Oud-Heverlee Leuven vs Cercle Brugge

12 September 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Bram Van Driessche

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Davis Opoku 25’
  • Krys Kouassi 90+6’ (pen)

Match summary

Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Cercle Brugge drew 1-1. Oud-Heverlee Leuven led 1-0 at half-time.

Davis Opoku put Oud-Heverlee Leuven ahead in the 25th minute and Krys Kouassi equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Cercle Brugge had the better of the chances, with 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 0.87 from 11.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
10 Shots 13
2 Shots on target 3
2 Corners 11
78 Attacks 86
32 Dangerous attacks 35
335 Passes 429
69.6% Pass accuracy 73.7%
22 Tackles 11
17 Fouls 18
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Cercle Brugge
Kick-off
3’
Corner
8’
Corner
Corner
21’
Davis OpokuLeft foot shot1-0 (Oud-Heverlee Leuven)
25’
36’
Corner
38’
Corner
38’
Corner
Corner
43’
Half-time1-0
46’
Tunde AkinsolaDante Vanzeir
Second half underway
47’
Steve NgouraShot on target
Siebe SchrijversFoul
48’
60’
Corner
62’
Viggo MartensErick Nunes
63’
Krys KouassiSteve Ngoura
66’
Valy KonatéFoul
68’
Corner
Shin YamadaAbdoul Karim Traoré
70’
William BalikwishaSiebe Schrijvers
70’
70’
Corner
71’
Emmanuel KakouFoul
77’
Lucas MichalValy Konaté
78’
Abdoul Kader OuattaraEmmanuel Kakou
81’
Lukas MondeleFoul
83’
Corner
Shin YamadaShot on target
84’
86’
Corner
87’
Krys KouassiShot on target
88’
Corner
Kyan VaesenRobin Mirisola
90’
90+3’
Royer CaicedoVAR: Penalty given
Óscar GilArgument
90+4’
Kyan VaesenArgument
90+5’
90+6’
Krys KouassiPenalty1-1 (Cercle Brugge)
Full-time1-1

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 0.87 1.56 25’ Davis Opoku (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), 1-0 25’ 90+6’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), 1-1 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 1.56 25’ Davis Opoku (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), 1-0 Opoku 25’ 90+6’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), 1-1 Kouassi 90+6’
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0.87 xGCercle Brugge 1.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cercle Brugge attacking Oud-Heverlee Leuven attacking 
90+6’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 25’ Davis Opoku (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 4’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Siebe Schrijvers (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Shin Yamada (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 21’ Siebe Schrijvers (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 87’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 68’ Royer Caicedo (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 21’ Abdoul Karim Traoré (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Wouter George (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Siebe Schrijvers (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Valy Konaté (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Noë Dussenne (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Emmanuel Kakou (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Robin Mirisola (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Birger Verstraete (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Noë Dussenne (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Emmanuel Kakou (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 25’ Davis Opoku (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 4’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Siebe Schrijvers (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Shin Yamada (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 87’ Krys Kouassi (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 21’ Siebe Schrijvers (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 68’ Royer Caicedo (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 21’ Abdoul Karim Traoré (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Wouter George (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Siebe Schrijvers (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Valy Konaté (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Robin Mirisola (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Noë Dussenne (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Emmanuel Kakou (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Gary Magnee (Cercle Brugge), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Erick Nunes (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Lukas Mondele (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Birger Verstraete (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Noë Dussenne (Oud-Heverlee Leuven), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Emmanuel Kakou (Cercle Brugge), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3-4-3 Starting XI
Heuvel
Lawrence
Dussenne
Nyakossi
George
Verstraete
Gil
Opoku
Schrijvers 70’
Traoré 70’
Mirisola 90’
Cercle Brugge 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Coucke
Kakou 78’
Kondo
Caicedo
Konaté 77’
Mondele
Diakité
Magnee
Vanzeir 46’
Nunes 62’
Ngoura 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Dani van den Heuvel
90′ 2 1 39 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Jamie Lawrence
90′ 3 2 – 8 4 44 2 – – –
Noë Dussenne
90′ 1 – – 6 3 40 2 – – –
Roggerio Nyakossi
90′ – 10 2 3 2 31 1 – – –
Óscar Gil
90′ 4 1 – 11 1 25 2 – – –
Davis Opoku
90′ 4 – – 8 – 14 2 1 – –
Midfielders3 players
Wouter George
90′ – – 47 2 – 1 1 2 – – –
Birger Verstraete
90′ – – 40 – – 2 1 2 3 – –
Siebe Schrijvers Taken off
70′ – 1 16 3 – 2 2 6 1 1
Forwards5 players
Abdoul Karim Traoré Taken off
70′ – – 1 – 0.06 – 1 4 1 17 –
Robin Mirisola Taken off
89′ – – – – 0.03 – 2 8 1 16 –
William Balikwisha Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – – 5 2 4 –
Shin Yamada Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 1 0.13 – – – – 1 –
Kyan Vaesen Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – – – – 1
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

Oud-Heverlee Leuven win 38% Avg odds 2.40
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.48
Cercle Brugge win 35% Avg odds 2.66

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

Form going into the game

Oud-Heverlee Leuven LLLLL
Cercle Brugge DDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0-2 Cercle Brugge, 21 Dec 25 Next meeting: Cercle Brugge vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven, 27 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Oud-Heverlee Leuven vs Cercle Brugge 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.