Cercle Brugge 1-2 Anderlecht: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 8 · Saturday 10 October 2026 · Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge · referee K. Van Damme · full time
Full time: Cercle Brugge 1-2 Anderlecht
Cercle Brugge 1-2 Anderlecht: Anderlecht took the points in Belgian Pro League Matchday 8 on Saturday 10 October 2026 at Jan Breydelstadion. The goals: Abdoulie Manneh 11', Tawfik Bentayeb 86', Adriano Bertaccini 90+3'.
How Anderlecht won it
The opening goal came in the 11th minute: Abdoulie Manneh for Cercle Brugge, set up by Luke Le Roux. Anderlecht levelled at 1-1 in the 86th minute through Tawfik Bentayeb, set up by Léo Pétrot. Anderlecht turned it round: Adriano Bertaccini made it 1-2 in the 90th minute (+3), set up by Oliver Antman. It came late, and it settled the match.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, K. Van Damme, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Cercle Brugge and 2 to Anderlecht.
Cercle Brugge: L. Friis, 4-2-3-1 · Anderlecht: V. Clara Santos Mota Fernandes, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.76 for Cercle Brugge and 0.86 for Anderlecht.
Anderlecht made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.1 goals.
Cercle Brugge had 7 shots on target, Anderlecht 6.
Anderlecht's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Anderlecht had 65% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Cercle Brugge came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.48 expected goals for and 1.54 against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Anderlecht came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.70 expected goals for and 0.90 against, and had won 63% of their matches.
Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht: the match in numbers
| Cercle Brugge | Match statistics | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Ball possession | 65% |
| 0.76 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.86 |
| 13 | Total shots | 11 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 0 | Big chances | 3 |
| 342 | Total passes | 660 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 5 | Corners | 5 |
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Cercle Brugge
- Abdoulie Manneh 7.3 1 goal
- Gary Magnée 7.3
- Steve Ngoura 7.1
- Tunde Akinsola 7.1
- Luke Le Roux 7.1 1 assist
Anderlecht
- Colin Coosemans 7.7
- Tawfik Bentayeb 7.6 1 goal
- Adriano Bertaccini 7.6 1 goal
- Léo Pétrot 7.3 1 assist
- Ilias Koutsoupias 7.2
The lowest-rated starter was Marco Kana at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Cercle Brugge: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Anderlecht: Gent vs Anderlecht Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht
What was the score in Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht?
Cercle Brugge 1-2 Anderlecht (half-time 1-0), Belgian Pro League, Saturday 10 October 2026.
Who scored in Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht?
Abdoulie Manneh 11', Tawfik Bentayeb 86', Adriano Bertaccini 90+3'.
Did Moneyball predict Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht?
Colin Coosemans, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht?
K. Van Damme.
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