Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Sep 12 2026 · 19:45 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Heverlee
OH Leuven
1–1 Full time · HT 1–0
Cercle Brugge
  • D. Opoku 25’
  • 90+6’ Krys Kouassi
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Cercle Brugge snatch a late draw

Cercle Brugge entered as narrow favourites, yet OH Leuven led 1–0 at half-time through a Opoku goal. But Kouassi scored to rescue a draw for Cercle Brugge.

OH Leuven34%
Draw ✓25%
Cercle Brugge42%

Model vs reality

OH Leuven goals
1
Model 1.37
Cercle Brugge goals
1
Model 1.54
Total goals
2
Model 2.91
Score 1–1
12%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 56%
Both scored
Yes
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchKrys KouassiCercle Brugge · 1 goal
8.1
  • CoachesT. Simons · L. Friis
  • VenueKing Power at Den Dreef Stadion
  • Table before kick-offOH Leuven 17th · Cercle Brugge 14th

Timeline

  1. D. Opoku 1–0Assist S. Schrijvers
    25’
  2. ⇄ B. AkinsolaFor D. Vanzeir
    45’
  3. Half time · 1–0
  4. S. SchrijversYellow card · Foul
    48’
  5. ⇄ V. MartensFor Erick
    62’
  6. ⇄ Krys KouassiFor S. Ngoura
    63’
  7. Valy KonatéYellow card · Foul
    66’
  8. ⇄ W. BalikwishaFor S. Schrijvers
    70’
  9. ⇄ S. YamadaFor A. Traoré
    70’
  10. Emmanuel KakouYellow card · Foul
    71’
  11. ⇄ L. MichalFor Valy Konaté
    77’
  12. ⇄ A. OuattaraFor Emmanuel Kakou
    78’
  13. L. MondeleYellow card · Foul
    81’
  14. ⇄ K. VaesenFor Robin Mirisola
    90’
  15. VAR Royer CaicedoPenalty cancelled
    90+3’
  16. K. VaesenYellow card · Dissent
    90+5’
  17. Krys Kouassi 1–1
    90+6’
  18. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

OH Leuven10 shots · 6 in box, 4 outside
Cercle Brugge12 shots · 6 in box, 6 outside
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
43% Possession 57%
10 Shots 12
2 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 8
3 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside the box 6
4 Shots outside the box 6
330 Passes 425
70% Pass accuracy 74%
2 Corners 11
1 Goalkeeper saves 1
17 Fouls 17
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.73 Team rating 6.36

Line-ups

OH Leuven 3-4-3

16.1 T. van den Heuvel(G)
347.0 R. Nyakossi 36.7 Noë Dussenne 57.0 J. Lawrence
997.7 D. Opoku 46.4 B. Verstraete 66.5 W. George 276.6 Óscar Gil
96.3 A. Traoré ↓70’ 87.3 S. Schrijvers A↓70’ 186.5 Robin Mirisola ↓90’
  • 1T. van den Heuvel (G)6.1
  • 34R. Nyakossi7.0
  • 3Noë Dussenne6.7
  • 5J. Lawrence7.0
  • 99D. Opoku7.7
  • 4B. Verstraete6.4
  • 6W. George6.5
  • 27Óscar Gil6.6
  • 9A. Traoré↓70’6.3
  • 8S. SchrijversA↓70’7.3
  • 18Robin Mirisola↓90’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 17K. Vaesen↑90’
  • 20S. Yamada↑70’6.7
  • 21W. Balikwisha↑70’6.6

Unused: H. Teklab, Ł. Łakomy, A. Fontanarosa, C. Ikwuemesi, O. Jochmans, T. Ogiwara

Coach: T. Simons

Cercle Brugge 3-4-2-1

16.3 G. Coucke(G)
336.7 Royer Caicedo 246.6 Geoffrey Kondo 55.7 Emmanuel Kakou ↓78’
126.2 Valy Konaté ↓77’ 425.9 L. Mondele 156.6 G. Magnée 26.1 I. Diakité
136.3 D. Vanzeir ↓45’ 86.5 Erick ↓62’
96.5 S. Ngoura ↓63’
  • 1G. Coucke (G)6.3
  • 33Royer Caicedo6.7
  • 24Geoffrey Kondo6.6
  • 5Emmanuel Kakou↓78’5.7
  • 12Valy Konaté↓77’6.2
  • 42L. Mondele5.9
  • 15G. Magnée6.6
  • 2I. Diakité6.1
  • 13D. Vanzeir↓45’6.3
  • 8Erick↓62’6.5
  • 9S. Ngoura↓63’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 30B. Akinsola↑45’6.4
  • 41Krys Kouassi ★↑63’8.1
  • 71V. Martens↑62’6.2
  • 22L. Michal↑77’6.4
  • 7A. Ouattara↑78’6.9

Unused: J. Amani, Y. Lienard, H. Van der Bruggen

Coach: L. Friis

Player stats

Top rated
Krys KouassiCercle Brugge8.1
2nd
D. OpokuOH Leuven7.7
3rd
S. SchrijversOH Leuven7.3

OH Leuven

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. van den Heuvel G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 59% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.1
R. Nyakossi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 31 0 9 0/0 1/1 7.0
Noë Dussenne D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 69% 39 1 0 0/0 2/2 6.7
J. Lawrence D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 43 3 2 0/0 2/1 7.0
D. Opoku D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 57% 14 4 0 1/3 2/2 7.7
B. Verstraete M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 78% 40 2 1 0/1 3/0 6.4
W. George M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 62% 45 0 1 1/1 0/0 6.5
Óscar Gil D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 25 4 1 0/1 2/6 6.6
A. Traoré F 70 0 0 1 (0) 1 76% 17 2 0 0/1 0/1 6.3
S. Schrijvers M 70 0 1 3 (0) 3 63% 16 2 2 1/2 1/1 7.3
Robin Mirisola F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 44% 16 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.5
K. Vaesen F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Yamada F 20 0 0 1 (1) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
W. Balikwisha M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 3 0 0/1 1/2 6.6

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Coucke G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 73% 30 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
Royer Caicedo D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 78% 50 0 1 0/0 2/1 6.7
Geoffrey Kondo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 62 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
Emmanuel Kakou D 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 69% 49 1 1 0/0 2/1 5.7
Valy Konaté D 77 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 40 1 1 0/0 4/2 6.2
L. Mondele M 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 85% 46 1 2 0/1 1/1 5.9
G. Magnée M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 67% 36 2 0 0/2 0/3 6.6
I. Diakité D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 65% 31 1 0 1/2 2/0 6.1
D. Vanzeir F 45 0 0 0 (0) 1 59% 17 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
Erick D 62 0 0 3 (0) 1 83% 12 3 0 1/3 0/1 6.5
S. Ngoura F 63 0 0 2 (1) 0 56% 16 0 0 2/5 2/1 6.5
B. Akinsola F 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 8 1 0 0/4 0/3 6.4
Krys Kouassi F 27 1 0 1 (1) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/0 1/1 8.1
V. Martens F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 69% 13 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
L. Michal F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/2 1/0 6.4
A. Ouattara F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 7 1 0 0/1 1/1 6.9

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.