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Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–2 Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Cercle Brugge won 0–2.

Shots
1811
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
1.31.65
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cercle Brugge beat OH Leuven 2–0. Recorded in this match (OH Leuven – Cercle Brugge): shots 18–11, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 1.3–1.65, possession 58%–42%. 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.

OH Leuven's recent record differs from the season

moderate

OH Leuven's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots16.6 shots/match13.1 shots/match13.1 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots11 shotsOud-Heverlee Leuven 18 shots, Cercle Brugge 11 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsOud-Heverlee Leuven 4 shots, Cercle Brugge 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.3 xG1.65 xGOud-Heverlee Leuven 1.3 xG, Cercle Brugge 1.65 xG
  • Possession58%42%Oud-Heverlee Leuven 58%, Cercle Brugge 42%
  • Corners8 corners7 cornersOud-Heverlee Leuven 8 corners, Cercle Brugge 7 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls16 foulsOud-Heverlee Leuven 17 fouls, Cercle Brugge 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards5 cardsOud-Heverlee Leuven 5 cards, Cercle Brugge 5 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.

Wouter George · OH Leuven · 47′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBirger Verstraete · OH Leuven · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNoë Dussenne · OH Leuven · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNoë Dussenne · OH Leuven · 76′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThibaud Verlinden · OH Leuven · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEdan Diop · Cercle Brugge · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetŁukasz Łakomy · OH Leuven · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHannes Van Der Bruggen · Cercle Brugge · 69′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedŁukasz Łakomy · OH Leuven · 10′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedOluwaseun Adewumi · Cercle Brugge · 13′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 62′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGary Magnee · Cercle Brugge · 68′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 53′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedChristiaan Ravych · Cercle Brugge · 69′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCasper Terho · OH Leuven · 84′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 61′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedSory Kaba · OH Leuven · 72′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMakaya Ibrahima Diaby · Cercle Brugge · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCasper Terho · OH Leuven · 87′ · 0.09 xG · on targetChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · OH Leuven · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedLawrence Agyekum · Cercle Brugge · 4′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedNoë Dussenne · OH Leuven · 32′ · 0.12 xG · on targetMathieu Maertens · OH Leuven · 78′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedSory Kaba · OH Leuven · 66′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedPieter Gerkens · Cercle Brugge · 24′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedPieter Gerkens · Cercle Brugge · 7′ · 0.18 xG · goalSory Kaba · OH Leuven · 87′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedPieter Gerkens · Cercle Brugge · 19′ · 0.27 xG · goalSteve Ngoura · Cercle Brugge · 3′ · 0.59 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

OH Leuven: 18 shots, 4 on target, 1.33 xG. Cercle Brugge: 11 shots, 3 on target, 1.61 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Pieter Gerkens · Cercle Brugge · 7′Pieter Gerkens · Cercle Brugge · 19′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: OH Leuven 1.33 xG · Cercle Brugge 1.61 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Oud-Heverlee Leuven
1Draws
3Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League1–2
Cercle Brugge — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League1–0
Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League1–1
Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Cercle Brugge · Belgian Pro League1–2
Cercle Brugge — Oud-Heverlee Leuven · Belgian Pro League3–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Oud-Heverlee Leuven favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Cercle Brugge in 3 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven20 matchesCercle Brugge20 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored20/20▲ 1.2 goals/match
1.45 goals/matchGoals allowed20/201.45 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goals19/19▲ 1.52 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots20/20▲ 13.8 shots/match
4.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/204.25 shots/match
45%Possession20/20● 50.8%
4.45 corners/matchCorners20/20● 4.85 corners/match
3.16 cards/matchCards19/191.95 cards/match
16.4 fouls/matchFouls20/2010.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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: Sun, 21 Dec 2025, 22:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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