- 17' A. Scheidler
- 58' P. Guiagon
- 80' K. Van Den Kerkhof
- 11' G. Magnee
- 28' Nazinho
- 34' O. Diakite
- 68' G. Magnee
Match Statistics
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0 Blocked Shots 2
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3 Shots insidebox 7
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2 Shots off Goal 2
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3 Shots on Goal 6
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2 Shots outsidebox 3
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5 Total Shots 10
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1 Corner Kicks 2
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1 Offsides 0
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7 Fouls 8
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0 Red Cards 1
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284 Passes accurate 95
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336 Total passes 142
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3 Goalkeeper Saves 2
Match Timeline
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11'Cercle BruggeGoalG. Magnee
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17'CharleroiGoalA. Scheidler
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28'Cercle BruggeGoalNazinho
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34'Cercle BruggeGoalO. Diakite
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45'Cercle BruggeRed CardO. Diakite
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58'CharleroiGoalP. Guiagon
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68'Cercle BruggeGoalG. Magnee
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80'CharleroiGoalK. Van Den Kerkhof
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90'CharleroiRed CardJ. Gaudin
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Team Lineups
- 55Martin Delavallée
- 27Lewin Blum
- 4Aiham Ousou
- 95Cheick Keita
- 23Jules Gaudin
- 40Yassine Khalifi
- 5Etienne Camara
- 14Patrick Pflücke
- 8Jakob Napoleon Romsaas
- 25Antoine Colassin
- 21Aurélien Scheidler
- 30Mohamed Koné
- 32Mehdi Boukamir
- 3Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
- 50Robin Denuit
- 51Mory Kera
- 22Yassine Titraoui
- 10Parfait Guiagon
- 43Quentin Benaets
- 9Filip Szymczak
- Warleson1
- Gary Magnee15
- Emmanuel Kakou5
- Christiaan Ravych66
- Flávio Nazinho20
- Lawrence Agyekum6
- Hannes Van Der Bruggen28
- Pieter Gerkens18
- Edan Diop37
- Oluwaseun Adewumi17
- Oumar Diakité10
- Maxime Delanghe21
- Valy Konaté12
- Ibrahim Diakité2
- Nils De Wilde27
- Heriberto Jurado23
- Makaya Ibrahima Diaby19
- Charles Herrmann11
- Dante Vanzeir13
- Steve Ngoura9
Head to Head Record
Charleroi wins
Draws
Cercle Brugge wins
Recent H2H Form
Recent H2H Meetings
Competition Stage
Regular Season - 24
Standings
Union St. Gilloise
St. Truiden
Club Brugge KV
Anderlecht
KV Mechelen
Gent
Charleroi
Genk
Standard Liege
Antwerp
Zulte Waregem
KVC Westerlo
OH Leuven
Cercle Brugge
RAAL La Louvière
Dender
AI Match Predictions
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Match Recap
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Step 3 - IMPLEMENT:
Cercle Brugge Stun Charleroi in Seven-Goal Thriller
Cercle Brugge pulled off a remarkable 4-3 victory at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi, overcoming a red card and a spirited home comeback to claim three vital points in their fight against relegation.
The visitors made their intentions clear from the opening whistle, taking the lead through Guillaume Magnee’s 11th-minute penalty. Charleroi responded in kind just six minutes later when Andreas Scheidler converted from the spot, but Cercle’s attacking intent never wavered.
Nazinho restored the away side’s advantage on 28 minutes before Ousmane Diakité extended their lead to 3-1 six minutes later. The same Diakité would prove both hero and villain, picking up a red card in first-half stoppage time that left his side facing 45 minutes with ten men.
Charleroi’s dominance counted for little
Despite controlling 70% of possession and attempting 336 passes to Cercle’s 142, Charleroi struggled to translate territorial advantage into clear chances. The hosts managed just five shots to their opponents’ ten, with an expected goals tally of 1.08 highlighting their lack of cutting edge.
Pierre Guiagon pulled one back on 58 minutes to give the home faithful hope, but Magnee’s second penalty of the evening eight minutes later seemingly put the result beyond doubt. Charleroi refused to surrender, with Kenneth Van Den Kerkhof’s 80th-minute strike setting up a frantic finale.
The closing stages descended into chaos, with yellow cards flying and Julien Gaudin receiving his marching orders in the tenth minute of stoppage time. Despite the late drama, Cercle held firm to secure a precious victory that lifts them to 24 points, nine clear of the automatic relegation zone.
The result represents a significant blow to Charleroi’s European aspirations, with Edward Still’s side remaining sixth but missing the chance to close ground on the continental places. For Cercle, this performance offers hope that their recent upturn in form can carry them to safety.