, Bo De Kerf, Bryan Goncalves, Nathan Rôdes, Malcolm Viltard, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Noah Mbamba, Dávid Hrncár, David Toshevski
Cercle Brugge (3-5-2): Warleson, Ibrahim Diakité, Geoffrey Kondo, Valy Konaté, Ibrahima Diaby, Pieter Gerkens, Hannes van der Bruggen, Edan Diop, Flávio Nazinho, Dante Vanzeir, Steve Ngoura
Key events
- 2' · Goal · Geoffrey Kondo (Cercle Brugge)
- 39' · Yellow card · Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Dender)
- 42' · Yellow card · Marsoni Sambu (Dender)
- 45'+2 · Goal · Noah Mbamba (Dender)
- 46' · Goal · Ibrahima Diaby (Cercle Brugge)
- 54' · Goal · Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge)
- 60' · Substitution · Ragnar Oratmangoen for Bo De Kerf (Dender)
- 60' · Substitution · Luc De Fougerolles for Dávid Hrncár (Dender)
- 61' · Goal · Edan Diop (Cercle Brugge)
- 65' · Substitution · Oluwaseun Adewumi for Dante Vanzeir (Cercle Brugge)
- 65' · Substitution · Heriberto Jurado for Pieter Gerkens (Cercle Brugge)
- 65' · Substitution · Oumar Diakité for Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge)
- 65' · Substitution · Guillaume Dietsch for Gauthier Gallon (Dender)
- 67' · Yellow card · Malcolm Viltard (Dender)
- 72' · Substitution · Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui for Bryan Goncalves (Dender)
- 72' · Substitution · Bruny Nsimba for David Toshevski (Dender)
- 73' · Substitution · Royer Caicedo for Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge)
- 79' · Substitution · Nils De Wilde for Hannes van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge)
- 90'+4 · Yellow card · Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui (Dender)
All-time head-to-head
10 league meetings since 2007: Dender 2, draws 3, Cercle Brugge 5.
Questions
Who won Dender vs Cercle Brugge?
Cercle Brugge won, 1-4 (Belgian Pro League) on Sun, 19 Apr 2026.
When and where is Dender vs Cercle Brugge?
Sun, 19 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTC at DENDER Football Complex, Denderleeuw, Belgian Pro League.
What is the head-to-head record between Dender and Cercle Brugge?
In 10 league meetings since 2007: Dender 2 wins, 3 draws, Cercle Brugge 5 wins (goals 7-15).