OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge

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🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:15 Europe/London 📍 King Power at Den Dreef Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Michiel Allaerts 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
OH Leuven 12 · Cercle Brugge 15
Referee Stats
12 matches · 2.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.67
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 17%
Draws 33%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 10 yellows.

Team Overview

OH Leuven (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 5-5-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 27
Avg: 1.10 / 1.35

Points

20
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7
Cercle Brugge (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-6-5

Goals For / Against

27 / 23
Avg: 1.50 / 1.28

Points

27
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
1.50
1.10
GF
1.50
1.35
GA
1.28
47%
O2.5
33%
53%
BTTS
47%
40%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

OH Leuven rank12th
Cercle Brugge rank15th
OH Leuven points34
Cercle Brugge points31
OH Leuven: #12 · 34 pts · GD -11
29 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cercle Brugge: #15 · 31 pts · GD -8
32 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

OH Leuven last 5 home

W L W D D
Points8/15
Weighted index60
Goals6-5
Record2-2-1
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 last 5 away

W L W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-8
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

OH Leuven trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.560%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 20%

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.527%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

OH Leuven score at home73%
OH Leuven clean sheet at home27%
Cercle Brugge score away73%
Cercle Brugge clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

OH Leuven score first40%
OH Leuven win after scoring first17%
Cercle Brugge score first33%
Cercle Brugge win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: OH Leuven 44% · Cercle Brugge 57%
Avg first goal minute: OH Leuven 22.5' · Cercle Brugge 17.0'

Vs league average

OH Leuven score at home1.10 vs 1.39
OH Leuven concede at home1.35 vs 1.23
Cercle Brugge score away1.50 vs 1.23
Cercle Brugge concede away1.28 vs 1.39
OH Leuven score 21% below league average, while Cercle Brugge score 22% above league average.
Defensive side: OH Leuven are 10% above league average at home, and Cercle Brugge are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

OH Leuven goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
0-15 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1

Cercle Brugge goal timing (away)

1H scored: 73% 2H scored: 27% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
0-15 5
16-30 3
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
5
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
7'
7' Goal · 0-1
P. Gerkens
Normal Goal
9'
9' L. Agyekum
19'
19' Goal · 0-2
P. Gerkens
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Ngoura
28'
28' H. Teklab
1st substitution · For: D. Opoku
28'
28' E. Pletinckx
2nd substitution · For: M. Maertens
41'
41' D. Opoku
43'
43' P. Gerkens
45+2'
45+2' S. Kaba
46'
46' Ł. Łakomy
3rd substitution · For: W. George
46'
46' Y. Maziz
4th substitution · For: T. Verlinden
59'
59' E. Utkus
67'
67' B. Verstraete
78'
78' N. Dussenne
5th substitution · For: C. Terho
80'
80' P. Gerkens
1st substitution · For: Makaya Ibrahima Diaby
80'
80' L. Agyekum
2nd substitution · For: I. Diakité
83'
83' E. Diop
85'
85' S. Ngoura
3rd substitution · For: K. Kouassi
87'
87' T. Verlinden
90+1'
90+1' 📺 VAR
R. Nyakossi
Card upgrade
90+3'
90+3' R. Nyakossi
90+7'
90+7' Warleson

OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cercle Brugge beat OH Leuven 2-0 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Michiel Allaerts. It was played at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion.

First half: Cercle Brugge took an early lead at 7' when P. Gerkens scored, making the score 0-1. L. Agyekum received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 9'. Cercle Brugge extended the lead at 19' when P. Gerkens scored, with the assist credited to S. Ngoura, making the score 0-2. OH Leuven made their 1st substitution at 28', with H. Teklab replacing D. Opoku. OH Leuven made their 2nd substitution at 28', with E. Pletinckx replacing M. Maertens. D. Opoku received a yellow card for OH Leuven at 41'. P. Gerkens received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 43'. S. Kaba received a yellow card for OH Leuven at 45+2'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. OH Leuven made their 3rd substitution at 46', with Ł. Łakomy replacing W. George. OH Leuven made their 4th substitution at 46', with Y. Maziz replacing T. Verlinden. E. Utkus received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 59'. B. Verstraete received a yellow card for OH Leuven at 67'. OH Leuven made their 5th substitution at 78', with N. Dussenne replacing C. Terho. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 80', with P. Gerkens replacing Makaya Ibrahima Diaby. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 80', with L. Agyekum replacing I. Diakité. E. Diop received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 83'. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 85', with S. Ngoura replacing K. Kouassi. T. Verlinden received a yellow card for OH Leuven at 87'. VAR intervened at 90+1' for OH Leuven (Card upgrade). R. Nyakossi received a yellow card for OH Leuven at 90+3'. Warleson received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 90+7'.

OH Leuven used 5 substitutions while Cercle Brugge used 3 substitutions. OH Leuven got 5 yellow cards, while Cercle Brugge got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 10 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals7 (58.3%)
BTTS8 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge Head-to-Head History by Season