Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Fri, Aug 14 2026 · 19:45 Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
Cercle Brugge
3–3 Full time · HT 1–2 xG 4.15 – 2.04
St. Truiden
  • S. Ngoura 28’
  • Erick 82’
  • L. Mbe Soh 90’ (OG)
  • 1’, 37’ R. Merlen
  • 47’ N. Ishiwatari
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Cercle Brugge fight back from two goals down

St. Truiden entered as narrow favourites and led 3–1 after 47 minutes through goals from Merlen and Ishiwatari. But Erick and an own goal scored to rescue a draw for Cercle Brugge. Cercle Brugge finished with the higher xG (4.15 vs 2.04). On the chances created, Cercle Brugge deserved more: 2.3 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Cercle Brugge33%
Draw ✓25%
St. Truiden42%

Model vs reality

Cercle Brugge goals
3
Model 1.35 · xG 4.15
St. Truiden goals
3
Model 1.54 · xG 2.04
Total goals
6
Model 2.90 · xG 6.19
Score 3–3
1%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 55%
Both scored
Yes
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchL. KokuboSt. Truiden
8.6
  • RefereeJan Boterberg
  • VenueJan Breydelstadion
  • Table before kick-offCercle Brugge 8th · St. Truiden 10th

Timeline

  1. R. Merlen 0–1Assist I. Sebaoui
    1’
  2. N. IshiwatariYellow card · Foul
    18’
  3. S. Ngoura 1–1
    28’
  4. R. Merlen 1–2Assist R. Vanwesemael
    37’
  5. Half time · 1–2
  6. N. Ishiwatari 1–3Assist I. Sebaoui
    47’
  7. J. PupeYellow card · Foul
    57’
  8. ⇄ L. MichalFor Emmanuel Kakou
    62’
  9. ⇄ I. DiakitéFor D. Vanzeir
    73’
  10. ⇄ ErickFor V. Martens
    73’
  11. L. Mbe SohYellow card · Foul
    79’
  12. ⇄ J. AmaniFor L. Mondele
    81’
  13. ⇄ Krys KouassiFor S. Ngoura
    81’
  14. Erick 2–3
    82’
  15. ⇄ S. TaniguchiFor F. Soelle
    87’
  16. ⇄ W. JanssensFor N. Ishiwatari
    87’
  17. ⇄ O. DioufFor R. Merlen
    87’
  18. L. Mbe Soh (own goal) 3–3
    90’
  19. Full time · 3–3

Team stats

Cercle Brugge26 shots · 20 in box, 6 outside
St. Truiden13 shots · 8 in box, 5 outside
Cercle BruggeSt. Truiden
55% Possession 45%
4.15 Expected goals (xG) 2.04
2.33 Expected points (xPts) 0.54
26 Shots 13
8 Shots on target 7
14 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 4
20 Shots inside the box 8
6 Shots outside the box 5
473 Passes 401
82% Pass accuracy 80%
10 Corners 3
3 Goalkeeper saves 6
7 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 4
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.87 Team rating 6.98

Line-ups

Cercle Brugge 3-4-2-1

16.6 G. Coucke(G)
247.5 Geoffrey Kondo 666.3 C. Ravych 56.3 Emmanuel Kakou ↓62’
126.9 Valy Konaté 196.9 Makaya Ibrahima Diaby 426.7 L. Mondele ↓81’ 156.9 G. Magnée
717.3 V. Martens ↓73’ 136.6 D. Vanzeir ↓73’
97.6 S. Ngoura ↓81’
  • 1G. Coucke (G)6.6
  • 24Geoffrey Kondo7.5
  • 66C. Ravych6.3
  • 5Emmanuel Kakou↓62’6.3
  • 12Valy Konaté6.9
  • 19Makaya Ibrahima Diaby6.9
  • 42L. Mondele↓81’6.7
  • 15G. Magnée6.9
  • 71V. Martens↓73’7.3
  • 13D. Vanzeir↓73’6.6
  • 9S. Ngoura↓81’7.6

