Cercle Brugge vs Dender

Cercle Brugge made it back-to-back wins over Dender in the Relegation Play-offs, cruising to a 2-1 victory at Jan Breydelstadion on Friday evening. The standout performer was Oumar Diakité, who scored both home goals to earn the three points. Diakité opened the scoring on 29 minutes, assisted by Edan Diop, before doubling the advantage in the 70th minute to put the game to bed. Malcolm Viltard pulled one back for Dender with six minutes remaining, but the visitors could not find an equalizer. Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Luc Marijnissen both picked up yellow cards for the away side. The result seals Dender's fate — they are now mathematically guaranteed a relegation playoff against the Challenger Pro League's promotion winner to preserve their top-flight status. For Cercle Brugge, already safe, this was a stress-free afternoon and a second comfortable win in a week.