Cercle Brugge 2-1 Westerlo: result and report
Pro League · Saturday 2 September 2023
Result
Cercle Brugge 2-1 Westerlo
Pro League · Saturday 2 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Cercle Brugge 2-1 Westerlo: match report
Cercle Brugge defeated Westerlo 2-1 in the Pro League on Saturday 2 September 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.
Kévin Denkey opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Cercle Brugge's goals came from Kévin Denkey (45+1') and Kévin Denkey (69'). Westerlo scored through Matija Frigan (90+2').
Discipline: Cercle Brugge received no yellow cards; Westerlo received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Cercle Brugge were 6th on 9 points from 5 and Westerlo 15th on 1 point from 5. Cercle Brugge went on to finish that season 7th with 60 points, and Westerlo 13th with 36.
Cercle Brugge lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Westerlo in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Kévin Denkey of Cercle Brugge (8.7), ahead of Hugo Siquet (8.3).
Going into the match Cercle Brugge's last five read W-W-L-W-L and Westerlo's L-L-L-L-D.
Key events
- 30'Yellow card · Edisson Jordanov
- 45+1'Goal · Kévin Denkey
- 69'Goal · Kévin Denkey
- 90+2'Goal · Matija Frigan
Team news
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Cercle Brugge line-up (3-4-2-1)
Warleson, Boris Popović, Christiaan Ravych, Jesper Daland, Hugo Siquet, Leonardo Lopes, Hannes Van Der Bruggen, Jordan Semedo, Thibo Somers, Yann Gboho, Kévin Denkey
Westerlo line-up (4-4-2)
Nick Gillekens, Bryan Reynolds, Roman Neustädter, Pietro Perdichizzi, Tuur Rommens, Edisson Lachezarov Jordanov, Nicolas Madsen, Lukas Van Eenoo, Nacer Chadli, Matija Frigan, Lucas Stassin