Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Dec 19 · 17:15 Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
Cercle Brugge 17th · 3 pts · 8 played
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Zulte Waregem 8th · 11 pts · 8 played
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Away travel38 kmRest days6.9 · 6.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real contextStrength only
Cercle Brugge—%
Draw—%
Zulte Waregem—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Brugge)

Forecast from 4 Dec

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Cercle Brugge and Zulte Waregem. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

Cercle BruggeZulte Waregem
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
21 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
24 AttackIn forecast 27
28 DefenceIn forecast 31
6 Form indexContext 17
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Cercle Brugge

Attack—
Defense risk—

Zulte Waregem

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Cercle BruggeZulte Waregem
1.13 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.25
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.13
1.74 xGVia Att/Def 1.25
1.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
-0.61 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
63% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 38%
14.13 ShotsContext 12.63
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.25
28% On target shareContext 34%
10.71 Shots in the boxContext 8.13
70% Box shareContext 65%
8% ConversionContext 10%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.80
12.63 Shots allowedContext 12.00
4.38 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.88
3.88 BlocksContext 3.13
2.38 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.63
54% Save rateContext 74%
45% PossessionIn forecast 43%
370 PassesContext 376
291 Accurate passesContext 304
79% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.61 Team ratingContext 6.85
12.38 FoulsContext 11.50
10.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.88
1.25 Yellow cardsContext 0.88
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
2.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.63 xGVia Att/Def 1.34
1.62 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
-0.43 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
70% Scored inContext 60%
0% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.80 ShotsContext 13.10
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
30% On target shareContext 35%
10.11 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
69% Box shareContext 64%
9% ConversionContext 12%
1.90 OffsidesContext 3.00
12.80 Shots allowedContext 11.90
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.90 BlocksContext 3.11
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
52% Save rateContext 72%
46% PossessionIn forecast 45%
370 PassesContext 385
292 Accurate passesContext 308
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.64 Team ratingContext 6.84
12.30 FoulsContext 11.00
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.80
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 0.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Cercle Brugge
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km144 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 6 · 1 pts vs 8.5 for an average club · -5.5 vs expected
  • L10 OctH · Anderlecht1–21.2 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Charleroi2–30.8 xPts
  • D12 SepA · OH Leuven1–11.5 xPts
  • L6 SepH · Gent0–31.3 xPts
  • L29 AugH · Lommel United0–11.6 xPts
Zulte Waregem
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel38 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 17 · 4 pts vs 8.5 for an average club · -3.5 vs expected
  • L10 OctH · Gent0–21.3 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Anderlecht0–31.1 xPts
  • L13 SepH · Charleroi0–11.6 xPts
  • W6 SepA · Kortrijk2–01.8 xPts
  • D30 AugA · KVC Westerlo2–21.7 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Cercle Brugge Zulte Waregem
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 12 Dec6.9Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 12 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km38 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways144 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.98

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Cercle Brugge Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Anderlecht (H) 1–2, 10 Oct
1G. Coucke(G)
12Valy Konaté 24Geoffrey Kondo 5Emmanuel Kakou 15G. Magnée
28H. Van der Bruggen 18L. Le Roux
30B. Akinsola 20A. Manneh 11C. Herrmann
9S. Ngoura
Zulte Waregem Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-3 · vs Gent (H) 0–2, 10 Oct
13B. Gabriël(G)
55Y. Cappelle 5Jakob Kiilerich 4L. Lemoine 23S. Diakité
11M. Aké 6E. Lofolomo 8T. Claes
20T. Hedl 18A. Ementa 10M. Mbaye

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Cercle Brugge Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Zulte Waregem Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Cercle Brugge · Home 0.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
0-1-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.25
Zulte Waregem · Away 1.25points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-2-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.25

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 3 this season

OpponentCercle BruggeZulte Waregem
Anderlecht L 1–2 H L 0–3 A
Charleroi L 2–3 A L 0–1 H
Gent L 0–3 H L 0–2 H
Points0 of 9 · 0.00 per game0 of 9 · 0.00 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Cercle Brugge wins3 draws1 Zulte Waregem wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.75 Over 2.550% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 1 May 2026Cercle Brugge2–3Zulte Waregem
  • 4 Apr 2026Zulte Waregem2–2Cercle Brugge
  • 29 Nov 2025Zulte Waregem1–1Cercle Brugge
  • 26 Oct 2025Cercle Brugge1–1Zulte Waregem

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

Cercle BruggeZulte WaregemForecast
Scored per game 1.131.25
Conceded per game 2.001.13
Match goals 3.132.38
Over 1.5 75%75%
Over 2.5 63%50%
Over 3.5 38%25%
Both teams scored 63%25%
Clean sheets 0%38%
Failed to score 38%50%
Games88
Cercle BruggeZulte WaregemForecast
Scored per game 1.301.10
Conceded per game 2.101.10
Match goals 3.402.20
Over 1.5 80%70%
Over 2.5 70%40%
Over 3.5 50%20%
Both teams scored 70%20%
Clean sheets 0%40%
Failed to score 30%50%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

Cercle BruggeZulte WaregemLeague
Corners
Corners won7.294.50
Corners conceded4.575.25
Match total11.869.7510.01
Over 8.571% 5/775% 6/8
Over 9.571% 5/750% 4/8
Over 10.571% 5/738% 3/8
Cards
Cards1.251.00
Opponent cards1.632.25
Match total2.883.253.36
Over 3.525% 2/838% 3/8
Over 4.525% 2/825% 2/8
Cercle BruggeZulte WaregemLeague
Corners
Corners won6.675.20
Corners conceded5.004.80
Match total11.6710.0010.01
Over 8.578% 7/980% 8/10
Over 9.578% 7/960% 6/10
Over 10.578% 7/950% 5/10
Cards
Cards1.201.00
Opponent cards1.502.30
Match total2.703.303.36
Over 3.520% 2/1040% 4/10
Over 4.520% 2/1030% 3/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Cercle Brugge8 games · scored 9 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
2 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 4 76-90
Zulte Waregem8 games · scored 10 · conceded 9
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 61-75
4 1 76-90
Cercle Brugge10 games · scored 12 · conceded 23
1 2 0-15
3 3 16-30
2 3 31-45
5 46-60
2 4 61-75
4 6 76-90
Zulte Waregem10 games · scored 15 · conceded 12
2 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
5 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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