GolVolt — Cercle Brugge vs Mechelen: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 13 December 2025: Cercle Brugge – Mechelen 2:3

WLDW

Player in form

Steve Ngoura: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG2.88

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.9).

Streak

Cercle Brugge have scored in 5 matches in a row

DLLLW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Steve Ngoura

Cercle Brugge · forward

3goals 2assists 6.85avg rating

Last match, Antwerp: 2 assists, rating 7.6.

Myron van Brederode

Mechelen · forward

3goals 0assists 7.19avg rating

Last match, Genk: rating 7.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Cercle Brugge at home and Mechelen away, as in this match.

Cercle Brugge

at home · 10

3W2D5L1.4scored per match1.7conceded per match

Mechelen

away · 10

0W4D6L0.7scored per match2.5conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 13 Dec 2025 · Pro League Cercle Brugge 2:3 Mechelen Nazinho 47' · Magnée 90+8' (k) · Hammar 35' · Lauberbach 39' · Diouf 49'

1wins

1 draw2.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 4

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1, last: Antwerp) · Mechelen (3-4-1-2, last: Genk).

Official around 17:15, Sat 28 Nov

GCCoucke IDDiakité GKKondo RCCaicedo TAAdaramola LRLe Roux HBVan Der Bruggen TAAkinsola AMManneh ENNunes SNNgoura OWDe Wolf KCCorbanie LMMarijnissen JMMarsà SMMichez FHHammar MDDecherf TKKoudou MBvan Brederode DMMilanovic MMLohunanu-Mbasi

Cercle BruggeMechelen

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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