Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liege

6 December 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Bert Verbeke

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • O. Adewumi 82’
  • T. Nkada 32’
  • E. Utkus 39’ (og)

Match summary

Standard Liege beat Cercle Brugge 2-1 on the road. Standard Liege led 2-0 at half-time.

T. Nkada put Standard Liege ahead in the 32nd minute, Utkus's own goal made it 0-2 in the 39th minute, and O. Adewumi pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 82nd minute.

Cercle Brugge can feel hard done by, creating 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Standard Liege's 0.71 from 11.

Match stats

66% Possession 34%
15 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 5
479 Passes 263
78.1% Pass accuracy 62.0%
19 Tackles 16
7 Fouls 16
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Cercle Brugge Standard Liege
22’
M. Ilaimaharitra
32’
T. NkadaRight foot shot0-1 (Standard Liege)
L. AgyekumShot on target
34’
O. AdewumiShot on target
35’
39’
E. UtkusOwn goal0-2 (Standard Liege)
P. GerkensL. Agyekum
46’
A. MindaI. Diakité
46’
O. DiakitéM. I. Diaby
46’
65’
N. MehssatouM. E. Hankouri
E. KakouE. Utkus
66’
66’
R. SaïdA. Abid
70’
L. KuavitaD. Eckert
70’
T. HenryT. Nkada
S. NgouraShot on target
77’
C. RavychShot on target
81’
O. AdewumiLeft foot shot1-2 (Cercle Brugge)
82’
H. JuradoS. Ngoura
86’
E. KakouShot on target
89’
90’
L. Kuavita
90+2’
L. KuavitaShot on target

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.70 0.71 32’ T. Nkada (Standard Liege), 0-1 32’ 39’ E. Utkus (Standard Liege) own goal, 0-2 39’ 82’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), 1-2 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.70 0.71 32’ T. Nkada (Standard Liege), 0-1 Nkada 32’ 39’ E. Utkus (Standard Liege) own goal, 0-2 Utkus 39’ 82’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), 1-2 Adewumi 82’
Cercle Brugge 1.70 xGStandard Liege 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Standard Liege attacking Cercle Brugge attacking 
82’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 34’ L. Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 32’ T. Nkada (Standard Liege), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 50’ E. Utkus (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 36’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 90+9’ R. Saïd (Standard Liege), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 8’ I. Diakité (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+5’ H. Jurado (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ A. Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ R. Saïd (Standard Liege), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ L. Kuavita (Standard Liege), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ M. E. Hankouri (Standard Liege), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ E. Utkus (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ R. Saïd (Standard Liege), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ E. Kakou (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ C. Nielsen (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ C. Nielsen (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ I. Hautekiet (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ L. Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ A. Abid (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ H. Lawrence (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ C. Ravych (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ E. Utkus (Cercle Brugge), own goal 82’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 34’ L. Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 32’ T. Nkada (Standard Liege), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 50’ E. Utkus (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 36’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 90+9’ R. Saïd (Standard Liege), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 8’ I. Diakité (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+5’ H. Jurado (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ A. Minda (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ R. Saïd (Standard Liege), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ L. Kuavita (Standard Liege), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ M. E. Hankouri (Standard Liege), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ S. Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ E. Utkus (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ R. Saïd (Standard Liege), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ E. Kakou (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ O. Adewumi (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ C. Nielsen (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ I. Hautekiet (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ C. Nielsen (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ L. Agyekum (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ A. Abid (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ H. Lawrence (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ C. Ravych (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ E. Utkus (Cercle Brugge), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cercle Brugge 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Delanghe
Diakité 46’
Ravych
Utkus 66’
Nazinho
Agyekum 46’
Diaby 46’
Magnee
Adewumi
Diop
Ngoura 86’
Standard Liege 4-4-1-1 Starting XI
Epolo
Lawrence
Hautekiet
Homawoo
Mohr
Abid 66’
Nielsen
Ilaimaharitra
Hankouri 65’
Eckert 70’
Nkada

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
M. Delanghe
90′ 1 2 20 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
I. Diakité
45′ 2 2 – 6 4 32 – – – –
C. Ravych
90′ 4 1 – 8 3 60 1 – – –
E. Utkus
66′ – – – 8 7 55 – – – –
F. Nazinho
90′ 3 2 – 5 2 57 1 – – –
E. Kakou Came on as a substitute
24′ 1 – – 2 1 21 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
L. Agyekum
45′ – – 8 – – – – 2 – 1 –
M. I. Diaby
45′ – – 15 – – – – 3 1 1 –
G. Magnee
90′ – – 51 6 – 4 2 6 – 2 –
O. Adewumi
90′ 1 – 16 – – 1 1 9 2 2 –
E. Diop
90′ – – 63 2 – 1 – 7 – 3 –
P. Gerkens Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 36 – – 1 1 3 1 – –
A. Minda Came on as a substitute
45′ – 1 21 2 – 1 – 1 – – –
H. Jurado Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 2 – – – – 2 – – –
Forwards2 players
S. Ngoura
86′ – – 2 1 0.16 – 1 6 3 15 –
O. Diakité Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – – – 2 1 7 –
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 48% Avg odds 1.95
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.41
Standard Liege win 25% Avg odds 3.79

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

Form going into the game

Cercle Brugge DLLLD
Standard Liege LWLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Standard Liege 0-3 Cercle Brugge, 23 Aug 25 Next meeting: Standard Liege 2-2 Cercle Brugge, 08 Aug 26  All Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liege 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.