Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Dec 21 2025 · 18:15 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
OH Leuven
First leg2–1 0–2 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 1.28 – 1.65
Cercle Brugge
  • 7’, 19’ P. Gerkens
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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 OH Leuven

OH Leuven entered as narrow favourites, but Cercle Brugge won 2–0 through two Gerkens goals. Cercle Brugge finished with the higher xG (1.65 vs 1.28). On the chances created, OH Leuven deserved more: 1.1 expected points against the 0 points they took.

OH Leuven44%
Draw27%
Cercle Brugge ✓29%

Model vs reality

OH Leuven goals
0
Model 1.50 · xG 1.28
Cercle Brugge goals
2
Model 1.16 · xG 1.65
Total goals
2
Model 2.67 · xG 2.93
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 matchP. GerkensCercle Brugge · 2 goals
8.2
  • RefereeMichiel Allaerts
  • VenueKing Power at Den Dreef Stadion
  • Table before kick-offOH Leuven 14th · Cercle Brugge 15th

Timeline

  1. P. Gerkens 0–1
    7’
  2. L. AgyekumYellow card
    9’
  3. P. Gerkens 0–2Assist S. Ngoura
    19’
  4. ⇄ M. MaertensFor E. Pletinckx
    28’
  5. ⇄ D. OpokuFor H. Teklab
    28’
  6. D. OpokuYellow card
    41’
  7. P. GerkensYellow card
    43’
  8. S. KabaYellow card
    45+2’
  9. Half time · 0–2
  10. ⇄ W. GeorgeFor Ł. Łakomy
    46’
  11. ⇄ T. VerlindenFor Y. Maziz
    46’
  12. E. UtkusYellow card
    59’
  13. B. VerstraeteYellow card · misses next match
    67’
  14. ⇄ C. TerhoFor Noë Dussenne
    78’
  15. ⇄ Makaya Ibrahima DiabyFor P. Gerkens
    80’
  16. ⇄ I. DiakitéFor L. Agyekum
    80’
  17. E. DiopYellow card
    83’
  18. ⇄ Emmanuel KakouFor S. Ngoura
    85’
  19. R. NyakossiYellow card
    90+3’
  20. WarlesonYellow card
    90+7’
  21. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

OH Leuven18 shots · 9 in box, 9 outside
Cercle Brugge11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
59% Possession 41%
1.28 Expected goals (xG) 1.65
1.13 Expected points (xPts) 1.62
18 Shots 11
4 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 6
7 Blocked shots 2
9 Shots inside the box 8
9 Shots outside the box 3
379 Passes 277
77% Pass accuracy 65%
8 Corners 7
1 Goalkeeper saves 4
17 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 4
4 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
6.62 Team rating 7.30

Line-ups

OH Leuven 3-1-4-2

16.7 T. Leysen(G)
346.7 R. Nyakossi 36.3 Noë Dussenne ↓78’ 286.3 E. Pletinckx ↓28’
46.7 B. Verstraete
146.3 H. Teklab ↓28’ 106.5 Y. Maziz ↓46’ 247.2 Ł. Łakomy ↓46’ 277.3 Óscar Gil
395.6 S. Kaba 196.5 C. Ikwuemesi
  • 1T. Leysen (G)6.7
  • 34R. Nyakossi6.7
  • 3Noë Dussenne↓78’6.3
  • 28E. Pletinckx↓28’6.3
  • 4B. Verstraete6.7
  • 14H. Teklab↓28’6.3
  • 10Y. Maziz↓46’6.5
  • 24Ł. Łakomy↓46’7.2
  • 27Óscar Gil7.3
  • 39S. Kaba5.6
  • 19C. Ikwuemesi6.5

Substitutes used

  • 99D. Opoku↑28’6.9
  • 33M. Maertens↑28’6.7
  • 7T. Verlinden↑46’7.0
  • 11C. Terho↑78’6.9

Unused: W. George, M. Prévot, T. Ominami, J. Mijatović, A. Traoré

Cercle Brugge 4-1-3-2

17.9 Warleson(G)
207.2 Flávio Nazinho 37.9 E. Utkus 667.2 C. Ravych 157.2 G. Magnée
287.2 H. Van der Bruggen
376.9 E. Diop 188.2★ P. Gerkens ↓80’ 67.2 L. Agyekum ↓80’
97.0 S. Ngoura A↓85’ 176.7 O. Adewumi
  • 1Warleson (G)7.9
  • 20Flávio Nazinho7.2
  • 3E. Utkus7.9
  • 66C. Ravych7.2
  • 15G. Magnée7.2
  • 28H. Van der Bruggen7.2
  • 37E. Diop6.9
  • 18P. Gerkens ★↓80’8.2
  • 6L. Agyekum↓80’7.2
  • 9S. NgouraA↓85’7.0
  • 17O. Adewumi6.7

Substitutes used

  • 2I. Diakité↑80’6.3
  • 19Makaya Ibrahima Diaby↑80’6.3
  • 5Emmanuel Kakou↑85’

Unused: Krys Kouassi, M. Delanghe, Erick, N. De Wilde, H. Jurado, A. Minda

Player stats

Top rated
P. GerkensCercle Brugge8.2
2nd
WarlesonCercle Brugge7.9
3rd
E. UtkusCercle Brugge7.9

OH Leuven

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. Leysen G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 58% 31 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
R. Nyakossi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 52 1 4 0/0 1/0 6.7
Noë Dussenne D 78 0 0 2 (1) 2 76% 45 1 2 0/0 3/1 6.3
E. Pletinckx D 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 12 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.3
B. Verstraete M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 46 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
H. Teklab F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
Y. Maziz M 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 77% 13 0 0 0/1 0/2 6.5
Ł. Łakomy M 46 0 0 1 (0) 1 48% 23 1 1 1/1 0/0 7.2
Óscar Gil D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 28 4 1 1/2 0/4 7.3
S. Kaba F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 71% 14 0 0 0/0 5/0 5.6
C. Ikwuemesi F 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 57% 14 1 0 0/3 3/1 6.5
D. Opoku D 62 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 39 2 2 2/4 2/3 6.9
M. Maertens M 62 0 0 2 (0) 1 82% 17 1 1 0/0 3/2 6.7
T. Verlinden F 44 0 0 1 (1) 4 86% 14 2 0 0/2 1/0 7.0
C. Terho F 12 0 0 1 (1) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.9

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Warleson G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 30% 30 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.9
Flávio Nazinho D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 69% 26 2 3 0/0 2/2 7.2
E. Utkus D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 26 1 1 0/0 2/5 7.9
C. Ravych D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 22 1 0 0/0 2/2 7.2
G. Magnée M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 59% 32 1 1 1/2 0/1 7.2
H. Van der Bruggen M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 69% 32 3 1 0/0 1/1 7.2
E. Diop M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 83% 23 5 0 2/4 4/1 6.9
P. Gerkens M 80 2 0 3 (2) 1 78% 23 1 1 0/0 1/0 8.2
L. Agyekum M 80 0 0 1 (0) 1 65% 20 5 1 0/0 2/1 7.2
S. Ngoura F 85 0 1 1 (0) 3 57% 21 0 0 1/1 2/3 7.0
O. Adewumi F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 45% 11 2 0 2/3 1/3 6.7
I. Diakité D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby M 10 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 6 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Emmanuel Kakou D 5 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.