Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cercle Brugge KSV vs K. Sint-Truidense VV, Jupiler League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2026-27
Cercle Brugge KSV
3 – 3
Full Time
K. Sint-Truidense VV
Fri 14 Aug 2026 · 18:45 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 1' Ryan Merlen
Steve Ngoura 28' 1–1
1–2 37' Ryan Merlen
1–3 47' Nelson Ishiwatari
Erick 82' 2–3
Krys-Anthony Kouassi 90+3' 3–3
Y 18' Nelson Ishiwatari
Y 57' Joedrick Pupe
Y 79' Loic Mbe Soh

Overview

Match Preview

Cercle Brugge KSV vs K. Sint-Truidense VV — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

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

7
5
4
Cercle Brugge KSV 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals K. Sint-Truidense VV
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-14 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2026-03-08 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2025-08-29 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2024-12-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2024-09-29 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
K. Sint-Truidense VV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
9% Clean Sheets
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

Bench

Coach Lars Friis

K. Sint-Truidense VV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frédéric De Meyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Denkey 5
Ayase Ueda 4
Kevin Hoggas 2
Kazeem Olaigbe 2
Yohan Boli 2
Daichi Hayashi 2
Ryan Merlen 2
Jordan Botaka 1

Head to Head

2026-08-14 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2026-03-08 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2025-08-29 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2024-12-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2024-09-29 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV

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

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV37% Draw23% K. Sint-Truidense VV40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
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

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV28% Draw37% K. Sint-Truidense VV35%
Actual: 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.