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Belgian Pro League · 2025Maurice Dufrasnestadion

Standard Liège 0–3 Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League

0–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Cercle Brugge won 0–3.

Shots
1518
Shots on target
39
Expected goals
1.173.03
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cercle Brugge beat Standard Liege 3–0. Recorded in this match (Standard Liege – Cercle Brugge): shots 15–18, shots on target 3–9, expected goals 1.17–3.03, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Standard Liege's recent record differs from the season

weak

Standard Liege's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1 goal/match1.25 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots18 shotsStandard Liège 15 shots, Cercle Brugge 18 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots9 shotsStandard Liège 3 shots, Cercle Brugge 9 shots
  • Expected goals1.17 xG3.03 xGStandard Liège 1.17 xG, Cercle Brugge 3.03 xG
  • Possession56%44%Standard Liège 56%, Cercle Brugge 44%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersStandard Liège 4 corners, Cercle Brugge 3 corners
  • Fouls4 fouls12 foulsStandard Liège 4 fouls, Cercle Brugge 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsStandard Liège 1 card, Cercle Brugge 3 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Tobias Mohr · Standard Liege · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMo El Hankouri · Standard Liege · 71′ · 0.01 xG · on targetAdnane Abid · Standard Liege · 38′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 50′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMarco Ilaimaharitra · Standard Liege · 64′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 79′ · 0.03 xG · on targetOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 45′ · 0.04 xG · goalHakim Sahabo · Standard Liege · 56′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRené Mitongo · Standard Liege · 60′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRafiki Saïd · Standard Liege · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTobias Mohr · Standard Liege · 80′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlan Minda · Cercle Brugge · 18′ · 0.05 xG · on targetPieter Gerkens · Cercle Brugge · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAlan Minda · Cercle Brugge · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNayel Mehssatou · Standard Liege · 41′ · 0.06 xG · on targetErick Nunes · Cercle Brugge · 84′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMakaya Ibrahima Diaby · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetEdgaras Utkus · Cercle Brugge · 31′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedNayel Mehssatou · Standard Liege · 3′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRené Mitongo · Standard Liege · 69′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRafiki Saïd · Standard Liege · 86′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRafiki Saïd · Standard Liege · 52′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedJosué Homawoo · Standard Liege · 57′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 14′ · 0.22 xG · goalMarlon Fossey · Standard Liege · 65′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedEdgaras Utkus · Cercle Brugge · 45′ · 0.26 xG · goalMakaya Ibrahima Diaby · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedChristiaan Ravych · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.43 xG · off target or blockedChristiaan Ravych · Cercle Brugge · 90′ · 0.54 xG · on targetEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 46′ · 0.65 xG · on targetEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 46′ · 0.68 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Standard Liege: 15 shots, 3 on target, 1.14 xG. Cercle Brugge: 18 shots, 10 on target, 3.55 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0240′HT90′Edan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 14′Steve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 45′Edgaras Utkus · Cercle Brugge · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Standard Liege 1.14 xG · Cercle Brugge 3.55 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Standard Liège
2Draws
2Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League1–1
Standard Liège — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League1–0
Cercle Brugge — Standard Liège · Belgian Pro League1–1
Standard Liège — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League0–1
Standard Liège — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League0–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Standard Liège favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Cercle Brugge in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Standard Liège6 matchesCercle Brugge6 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored6/6▲ 1.17 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed6/6▲ 0.83 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲ 1.45 xG/match
9 shots/matchShots6/6▲ 12 shots/match
4.17 shots/matchShots on target6/64 shots/match
43.2%Possession6/6● 45%
3 corners/matchCorners6/6● 3.33 corners/match
2.4 cards/matchCards5/52.2 cards/match
9.17 fouls/matchFouls6/611 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 23 Aug 2025, 20:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsStandard LiègeCercle Brugge
CompetitionBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headStandard Liège — Cercle Brugge
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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