Cercle Brugge KSV vs K. Sint-Truidense VV, Jupiler League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Cercle Brugge KSV vs K. Sint-Truidense VV — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.
- Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
- K. Sint-Truidense VV 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | UR La Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 3–3 | D |
| 08 Aug | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Mar | RSC Anderlecht | A | 3–2 | W |
| 15 Mar | UR La Louvière Centre | H | 1–3 | L |
| 08 Mar | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Mar | FC Verbroedering Dender EH | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 3–3 | D |
| 08 Aug | Lommel SK | H | 1–1 | D |
| 24 May | KV Mechelen | H | 3–0 | W |
| 21 May | RSC Anderlecht | A | 1–3 | L |
| 16 May | KAA Gent | H | 1–1 | D |
| 09 May | Club Brugge KV | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Cercle Brugge KSV | K. Sint-Truidense VV | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #12 |
| 9 | Points | 11 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 2 / 3 / 6 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 6 |
| 14 | Scored | 22 |
| 22 | Conceded | 22 |
| -8 | GD | +0 |
| 0.82 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 18% | Win % | 27% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
9%
Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
9%
Clean Sheets
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season
Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts). K. Sint-Truidense VV are 12th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
K. Sint-Truidense VV
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/6
61-75
6/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Cercle Brugge KSV
| Steve Ngoura | 4 G | 2 A |
| Krys-Anthony Kouassi | 2 G | |
| Erick | 1 G | 1 A |
| Christiaan Ravych | 1 G | |
| Lukas Mondele | 1 G |
K. Sint-Truidense VV
| Samed Bazdar | 5 G | |
| Ilias Sebaoui | 4 G | 3 A |
| Ryan Merlen | 3 G | 4 A |
| Nelson Ishiwatari | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Cercle Brugge KSV have kicked off against K. Sint-Truidense VV. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 1' Ryan Merlen doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 6' K. Sint-Truidense VV fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 11' Cercle Brugge KSV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 16' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Visar Musliu made 191 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 18' It’s gonna be a card for Nelson Ishiwatari.
- 23' K. Sint-Truidense VV come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 28' Magnificent from Steve Ngoura! That is 3 goals in 434 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 37' Ryan Merlen makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and K. Sint-Truidense VV are in front.
- 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Geoffrey Kondo, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 47' Nelson Ishiwatari adds to his 1 season tally! K. Sint-Truidense VV lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
- 52' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 57' It’s a booking for K. Sint-Truidense VV player. Joedrick Pupe gets a card.
- 62' The crowd applauds Emmanuel Kakou as he leaves the pitch. Lucas Michal steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
- 67' K. Sint-Truidense VV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
- 72' It looks surprising Cercle Brugge KSV does not make any changes. Valy Konate has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Viggo Martens is withdrawn and Erick gets his opportunity.
- 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering K. Sint-Truidense VV that had 271 games and scored 343 goals.
- 79' Loic Mbe Soh picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 81' Krys-Anthony Kouassi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steve Ngoura at the 81 minute mark.
- 82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erick makes no mistake. 2-3!
- 87' Time for substitution for K. Sint-Truidense VV. Ryan Merlen is replaced by Oumar Diouf.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
-
13
Dante Vanzeir ↓ Ibrahim Diakite 73'
- 1
- 15
- 66
- 9
- 24
-
5
Emmanuel Kakou ↓ Lucas Michal 62'
- 12
- 19
-
42
Lukas Mondele ↓ Jean Amani 81'
-
71
Viggo Martens ↓ Erick 73'
Bench
-
2
Ibrahim Diakite ↑ 73'
-
8
Erick ↑ 73'
- 84
-
22
Lucas Michal ↑ 62'
- 75
- 33
- 23
-
41
Krys-Anthony Kouassi ↑ 81'
-
10
Jean Amani ↑ 81'
Coach
Lars Friis
K. Sint-Truidense VV Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 26
- 4
- 23
- 3
- 10
- 18
- 60
- 16
-
14
Ryan Merlen ↓ Oumar Diouf 87'
- 19
Bench
-
22
Wolke Janssens ↑ 87'
- 71
-
5
Shogo Taniguchi ↑ 87'
- 21
- 33
- 38
- 31
-
77
Oumar Diouf ↑ 87'
- 99
Coach
Frédéric De Meyer
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kevin Denkey | 5 |
| Ayase Ueda | 4 |
| Yohan Boli | 2 |
| Daichi Hayashi | 2 |
| Ryan Merlen | 2 |
| Kevin Hoggas | 2 |
| Kazeem Olaigbe | 2 |
| Chris Durkin | 1 |
Head to Head
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
2026-08-14
Cercle Brugge KSV
3–3
K. Sint-Truidense VV
D
2026-08-08
Royal Standard de Liège
2–2
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2026-03-22
RSC Anderlecht
2–3
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2026-03-15
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–3
UR La Louvière Centre
L
2026-03-08
K. Sint-Truidense VV
2–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
2026-03-01
Cercle Brugge KSV
0–0
FC Verbroedering Dender EH
D
K. Sint-Truidense VV Form
2026-08-14
Cercle Brugge KSV
3–3
K. Sint-Truidense VV
D
2026-08-08
K. Sint-Truidense VV
1–1
Lommel SK
D
2026-05-24
K. Sint-Truidense VV
3–0
KV Mechelen
W
2026-05-21
RSC Anderlecht
3–1
K. Sint-Truidense VV
L
2026-05-16
K. Sint-Truidense VV
1–1
KAA Gent
D
2026-05-09
Club Brugge KV
2–0
K. Sint-Truidense VV
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.92
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17
K. Sint-Truidense VV xG
I would bet for:
Cercle Brugge KSV or K. Sint-Truidense VV 77% + Over 2.5 goals 76%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.09
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 3.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 4.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
Double Chance
Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
60%
Draw or K. Sint-Truidense VV
63%
Cercle Brugge KSV or K. Sint-Truidense VV
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: K. Sint-Truidense VV win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.2%
3 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV
| Handicap | Cercle Brugge KSV covers | Push | K. Sint-Truidense VV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 10% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 16% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +1 | 56% | 18% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 13% | 13% |
| +2.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
Clean Sheet
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

