Standard Liege v Cercle Brugge result

Full-time · Standard Liege 0–3 Cercle Brugge

Jupiler Pro League · Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:15 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Standard Liege · Cercle Brugge · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Standard Liege 0–3 Cercle Brugge — Cercle Brugge won this Jupiler Pro League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Under 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Under 2.5 goals

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Match report, in numbers

The result

Cercle Brugge won 3–0 at Standard Liege in the Jupiler Pro League on Saturday 23 August. It is Cercle Brugge’s first win over Standard Liege since 19 August 2023, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Cercle Brugge led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Cercle Brugge: Edan Diop (14’), Steve Ngoura (45’, assisted by Edan Diop) and E. Utkus (45’, assisted by Flávio Nazinho).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Steve Ngoura’s goal on 45 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Standard Liege 1.17, Cercle Brugge 2.88, from 15 shots to 18 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Boterberg showed four yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Standard Liege: M. Ilaimaharitra (45+2’); Cercle Brugge: Gary Magnee (37’), Steve Ngoura (63’) and Hannes Van Der Bruggen (73’).

What it changes

Cercle Brugge’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 5, across eight matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Edan Diop (Cercle Brugge) 11.0, Flávio Nazinho (Cercle Brugge) 7.3 and Josué Homawoo (Standard Liege) 6.9 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Under 2.5 goals, did not land — graded in the live track record like every other call.

Next up

Standard Liege next travel to Genk on 25 October 2026.

Cercle Brugge next travel to Union St. Gilloise on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Standard Liege: Genk v Standard Liege, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Cercle Brugge: Union St. Gilloise v Cercle Brugge, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Standard Liege 0–3 Cercle Brugge · Jupiler Pro League
Referee: J. Boterberg
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Standard Liege 1 · draws 3 · Cercle Brugge 2 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Standard Liege 1W 3D 1L · Cercle Brugge 3W 0D 2L

Standard Liege 0–3 Cercle Brugge (Jupiler Pro League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.5 / 2.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.71 / 3.5

Corners

against 5.57 / 6.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.86 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 4.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.29 / 2.25

Cards

against 2.14 / 3.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 4 matches

4.27 yellows

Referee · J. Boterberg

1.73 home / 2.53 away

over 15 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Standard Liege for / against	Line	Cercle Brugge for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.71 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	8.57 for · 13.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 14 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.86 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 16.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.29 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: J. Boterberg — 4.27 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 22.4 fouls over 15 matches (1.73 to the home side, 2.53 to the away side).

Home 1.73Away 2.53

Standard Liege

Standard Liege — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Henry n 8	37.6	3.6 6/3	2.1 5/1	—
Ibrahim Karamoko n 8	72.6	2.6 7/6	0.9 3/2	—
B. Bolingoli-Mbombo n 8	49.6	2 3/2	1.6 4/2	E. Utkus
S. Alexandropoulos n 8	70	1.9 6/3	2.1 4/3	—
A. Szalai n 8	63.1	1.6 5/3	0.7 4/0	—

Standard Liege — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Hountondji n 8	60.3	2.1 7/3	1.1 6/0
T. Henry n 8	37.6	2.1 4/1	1.2 3/1
Dennis Eckert Ayensa n 8	82.3	1.8 7/4	0.8 5/1
Rafiki Saïd n 8	76.5	1.6 7/2	0.9 5/1
M. Bulat n 8	39.9	1.1 2/1	0.8 2/1

Standard Liege — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Henry n 8	37.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Hountondji n 8	60.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
I. Camara n 8	54.3	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
Casper Nielsen n 8	35.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
L. Kuavita n 8	57.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Standard Liege — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ibe Hautekiet n 8	84.4	3.1 7/7
Ibrahim Karamoko n 8	72.6	3.1 8/5
S. Alexandropoulos n 8	70	2.9 7/5
N. Ngoy n 8	84.4	2.8 8/7
Josué Homawoo n 3	90	2.7 3/3

Standard Liege — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Matthieu Epolo n 8	90	2.4 4/4

