Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liege

Cercle Brugge

1 - 2

Standard Liege

🕒 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Jan Breydelstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Bert Verbeke 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Cercle Brugge 15 · Standard Liege 8

Referee Stats

Bert Verbeke

25 matches · 2.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.20
Reds avg	0.04
Penalties avg	0.28
Over 4.5 cards	16%
Home wins	40%
Draws	8%
Away wins	52%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-11).
Cercle Brugge controlled possession (66%).
Cercle Brugge had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cercle Brugge (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-10

Goals For / Against

26 / 35

Avg: 1.44 / 1.94

Points

Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Standard Liege (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-2-7

Goals For / Against

26 / 21

Avg: 1.30 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.78

PPG

1.75

1.44

1.30

1.94

1.05

67%

O2.5

33%

80%

BTTS

13%

20%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Cercle Brugge rank15th

Standard Liege rank8th

Cercle Brugge points31

Standard Liege points40

Cercle Brugge: #15 · 31 pts · GD -8

32 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Standard Liege: #8 · 40 pts · GD -8

23 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cercle Brugge last 5 home

L D L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals3-10

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Standard Liege last 5 away

D W W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals5-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 20%

Standard Liege trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS13%

BTTS + O2.57%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 7% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Cercle Brugge score at home80%

Cercle Brugge clean sheet at home7%

Standard Liege score away53%

Standard Liege clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Cercle Brugge score first20%

Cercle Brugge win after scoring first33%

Standard Liege score first47%

Standard Liege win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cercle Brugge 30% · Standard Liege 17%

Avg first goal minute: Cercle Brugge 34.0' · Standard Liege 31.3'

Vs league average

Cercle Brugge score at home1.44 vs 1.39

Cercle Brugge concede at home1.94 vs 1.23

Standard Liege score away1.30 vs 1.23

Standard Liege concede away1.05 vs 1.39

Cercle Brugge score 4% above league average, while Standard Liege score 6% above league average.

Defensive side: Cercle Brugge are 58% above league average at home, and Standard Liege are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Cercle Brugge goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

46-60 2

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

31-45 7

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

76-90+ 2

Standard Liege goal timing (away)

1H scored: 69% 2H scored: 31% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

479

263

Passes Accurate

374

163

Passes %

78%

62%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

22'

22' M. Ilaimaharitra

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Nkada

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Nielsen

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

E. Utkus

Own Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Agyekum

1st substitution · For: P. Gerkens

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ I. Diakité

2nd substitution · For: A. Minda

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Makaya Ibrahima Diaby

3rd substitution · For: O. Diakité

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. El Hankouri

1st substitution · For: N. Mehssatou

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ E. Utkus

4th substitution · For: Emmanuel Kakou

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ A. Abid

2nd substitution · For: R. Saïd

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Eckert Ayensa

3rd substitution · For: L. Kuavita

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Nkada

4th substitution · For: T. Henry

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

O. Adewumi

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Minda

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Ngoura

5th substitution · For: H. Jurado

90+6'

90+6' L. Kuavita

Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liege 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Standard Liege beat Cercle Brugge 2-1 on Saturday, 06 December 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Bert Verbeke. It was played at Jan Breydelstadion.

First half: M. Ilaimaharitra received a yellow card for Standard Liege at 22'. Standard Liege took the lead at 32' when T. Nkada scored, with the assist credited to C. Nielsen, making the score 0-1. Standard Liege extended the lead at 39' when E. Utkus scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-2.

Second half: Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Agyekum replacing P. Gerkens. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 46', with I. Diakité replacing A. Minda. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 46', with Makaya Ibrahima Diaby replacing O. Diakité. Standard Liege made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. El Hankouri replacing N. Mehssatou. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 66', with E. Utkus replacing Emmanuel Kakou. Standard Liege made their 2nd substitution at 66', with A. Abid replacing R. Saïd. Standard Liege made their 3rd substitution at 70', with D. Eckert Ayensa replacing L. Kuavita. Standard Liege made their 4th substitution at 70', with T. Nkada replacing T. Henry. Cercle Brugge reduced the deficit at 82' when O. Adewumi scored, with the assist credited to A. Minda, making the score 1-2. Cercle Brugge made their 5th substitution at 86', with S. Ngoura replacing H. Jurado. L. Kuavita received a yellow card for Standard Liege at 90+6'.

Cercle Brugge used 5 substitutions while Standard Liege used 4 substitutions. Standard Liege got 2 yellow cards.