Antwerp 2-1 Cercle Brugge: result and report
Pro League · Sunday 9 April 2023
Result
Antwerp 2-1 Cercle Brugge
Pro League · Sunday 9 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Antwerp 2-1 Cercle Brugge: match report
Antwerp defeated Cercle Brugge 2-1 in the Pro League on Sunday 9 April 2023. The half-time score was 0-1.
Dino Hotic opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Antwerp's goals came from an own goal by Boris Popovic (72') and Toby Alderweireld (85', penalty). Cercle Brugge scored through Dino Hotic (42').
Discipline: Antwerp received 1 yellow card; Cercle Brugge received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Antwerp were 3rd on 63 points from 31 and Cercle Brugge 10th on 44 points from 31. Antwerp went on to finish that season 2nd with 83 points, and Cercle Brugge 6th with 61.
Antwerp lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cercle Brugge in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Toby Alderweireld of Antwerp (8.5), ahead of Mandela Keita (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Antwerp wins, 1 draw and 1 for Cercle Brugge.
Key events
- 29'Yellow card · Hannes Van Der Bruggen
- 30'Yellow card · Miron Muslić
- 40'Yellow card · J. Daland
- 42'Goal · Dino Hotic
- 64'Yellow card · Christiaan Ravych
- 72'Own goal · Boris Popovic
- 85'Penalty goal · Toby Alderweireld
- 89'Yellow card · Arbnor Muja
Head-to-head
Team news
Antwerp line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jean Butez, Ritchie De Laet, Toby Alderweireld, Willian Pacho, Jelle Bataille, Mandela Keita, Arthur Vermeeren, Arbnor Muja, Calvin Stengs, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Vincent Janssen
Cercle Brugge line-up (3-4-3)
Radoslaw Majecki, Boris Popović, Christiaan Ravych, Jesper Daland, Hugo Siquet, Abu Francis, Hannes Van Der Bruggen, Thibo Somers, Dino Hotic, Ayase Ueda, Yann Gboho