Cercle Brugge

Cercle Brugge — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Francis n 8	58.8	2.1 4/3	0.8 3/1	—
E. Utkus n 8	47.4	1.9 7/1	1.9 6/2	B. Bolingoli-Mbombo
Lawrence Agyekum n 8	75	1.8 6/5	2.3 6/3	—
L. Perrin n 8	67.6	1.8 6/4	1.3 6/2	—
Gary Magnee n 8	55.1	1.8 5/2	0.6 3/0	—

Cercle Brugge — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Paris Josua Brunner n 8	36	2.8 5/1	2.5 5/1
Felipe Augusto n 8	53.4	2.7 5/4	1.3 4/2
Steve Ngoura n 8	65.6	1.9 7/3	0.2 1/0
Pieter Gerkens n 8	48	1.4 3/2	0.5 2/0
A. Minda n 8	51.3	1.3 4/2	0.7 2/1

Cercle Brugge — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Oluwaseun Adewumi n 8	61.5	0.2 1/0	0.7 4/0
Paris Josua Brunner n 8	36	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
Felipe Augusto n 8	53.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Erick n 8	27.8	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
Flávio Nazinho n 8	78.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Cercle Brugge — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Erick n 8	27.8	4.5 7/3
A. Francis n 8	58.8	4.4 8/6
Lawrence Agyekum n 8	75	3 6/5
Gary Magnee n 8	55.1	2.7 6/2
Emmanuel Kakou n 8	42.6	2.1 5/3

Cercle Brugge — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Warleson n 8	82.8	1.9 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Standard Liege		Cercle Brugge
56%	Possession	44%
1.17	Expected goals (xG)	2.88
15	Shots	18
3	Shots on target	10
7	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	4
9	Shots inside the box	14
4	Corners	3
2	Offsides	3
4	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	3
475	Passes	368
80%	Pass accuracy	73%

Standard Liege player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Matthieu Epolo	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
Marlon Fossey	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
Ibe Hautekiet	90	0	0	1	2	0	6
Josué Homawoo	90	1	0	0	5	0	7.3
M. Ilaimaharitra	90	1	0	1	1	Y	7.2
Tobias Mohr	90	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
Rafiki Saïd	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
Nayel Mehssatou	87	1	1	1	1	0	6.3
Adnane Abid	69	1	1	4	1	0	6.9
B. Bolingoli-Mbombo	45	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Casper Nielsen	45	0	0	0	5	0	7.2
H. Sahabo sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
R. Muteba sub	45	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. El Hankouri sub	21	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
J. Nam sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Cercle Brugge player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Maxime Delanghe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
E. Utkus	90	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	8.2
Christiaan Ravych	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
Lawrence Agyekum	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
Pieter Gerkens	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
Edan Diop	90	1	1	5	4	2	2	0	8.2
Gary Magnee	86	0	0	0	0	2	6	Y	7.3
Flávio Nazinho	86	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Hannes Van Der Bruggen	86	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	7.3
A. Minda	77	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Steve Ngoura	65	1	0	1	1	2	1	Y	7.9
Oluwaseun Adewumi sub	25	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
Erick sub	13	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
Valy Konaté sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Nils De Wilde sub	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby sub	10	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Standard Liege v Cercle Brugge — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Standard LiegeDDDWL

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Cercle BruggeWWLLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Standard Liege 1 · 3 draws · Cercle Brugge 2 · 1.67 goals/game

2025-02-01 Cercle Brugge 1–1 Standard Liege
2024-11-23 Standard Liege 1–0 Cercle Brugge
2024-01-26 Cercle Brugge 1–1 Standard Liege
2023-08-19 Standard Liege 0–1 Cercle Brugge
2023-05-27 Standard Liege 0–4 Cercle Brugge
2023-04-29 Cercle Brugge 0–0 Standard Liege

League standing · 2025/26

Standard Liege#2 pos37 pts40 pl-2 GD

Cercle Brugge#2 pos41 pts36 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Standard Liege scored1.1

Cercle Brugge scored1.47

Standard Liege conceded1.15

Cercle Brugge conceded1.61

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Standard Liege v Cercle Brugge?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Standard Liege v Cercle Brugge was Under 2.5 goals.
What is the head-to-head record between Standard Liege and Cercle Brugge?: In their last 6 meetings, Standard Liege won 1, Cercle Brugge won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Standard Liege and Cercle Brugge?: Recent form — Standard Liege 1W 3D 1L; Cercle Brugge 3W 0D 2L.

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