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Matchday 2 · Friday 14 August, 20:45 · Jan Breydel Stadium

Cercle Brugge vs STVV: line-ups and result

Cercle Brugge 14 · 2 points
  • 28' Steve Ngoura
  • 82' Erick Nunes
  • 90' L. Mbe Soh (og)
3 - 3
STVV 8 · 8 points
  • 1' Ryan Merlen
  • 37' Ryan Merlen
  • 47' Nelson Ishiwatari

Line-ups Cercle Brugge vs STVV

Cercle Brugge 3-4-2-1 · Lars Friis
1 Coucke
24 Kondo
66 Ravych
5 Kakou
12 Konaté
19 Diaby
42 Mondele
15 Magnée
71 Martens
13 Vanzeir
9 Ngoura
  • 62' Lucas Michal Emmanuel Kakou
  • 73' Ibrahim Diakité Dante Vanzeir
  • 73' Erick Nunes Viggo Martens
  • 81' Lazare Amani Lukas Mondele
  • 81' Krys Kouassi Steve Ngoura

Line-up for Cercle Brugge: Coucke, Kondo, Ravych, Kakou, Konaté, Diaby, Mondele, Magnée, Martens, Vanzeir, Ngoura

Bench
  • 84 B. Langenbick
  • 2 I. Diakite 73'
  • 75 S. Gheerardyns
  • 33 R. Caicedo
  • 10 L. Amani 81'
  • 8 Erick Nunes 73'
  • 23 H. Jurado
  • 41 K. Kouassi 81'
  • 22 L. Michal 62'
Absentees Cercle Brugge

Manneh, Herrmann, Ndala, Adaramola (injured)

STVV
16 Kokubo
3 Hata
4 Soh
26 Musliu
23 Pupe
18 Ishiwatari
8 Sissako
60 Vanwesemael
14 Merlen
10 Sebaoui
19 Soèllé
  • 87' Shogo Taniguchi Frédéric Soèllé Soèllé
  • 87' Wolke Janssens Nelson Ishiwatari
  • 87' Oumar Diouf Ryan Merlen

Line-up for STVV: Kokubo, Hata, Soh, Musliu, Pupe, Ishiwatari, Sissako, Vanwesemael, Merlen, Sebaoui, Soèllé

Bench
  • 21 M. Lendfers
  • 33 A. Diriken
  • 5 S. Taniguchi 87'
  • 71 R. Araki
  • 38 K. Matsuzawa
  • 31 I. Benachour
  • 22 W. Janssens 87'
  • 99 S. Shinkawa
  • 77 O. Diouf 87'

Which English players could feature in Cercle Brugge vs STVV?

1 player
  • Joel Ndala Cercle Brugge Unavailable Knee injury

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Cercle Brugge

  1. Lukas Mondele Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  2. Steve Ngoura Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Christiaan Ravych Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Erick Nunes Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Dante Vanzeir Forward 0 goals 1 assists

STVV

  1. Ryan Merlen Midfielder 3 goals 3 assists
  2. Samed Baždar Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  3. Ilias Sebaoui Midfielder 1 goals 3 assists
  4. Robert-Jan Vanwesemael Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Nelson Ishiwatari Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Cercle Brugge

Player Starts Min. Form
Gaëtan Coucke 5/5 450 solid
Geoffrey Kondo 5/5 450 solid
Valy Konaté 5/5 426 solid
Gary Magnée 5/5 424 solid
Lukas Mondele 5/5 403 solid
Viggo Martens 5/5 398 solid
Steve Ngoura 5/5 390 solid
Ibrahima Diaby 4/4 349 solid

STVV

Player Starts Min. Form
Leo Kokubo 5/5 450 solid
Visar Musliu 5/5 450 strong
Abdoulaye Sissako 5/5 450 strong
Ilias Sebaoui 5/5 440 mixed
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 5/5 416 strong
Taiga Hata 4/5 378 solid
Ryan Merlen 4/5 367 excellent
Joedrick Pupe 3/4 285 mixed

Stats

Cercle Brugge Match STVV
  • 4.15 xG 2.04
  • 55% Possession 45%
  • 26 Shots 13
  • 8 Shots on target 7
  • 14 Shots off target 2
  • 10 Corners 3
  • 7 Fouls 9
  • 1 Offsides 4
  • 0 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

CER home Per match STV away
0.33 Points 2.00
1.00 Goals for 3.50
2.33 Goals against 2.00
1.71 xG for 1.71
1.20 xG against 2.41
9.0 Corners 2.0
DLL Home and away form DW

Head-to-head record Cercle Brugge vs STVV

19 previous meetings
9 Cercle Brugge 4 draws 6 STVV
  • Goals per match2.47
  • Both teams scored58%
  • Over 2.5 goals53%
  • Mar 2026 STVV 2 - 1 Cercle Brugge
  • Aug 2025 Cercle Brugge 1 - 1 STVV
  • Apr 2025 Cercle Brugge 3 - 1 STVV
  • Apr 2025 STVV 3 - 1 Cercle Brugge
  • Dec 2024 STVV 1 - 1 Cercle Brugge
  • Dec 2024 Cercle Brugge 0 - 1 STVV
  • Sep 2024 Cercle Brugge 1 - 1 STVV
  • Feb 2024 Cercle Brugge 4 - 1 STVV
  • Aug 2023 STVV 0 - 2 Cercle Brugge
  • Apr 2023 Cercle Brugge 3 - 1 STVV

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Cercle Brugge against STVV?

Cercle Brugge are without Abdoulie Manneh (lacking training), Charles Herrmann (muscle injury), Joel Ndala (knee injury) and Tayo Adaramola (hamstring injury).

What formation do Cercle Brugge play?

Cercle Brugge have used a 3-4-3 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-3.

What formation do STVV play?

STVV have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under F. De Meyer.

How did the last meeting between Cercle Brugge and STVV finish?

On 8 March 2026, STVV vs Cercle Brugge finished 2-1.

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