Cercle Brugge 3-1 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Saturday 27 November 2021

Result

Cercle Brugge 3-1 Mechelen

Pro League · Saturday 27 November 2021, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Cercle Brugge 3-1 Mechelen: match report

Cercle Brugge defeated Mechelen 3-1 in the Pro League on Saturday 27 November 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Edgaras Utkus opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Cercle Brugge's goals came from Edgaras Utkus (34'), Dino Hotic (63', penalty) and Rabbi Matondo (77'). Mechelen scored through Nikola Storm (43').

Discipline: Cercle Brugge received 1 yellow card; Mechelen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cercle Brugge were 17th on 10 points from 15 and Mechelen 5th on 26 points from 15. Cercle Brugge went on to finish that season 10th with 45 points, and Mechelen 8th with 56.

Cercle Brugge lined up in a 4-4-2 and Mechelen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dino Hotic of Cercle Brugge (9.2), ahead of Hannes Van Der Bruggen (8.1).

Going into the match Cercle Brugge's last five read L-D-L-D-L and Mechelen's W-L-W-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Goal · Edgaras UtkusCercle Brugge · 1-0
  • 43'Goal · Nikola StormMechelen · 1-1
  • 60'Yellow card · Lucas BijkerMechelen
  • 63'Penalty goal · Dino HoticCercle Brugge · 2-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Leonardo LopesCercle Brugge
  • 77'Goal · Rabbi MatondoCercle Brugge · 3-1
  • 82'Yellow card · Vinicius SouzaMechelen

Team news

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Cercle Brugge line-up (4-4-2)

Thomas Didillon-Hödl, Robbe Decostere, Edgaras Utkus, Jesper Daland, Dimitar Velkovski, Dino Hotic, Leonardo Lopes, Hannes Van Der Bruggen, Rabbi Matondo, Olivier Deman, Thibo Somers

Mechelen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gaëtan Coucke, Sandy Walsh, Sheldon Bateau, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Lucas Bijker, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Rob Schoofs, Geoffry Hairemans, Kerim Mrabti, Nikola Storm, Hugo Cuypers