Substitutes used

  • 2I. Diakité↑73’6.9
  • 10J. Amani↑81’6.6
  • 8Erick↑73’7.0
  • 41Krys Kouassi↑81’6.3
  • 22L. Michal↑62’6.6

Unused: B. Langenbick, S. Gheerardyns, Royer Caicedo, H. Jurado

St. Truiden

168.6★ L. Kokubo(G) 36.3 T. Hata 45.3 L. Mbe Soh 266.2 V. Musliu 235.9 J. Pupe 187.9 N. Ishiwatari ↓87’ 87.0 A. Sissako 607.2 R. Vanwesemael A 148.6 R. Merlen ↓87’ 106.9 I. Sebaoui AA 19 F. Soelle ↓87’
  • 16L. Kokubo (G) ★8.6
  • 3T. Hata6.3
  • 4L. Mbe Soh5.3
  • 26V. Musliu6.2
  • 23J. Pupe5.9
  • 18N. Ishiwatari↓87’7.9
  • 8A. Sissako7.0
  • 60R. VanwesemaelA7.2
  • 14R. Merlen↓87’8.6
  • 10I. SebaouiA×26.9
  • 19F. Soelle↓87’

Substitutes used

  • 5S. Taniguchi↑87’6.2
  • 22W. Janssens↑87’6.5
  • 77O. Diouf↑87’

Unused: M. Lendfers, A. Diriken, R. Araki, Kaito Matsuzawa, I. Benachour, Shion Shinkawa

Player stats

Top rated
L. KokuboSt. Truiden8.6
2nd
R. MerlenSt. Truiden8.6
3rd
N. IshiwatariSt. Truiden7.9

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Coucke G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 62% 26 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
Geoffrey Kondo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 90% 87 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.5
C. Ravych D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 80 2 2 0/0 1/0 6.3
Emmanuel Kakou D 62 0 0 1 (1) 1 89% 35 1 2 0/0 1/1 6.3
Valy Konaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 50 0 1 0/1 1/1 6.9
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby M 90 0 0 3 (2) 2 84% 38 5 2 0/1 3/0 6.9
L. Mondele M 81 0 0 5 (0) 0 89% 27 1 0 1/1 0/2 6.7
G. Magnée M 90 0 0 1 (0) 5 73% 41 1 4 0/0 0/1 6.9
V. Martens F 73 0 0 2 (2) 1 67% 21 0 0 2/4 0/0 7.3
D. Vanzeir F 73 0 0 2 (0) 0 72% 25 1 2 0/0 0/0 6.6
S. Ngoura F 81 1 0 3 (1) 2 73% 15 1 0 2/3 0/1 7.6
I. Diakité D 17 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 6 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.9
J. Amani M 9 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
Erick D 17 1 0 1 (1) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Krys Kouassi F 9 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 3 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
L. Michal F 28 0 0 1 (1) 0 91% 11 1 0 0/2 0/1 6.6

St. Truiden

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Kokubo G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 77% 44 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.6
T. Hata D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 39 3 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
L. Mbe Soh D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 46 1 1 0/1 1/0 5.3
V. Musliu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 50 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Pupe D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 48 0 1 1/3 2/1 5.9
N. Ishiwatari M 87 1 0 2 (2) 0 87% 30 7 0 0/1 2/0 7.9
A. Sissako M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 48 2 1 1/1 1/0 7.0
R. Vanwesemael D 90 0 1 0 (0) 4 85% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
R. Merlen M 87 2 0 4 (4) 2 75% 28 0 0 0/0 1/2 8.6
I. Sebaoui F 90 0 2 1 (0) 3 73% 33 2 0 0/2 2/0 6.9
F. Soelle F 87 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Taniguchi D 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
W. Janssens D 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.5
O. Diouf F 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.