Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Mar 8 2026 · 18:15 Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium, St.-Trond
St. Truiden
First leg1–1 2–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.44 – 1.66
Cercle Brugge
  • A. Muja 24’
  • Kaito Matsuzawa 81’
  • 57’ E. Diop
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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.

St. Truiden beat Cercle Brugge

St. Truiden entered as favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Muja and Matsuzawa. Cercle Brugge replied through a Diop goal. St. Truiden finished with the higher xG (2.44 vs 1.66). On the chances created, Cercle Brugge deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

St. Truiden ✓54%
Draw25%
Cercle Brugge21%

Model vs reality

St. Truiden goals
2
Model 1.76 · xG 2.44
Cercle Brugge goals
1
Model 1.01 · xG 1.66
Total goals
3
Model 2.77 · xG 4.10
Score 2–1
10%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 52%
Both scored
Yes
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. MujaSt. Truiden · 1 goal
9.2
  • RefereeBert Verbeke
  • Coaches— · Onur Cinel
  • VenueDaio Wasabi Stayen Stadium
  • Table before kick-offSt. Truiden 3rd · Cercle Brugge 13th

Timeline

  1. A. Muja 1–0Assist T. Hata
    24’
  2. L. AgyekumYellow card
    40’
  3. Half time · 1–0
  4. E. Diop 1–1
    57’
  5. ⇄ O. DiakitéFor D. Vanzeir
    64’
  6. O. DiakitéYellow card
    74’
  7. ⇄ Kaito MatsuzawaFor R. Yamamoto
    74’
  8. ⇄ R. MerlenFor I. Sebaoui
    74’
  9. ⇄ S. NgouraFor L. Agyekum
    77’
  10. Kaito Matsuzawa 2–1
    81’
  11. Valy KonatéYellow card
    85’
  12. ⇄ H. JuradoFor H. Van der Bruggen
    86’
  13. ⇄ Krys KouassiFor O. Adewumi
    86’
  14. S. NgouraYellow card
    90+2’
  15. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

St. Truiden15 shots · 9 in box, 6 outside
Cercle Brugge18 shots · 12 in box, 6 outside
St. TruidenCercle Brugge
61% Possession 39%
2.44 Expected goals (xG) 1.66
1.84 Expected points (xPts) 0.97
15 Shots 18
7 Shots on target 6
1 Shots off target 4
7 Blocked shots 8
9 Shots inside the box 12
6 Shots outside the box 6
534 Passes 325
83% Pass accuracy 77%
7 Corners 5
6 Goalkeeper saves 5
8 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
7.72 Team rating 6.85

Line-ups

St. Truiden 4-3-3

168.3 L. Kokubo(G)
37.3 T. Hata A 48.3 L. Mbe Soh 57.6 S. Taniguchi 608.2 R. Vanwesemael
138.7 R. Ito 86.6 A. Sissako 66.6 R. Yamamoto ↓74’
107.5 I. Sebaoui ↓74’ 426.6 Keisuke Goto 79.2★ A. Muja
  • 16L. Kokubo (G)8.3
  • 3T. HataA7.3
  • 4L. Mbe Soh8.3
  • 5S. Taniguchi7.6
  • 60R. Vanwesemael8.2
  • 13R. Ito8.7
  • 8A. Sissako6.6
  • 6R. Yamamoto↓74’6.6
  • 10I. Sebaoui↓74’7.5
  • 42Keisuke Goto6.6
  • 7A. Muja ★9.2

Substitutes used

  • 14R. Merlen↑74’6.7
  • 38Kaito Matsuzawa↑74’7.3

Unused: M. Lendfers, S. Juklerød, V. Musliu, J. Pupe, W. Janssens, A. Diriken, O. Diouf

Cercle Brugge 4-4-2

16.5 Warleson(G)
127.0 Valy Konaté 246.9 Geoffrey Kondo 57.5 Emmanuel Kakou 156.9 G. Magnée
377.2 E. Diop 186.7 P. Gerkens 287.3 H. Van der Bruggen ↓86’ 66.6 L. Agyekum ↓77’
176.3 O. Adewumi ↓86’ 136.5 D. Vanzeir ↓64’
  • 1Warleson (G)6.5
  • 12Valy Konaté7.0
  • 24Geoffrey Kondo6.9
  • 5Emmanuel Kakou7.5
  • 15G. Magnée6.9
  • 37E. Diop7.2
  • 18P. Gerkens6.7
  • 28H. Van der Bruggen↓86’7.3
  • 6L. Agyekum↓77’6.6
  • 17O. Adewumi↓86’6.3
  • 13D. Vanzeir↓64’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 10O. Diakité↑64’6.7
  • 9S. Ngoura↑77’6.2
  • 23H. Jurado↑86’
  • 41Krys Kouassi↑86’

Unused: M. Delanghe, I. Diakité, Royer Caicedo, N. De Wilde, Makaya Ibrahima Diaby

Coach: Onur Cinel

Player stats

Top rated
A. MujaSt. Truiden9.2
2nd
R. ItoSt. Truiden8.7
3rd
L. KokuboSt. Truiden8.3

St. Truiden

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Kokubo G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 91% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
T. Hata D 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 78% 58 0 0 0/1 0/0 7.3
L. Mbe Soh D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 72 2 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
S. Taniguchi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 75 1 6 0/0 0/1 7.6
R. Vanwesemael D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 70 4 1 0/0 1/0 8.2
R. Ito M 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 83% 54 1 2 0/0 2/3 8.7
A. Sissako M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 76% 45 5 4 3/3 1/1 6.6
R. Yamamoto M 74 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 40 2 1 2/2 3/2 6.6
I. Sebaoui F 74 0 0 3 (3) 1 72% 36 0 0 1/2 0/1 7.5
Keisuke Goto F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 80% 10 3 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
A. Muja F 90 1 0 2 (2) 2 86% 43 2 0 0/3 1/2 9.2
R. Merlen M 16 0 0 0 (0) 1 73% 11 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Kaito Matsuzawa F 16 1 0 1 (1) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/1 0/0 7.3

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Warleson G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 50% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Valy Konaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 74% 27 3 5 1/3 2/2 7.0
Geoffrey Kondo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 54 4 1 0/2 0/0 6.9
Emmanuel Kakou D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 50 1 2 0/0 1/0 7.5
G. Magnée M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 61% 28 3 4 3/6 1/0 6.9
E. Diop M 90 1 0 3 (2) 1 74% 34 1 0 1/5 2/1 7.2
P. Gerkens M 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 88% 32 0 4 0/1 0/1 6.7
H. Van der Bruggen M 86 0 0 1 (0) 2 78% 37 2 2 0/0 1/2 7.3
L. Agyekum M 77 0 0 0 (0) 1 46% 13 4 0 0/1 1/1 6.6
O. Adewumi F 86 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 10 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.3
D. Vanzeir F 64 0 0 1 (1) 1 93% 14 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
O. Diakité F 26 0 0 1 (1) 1 100% 5 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
S. Ngoura F 13 0 0 1 (0) 1 60% 5 0 0 0/0 3/0 6.2
H. Jurado M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Krys Kouassi F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/1 —

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.