Standard Liege vs Cercle Brugge

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🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:15 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Jan Boterberg 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Standard Liege 8 · Cercle Brugge 15
Referee Stats
22 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.23
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.41
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 27%
Draws 36%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-18).
  • Standard Liege controlled possession (56%).
  • Cercle Brugge had the sharper finishing (3-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Standard Liege (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 5-7-8

Goals For / Against

18 / 25
Avg: 0.90 / 1.25

Points

22
Avg: 1.10

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

1.10
PPG
1.50
0.90
GF
1.50
1.25
GA
1.28
40%
O2.5
33%
53%
BTTS
47%
53%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Standard Liege rank8th
Cercle Brugge rank15th
Standard Liege points40
Cercle Brugge points31
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.
Cercle Brugge: #15 · 31 pts · GD -8
32 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Standard Liege last 5 home

D D D W L
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals4-6
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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.

Standard Liege trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.527%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 13% · 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

Standard Liege score at home67%
Standard Liege clean sheet at home27%
Cercle Brugge score away73%
Cercle Brugge clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Standard Liege score first53%
Standard Liege win after scoring first38%
Cercle Brugge score first33%
Cercle Brugge win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Standard Liege 50% · Cercle Brugge 57%
Avg first goal minute: Standard Liege 27.6' · Cercle Brugge 17.0'

Vs league average

Standard Liege score at home0.90 vs 1.39
Standard Liege concede at home1.25 vs 1.23
Cercle Brugge score away1.50 vs 1.23
Cercle Brugge concede away1.28 vs 1.39
Standard Liege score 35% below league average, while Cercle Brugge score 22% above league average.
Defensive side: Standard Liege are 2% 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: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Standard Liege goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
0-15 5
16-30 2
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 2
46-60 0

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
3
9
Total Shots
15
18
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
5
6
Shots Inside Box
9
15
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
4
12
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
6
3
Total Passes
466
357
Passes Accurate
377
265
Passes %
81%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
14'
14' Goal · 0-1
E. Diop
Normal Goal
37'
37' G. Magnée
45'
45' Goal · 0-2
S. Ngoura
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Diop
45'
45' Goal · 0-3
E. Utkus
Normal Goal · Assist: Flávio Nazinho
45+2'
45+2' M. Ilaimaharitra
46'
46' B. Bolingoli-Mbombo
1st substitution · For: R. Muteba
46'
46' C. Nielsen
2nd substitution · For: H. Sahabo
63'
63' S. Ngoura
65'
65' S. Ngoura
1st substitution · For: O. Adewumi
69'
69' A. Abid
3rd substitution · For: M. El Hankouri
73'
73' H. Van der Bruggen
77'
77' A. Minda
2nd substitution · For: Erick
86'
86' H. Van der Bruggen
3rd substitution · For: Makaya Ibrahima Diaby
86'
86' G. Magnée
4th substitution · For: N. De Wilde
86'
86' Flávio Nazinho
5th substitution · For: V. Konaté
87'
87' N. Mehssatou
4th substitution · For: J. Nam

Standard Liege vs Cercle Brugge 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cercle Brugge beat Standard Liege 3-0 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg. It was played at unknown.

First half: Cercle Brugge took the lead at 14' when E. Diop scored, making the score 0-1. G. Magnée received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 37'. Cercle Brugge extended the lead at 45' when S. Ngoura scored, with the assist credited to E. Diop, making the score 0-2. Cercle Brugge extended the lead at 45' when E. Utkus scored, with the assist credited to Flávio Nazinho, making the score 0-3. M. Ilaimaharitra received a yellow card for Standard Liege at 45+2'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Standard Liege made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Bolingoli-Mbombo replacing R. Muteba. Standard Liege made their 2nd substitution at 46', with C. Nielsen replacing H. Sahabo. S. Ngoura received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 63'. Cercle Brugge made their 1st substitution at 65', with S. Ngoura replacing O. Adewumi. Standard Liege made their 3rd substitution at 69', with A. Abid replacing M. El Hankouri. H. Van der Bruggen received a yellow card for Cercle Brugge at 73'. Cercle Brugge made their 2nd substitution at 77', with A. Minda replacing Erick. Cercle Brugge made their 3rd substitution at 86', with H. Van der Bruggen replacing Makaya Ibrahima Diaby. Cercle Brugge made their 4th substitution at 86', with G. Magnée replacing N. De Wilde. Cercle Brugge made their 5th substitution at 86', with Flávio Nazinho replacing V. Konaté. Standard Liege made their 4th substitution at 87', with N. Mehssatou replacing J. Nam.

Standard Liege used 4 substitutions while Cercle Brugge used 5 substitutions. Standard Liege got 1 yellow card, while Cercle Brugge got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-18).
  • Standard Liege controlled possession (56%).
  • Cercle Brugge had the sharper finishing (3-9 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins8
Draws7
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (27.8%)
BTTS8 (44.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (22.2%)

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