Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Jan 17 2026 · 17:15 Het Kuipje, Westerlo
KVC Westerlo
First leg1–4 0–2 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 1.28 – 0.49
Cercle Brugge
  • 6’ (OG) E. Bayram
  • 39’ O. Adewumi
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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 beat KVC Westerlo

KVC Westerlo entered as narrow favourites, but Cercle Brugge won 2–0 through goals from Adewumi and an own goal. Cercle Brugge won despite the lower xG; KVC Westerlo created the better chances (1.28 vs 0.49). On the chances created, KVC Westerlo deserved more: 2.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

KVC Westerlo45%
Draw27%
Cercle Brugge ✓28%

Model vs reality

KVC Westerlo goals
0
Model 1.52 · xG 1.28
Cercle Brugge goals
2
Model 1.16 · xG 0.49
Total goals
2
Model 2.69 · xG 1.77
Score 0–2
5%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 50%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchE. UtkusCercle Brugge
7.9
  • RefereeBert Put
  • Coaches— · Onur Cinel
  • VenueHet Kuipje
  • Table before kick-offKVC Westerlo 11th · Cercle Brugge 15th

Timeline

  1. E. Bayram (own goal) 0–1
    6’
  2. G. MagnéeYellow card
    23’
  3. O. Adewumi 0–2Assist G. Magnée
    39’
  4. Half time · 0–2
  5. ⇄ R. SmekensFor L. Mbamba-Muanda
    46’
  6. ⇄ I. DiakitéFor H. Van der Bruggen
    46’
  7. ⇄ N. Bohamdi-KamoniFor J. Alcócer
    64’
  8. Flávio NazinhoYellow card
    70’
  9. I. DiakitéYellow card
    73’
  10. ⇄ D. VanzeirFor O. Adewumi
    74’
  11. ⇄ K. VaesenFor I. Sakamoto
    74’
  12. ⇄ Shunsuke SaitoFor A. Sayyadmanesh
    74’
  13. WarlesonYellow card
    78’
  14. ⇄ ErickFor E. Diop
    82’
  15. ⇄ B. GouréFor Nacho Ferri
    85’
  16. ⇄ O. DiakitéFor S. Ngoura
    90+1’
  17. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

KVC Westerlo17 shots · 12 in box, 5 outside
Cercle Brugge8 shots · 6 in box, 2 outside
KVC WesterloCercle Brugge
70% Possession 30%
1.28 Expected goals (xG) 0.49
1.98 Expected points (xPts) 0.72
17 Shots 8
6 Shots on target 2
9 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside the box 6
5 Shots outside the box 2
541 Passes 236
81% Pass accuracy 60%
7 Corners 4
1 Goalkeeper saves 6
11 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 5
0 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
6.68 Team rating 6.78

Line-ups

KVC Westerlo 4-2-3-1

996.7 A. Jungdal(G)
236.0 L. Mbamba-Muanda ↓46’ 47.3 A. Lapage 406.0 E. Bayram 227.0 B. Reynolds
466.6 A. Piedfort 347.0 D. Haspolat
776.7 J. Alcócer ↓64’ 136.5 I. Sakamoto ↓74’ 77.3 A. Sayyadmanesh ↓74’
906.2 Nacho Ferri ↓85’
  • 99A. Jungdal (G)6.7
  • 23L. Mbamba-Muanda↓46’6.0
  • 4A. Lapage7.3
  • 40E. Bayram6.0
  • 22B. Reynolds7.0
  • 46A. Piedfort6.6
  • 34D. Haspolat7.0
  • 77J. Alcócer↓64’6.7
  • 13I. Sakamoto↓74’6.5
  • 7A. Sayyadmanesh↓74’7.3
  • 90Nacho Ferri↓85’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 17R. Smekens↑46’6.6
  • 38Shunsuke Saito↑74’6.6
  • 29B. Gouré↑85’
  • 14K. Vaesen↑74’6.5

Unused: Naoufal Bohamdi-Kamoni, K. Van Langendonck, R. Neustädter, T. Van den Keybus, S. Sydorchuk

Cercle Brugge 4-1-3-2

16.9 Warleson(G)
206.3 Flávio Nazinho 37.9★ E. Utkus 667.5 C. Ravych 156.9 G. Magnée A
286.7 H. Van der Bruggen ↓46’
377.0 E. Diop ↓82’ 186.3 P. Gerkens 66.3 L. Agyekum
95.7 S. Ngoura ↓90’ 177.5 O. Adewumi ↓74’
  • 1Warleson (G)6.9
  • 20Flávio Nazinho6.3
  • 3E. Utkus ★7.9
  • 66C. Ravych7.5
  • 15G. MagnéeA6.9
  • 28H. Van der Bruggen↓46’6.7
  • 37E. Diop↓82’7.0
  • 18P. Gerkens6.3
  • 6L. Agyekum6.3
  • 9S. Ngoura↓90’5.7
  • 17O. Adewumi↓74’7.5

Substitutes used

  • 2I. Diakité↑46’6.3
  • 8Erick↑82’6.3
  • 10O. Diakité↑90’
  • 13D. Vanzeir↑74’6.7

Unused: M. Delanghe, Emmanuel Kakou, H. Jurado, N. De Wilde, Krys Kouassi

Coach: Onur Cinel

Player stats

Top rated
E. UtkusCercle Brugge7.9
2nd
C. RavychCercle Brugge7.5
3rd
O. AdewumiCercle Brugge7.5

KVC Westerlo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Jungdal G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 94% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
L. Mbamba-Muanda D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 36 0 2 0/0 0/1 6.0
A. Lapage D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 84% 95 3 3 0/0 0/0 7.3
E. Bayram D 90 0 0 4 (0) 0 91% 79 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.0
B. Reynolds D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 62% 47 2 1 1/2 0/1 7.0
A. Piedfort D 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 84% 51 1 1 1/2 0/0 6.6
D. Haspolat M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 81% 62 2 3 0/1 1/2 7.0
J. Alcócer F 64 0 0 1 (1) 1 87% 15 1 0 0/1 2/2 6.7
I. Sakamoto M 74 0 0 1 (1) 0 91% 22 3 1 1/1 2/0 6.5
A. Sayyadmanesh F 74 0 0 0 (0) 2 59% 22 2 1 2/2 0/2 7.3
Nacho Ferri F 85 0 0 3 (2) 0 50% 12 1 0 2/3 4/2 6.2
R. Smekens M 44 0 0 1 (0) 1 74% 31 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
Shunsuke Saito M 16 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 6 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.6
B. Gouré F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
K. Vaesen F 16 0 0 1 (1) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Warleson G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 42% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Flávio Nazinho D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 72% 18 2 2 0/0 2/0 6.3
E. Utkus D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 64% 22 3 6 0/0 0/1 7.9
C. Ravych D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 18 1 1 0/1 0/3 7.5
G. Magnée M 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 47% 19 3 2 0/1 2/0 6.9
H. Van der Bruggen M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 18 1 1 0/0 2/1 6.7
E. Diop M 82 0 0 1 (0) 1 77% 30 1 2 2/4 0/0 7.0
P. Gerkens M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 22 2 1 0/1 2/0 6.3
L. Agyekum M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 38% 21 5 1 0/2 2/2 6.3
S. Ngoura F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 43% 14 0 0 0/5 0/0 5.7
O. Adewumi F 74 1 0 1 (1) 0 54% 13 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.5
I. Diakité D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 0 2 0/0 1/1 6.3
Erick D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
O. Diakité F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. Vanzeir F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

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.