Standard Liege vs Cercle Brugge

2 - 2
🕒 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:15 Europe/London 📍 Stade Maurice Dufrasne 🧑‍⚖️ Jasper Vergoote 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Standard Liege 6 · Cercle Brugge 15
Referee Stats
4 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.50
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 0%
Draws 50%
Away wins 50%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.

Team Overview

Standard Liege (Home stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 2-1-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 2
Avg: 1.67 / 0.67

Points

7
Avg: 2.33

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

0
Cercle Brugge (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 0-2-1

Goals For / Against

3 / 4
Avg: 1.00 / 1.33

Points

2
Avg: 0.67

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.33
PPG
0.67
1.67
GF
1.00
0.67
GA
1.33
33%
O2.5
33%
33%
BTTS
67%
67%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Standard Liege rank6th
Cercle Brugge rank15th
Standard Liege points11
Cercle Brugge points3
Standard Liege: #6 · 11 pts · GD +2
5 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cercle Brugge: #15 · 3 pts · GD -5
13 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Standard Liege last 5 home

W W D
Points7/9
Weighted index89
Goals5-2
Record2-1-0
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

D L D
Points2/9
Weighted index22
Goals3-4
Record0-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Standard Liege trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.533%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Cercle Brugge trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Standard Liege score at home100%
Standard Liege clean sheet at home67%
Cercle Brugge score away67%
Cercle Brugge clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Standard Liege score first67%
Standard Liege win after scoring first50%
Cercle Brugge score first0%
Cercle Brugge win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Standard Liege 0% · Cercle Brugge 100%
Avg first goal minute: Standard Liege 41.5' · Cercle Brugge —

Vs league average

Standard Liege score at home1.67 vs 1.72
Standard Liege concede at home0.67 vs 1.31
Cercle Brugge score away1.00 vs 1.31
Cercle Brugge concede away1.33 vs 1.72
Standard Liege score 3% below league average, while Cercle Brugge score 24% below league average.
Defensive side: Standard Liege are 49% below league average at home, and Cercle Brugge are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Standard Liege goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

Cercle Brugge goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

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
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
15'
15' VAR
G. Mortensen
Penalty cancelled
33'
33' A. Abid
38'
38' V. Konaté
41'
41' Goal · 0-1
L. Mondele
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Vanzeir
45'
45' Goal · 1-1
D. Eckert Ayensa
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Abid
48'
48' Goal · 2-1
D. Eckert Ayensa
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Nielsen
66'
66' D. Vanzeir
1st substitution · For: L. Amani
66'
66' V. Martens
2nd substitution · For: Joel Tshisanga Ndala
71'
71' A. Trouillet
1st substitution · For: R. Touzghar
71'
71' D. Eckert Ayensa
2nd substitution · For: B. Nsimba
71'
71' Bernard Nguene
3rd substitution · For: S. Drammeh
78'
78' V. Konaté
3rd substitution · For: I. Diakité
78'
78' S. Ngoura
4th substitution · For: K. Kouassi
83'
83' L. Mondele
5th substitution · For: Erick
88'
88' Goal · 2-2
C. Ravych
Normal Goal
90+1'
90+1' M. Ilaimaharitra
4th substitution · For: S. Jasper

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

Standard Liege drew 2-2 with Cercle Brugge on Saturday, 08 August 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jasper Vergoote. It was played at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

First half: VAR intervened at 15' for Standard Liege (Penalty cancelled). A. Abid received a yellow card for Standard Liege at 33'. V. Konaté received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 38'. Cercle Brugge took the lead at 41' when L. Mondele scored, with the assist credited to D. Vanzeir, making the score 0-1. Standard Liege leveled the score at 45' when D. Eckert Ayensa scored, with the assist credited to A. Abid, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Standard Liege took the lead at 48' when D. Eckert Ayensa scored, with the assist credited to C. Nielsen, making the score 2-1. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 66', with D. Vanzeir replacing L. Amani. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 66', with V. Martens replacing Joel Tshisanga Ndala. Standard Liege made their 1st substitution at 71', with A. Trouillet replacing R. Touzghar. Standard Liege made their 2nd substitution at 71', with D. Eckert Ayensa replacing B. Nsimba. Standard Liege made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Bernard Nguene replacing S. Drammeh. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 78', with V. Konaté replacing I. Diakité. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 78', with S. Ngoura replacing K. Kouassi. Cercle Brugge made their 5th substitution at 83', with L. Mondele replacing Erick. Cercle Brugge leveled the score at 88' when C. Ravych scored, making the score 2-2. Standard Liege made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with M. Ilaimaharitra replacing S. Jasper.

Standard Liege used 4 substitutions while Cercle Brugge used 5 substitutions. Standard Liege got 1 yellow card, while Cercle Brugge got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games19
Home Wins8
Draws8
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (31.6%)
BTTS9 (47.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS3 (30.0%)

Standard Liege vs Cercle Brugge Head-to-Head History by Season