Cercle Brugge vs Sint-Truiden

14 August 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Jan Boterberg

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Steve Ngoura 28’
  • Erick Nunes 82’
  • Krys Kouassi 90+3’
  • Ryan Merlen 1’, 37’
  • Nelson Ishiwatari 47’

Match summary

The points were shared as Cercle Brugge and Sint-Truiden drew 3-3. Sint-Truiden led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Merlen put Sint-Truiden ahead in the first minute, Steve Ngoura equalised from a corner in the 28th minute, and Merlen put Sint-Truiden back in front in the 37th minute. In the second half, Nelson Ishiwatari made it 1-3 in the 47th minute, Erick Nunes pulled one back to make it 2-3 in the 82nd minute, and Krys Kouassi equalised in stoppage time.

Cercle Brugge had the better of the chances, with 4.25 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Sint-Truiden's 2.05 from 13.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
26 Shots 13
8 Shots on target 7
10 Corners 3
113 Attacks 85
70 Dangerous attacks 40
473 Passes 401
82.5% Pass accuracy 80.0%
13 Tackles 16
7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Cercle Brugge Sint-Truiden
Kick-off
1’
Ryan MerlenRight foot shot0-1 (Sint-Truiden)
Makaya Ibrahima DiabyShot on target
7’
10’
Corner
11’
Corner
18’
Nelson IshiwatariFoul
Corner
22’
Viggo MartensShot on target
24’
Corner
24’
Corner
27’
Steve NgouraRight foot shot1-1 (Cercle Brugge)
28’
37’
Ryan MerlenRight foot shot1-2 (Sint-Truiden)
Corner
45’
Half-time1-2
47’
Nelson IshiwatariRight foot shot1-3 (Sint-Truiden)
Second half underway
Corner
54’
Emmanuel KakouShot on target
55’
Corner
55’
Corner
55’
57’
Joedrick PupeFoul
Makaya Ibrahima DiabyShot on target
60’
Viggo MartensShot on target
60’
60’
Ryan MerlenShot on target
Corner
60’
61’
Nelson IshiwatariShot on target
Lucas MichalEmmanuel Kakou
62’
Ibrahim DiakitéDante Vanzeir
73’
Erick NunesViggo Martens
73’
79’
Loïc Mbe SohFoul
79’
Ryan MerlenShot on target
Lazare AmaniLukas Mondele
81’
Krys KouassiSteve Ngoura
81’
Erick NunesLeft foot shot2-3 (Cercle Brugge)
82’
Lucas MichalShot on target
82’
87’
Wolke JanssensNelson Ishiwatari
87’
Shogo TaniguchiFrederic Soelle Soelle
87’
Oumar DioufRyan Merlen
Corner
88’
Corner
90’
90+2’
Oumar DioufShot on target
90+2’
Corner
Krys KouassiLeft foot shot3-3 (Cercle Brugge)
90+3’
Full-time3-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.25 2.05 1’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), 0-1 1’ 28’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), 1-1 28’ 37’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), 1-2 37’ 47’ Nelson Ishiwatari (Sint-Truiden), 1-3 47’ 82’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), 2-3 82’ 90+3’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), 3-3 90+3’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.25 2.05 1’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), 0-1 Merlen 1’ 28’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), 1-1 Ngoura 28’ 37’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), 1-2 Merlen 37’ 47’ Nelson Ishiwatari (Sint-Truiden), 1-3 Ishiwatari 47’ 82’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), 2-3 Nunes 82’ 90+3’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), 3-3 Kouassi 90+3’
Cercle Brugge 4.25 xGSint-Truiden 2.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sint-Truiden attacking Cercle Brugge attacking 
28’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.96 xG, goal 82’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 69’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 24’ Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 37’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 60’ Makaya Ibrahima Diaby (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.27 xG, saved 60’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 1’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 13’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 30’ Dante Vanzeir (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 61’ Abdoulaye Sissako (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 46’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 7’ Makaya Ibrahima Diaby (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 14’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 61’ Nelson Ishiwatari (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Lucas Michal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Nelson Ishiwatari (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 55’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Makaya Ibrahima Diaby (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Dante Vanzeir (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Emmanuel Kakou (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Lazare Amani (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Oumar Diouf (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 28’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.96 xG, goal 82’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 69’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 24’ Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 37’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 60’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 60’ Makaya Ibrahima Diaby (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.27 xG, saved 1’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 13’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 30’ Dante Vanzeir (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 61’ Abdoulaye Sissako (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 46’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 60’ Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 7’ Makaya Ibrahima Diaby (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 61’ Nelson Ishiwatari (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Lucas Michal (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Nelson Ishiwatari (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 55’ Makaya Ibrahima Diaby (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Dante Vanzeir (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Emmanuel Kakou (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Lazare Amani (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Oumar Diouf (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Viggo Martens (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal
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Lineups

Cercle Brugge 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Coucke
Kakou 62’
Ravych
Kondo
Konaté
Mondele 81’
Diaby
Magnee
Vanzeir 73’
Martens 73’
Ngoura 81’
Sint-Truiden 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kokubo
Soh
Musliu
Pupe
Vanwesemael
Hata
Ishiwatari 87’
Sebaoui
Sissako
Merlen 2 87’
Soelle 87’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Gaëtan Coucke
90′ 3 3 26 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Emmanuel Kakou Taken off
62′ 1 2 1 2 – 35 1 – – –
Christiaan Ravych
90′ 2 2 – 4 2 80 1 – – –
Geoffrey Kondo
90′ – – 1 – – 87 1 – – –
Valy Konaté
90′ – 1 – 3 2 49 1 – – –
Ibrahim Diakité Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – 3 2 6 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Gary Magnee
90′ – – 41 5 – 1 4 2 – 1 –
Lukas Mondele Taken off
81′ – – 27 – – 1 – 4 – 2 –
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby
90′ – – 38 2 – 5 2 6 3 – –
Erick Nunes Came on as a substitute
17′ 1 1 1 1 – – – – – – –
Lazare Amani Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 7 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards5 players
Dante Vanzeir Taken off
73′ – – 2 – 0.26 – – 2 – 25 –
Viggo Martens Taken off
73′ – – 3 2 0.54 – 1 2 – 21 –
Steve Ngoura Taken off
81′ 1 – 5 1 1.29 – 2 4 1 15 –
Lucas Michal Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 1 0.08 – – 2 1 11 –
Krys Kouassi Came on as a substitute
9′ 1 – 1 1 0.01 – 1 – – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cercle Brugge win 35% Avg odds 2.61
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.45
Sint-Truiden win 38% Avg odds 2.47

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge WWLLD
Sint-Truiden LDLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sint-Truiden 2-1 Cercle Brugge, 08 Mar 26 Next meeting: Sint-Truiden vs Cercle Brugge, 20 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Cercle Brugge vs Sint-Truiden meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.