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Matchday 3 · Sunday 23 August, 18:30 · Jan Breydel Stadium

Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge: line-ups and result

Club Brugge 3 · 12 points
  • 38' Nicolò Tresoldi
1 - 0
Cercle Brugge 14 · 2 points

Line-ups Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge

Club Brugge 4-2-3-1 · Ivan Leko
1 Sommer
65 Seys
44 Mechele
3 Lee
64 Sabbe
20 Vanaken
8 Potts
67 Diakhon
10 Vetlesen
9 Forbs
7 Tresoldi
  • 70' Félix Lemaréchal Hugo Vetlesen
  • 70' Jan Virgili Mamadou Diakhon
  • 89' Romeo Vermant Nicolò Tresoldi

Line-up for Club Brugge: Sommer, Seys, Mechele, Lee, Sabbe, Vanaken, Potts, Diakhon, Vetlesen, Forbs, Tresoldi

Bench
  • 29 N. Jackers
  • 41 H. Siquet
  • 58 J. Spileers
  • 16 C. Tsawa
  • 85 T. N. Koren
  • 80 F. Lemarechal 70'
  • 17 R. Vermant 89'
  • 77 A. Vasovic
  • 11 J. Virgili 70'
Absentees Club Brugge

Ordóñez (injured)

Cercle Brugge 3-4-2-1 · Lars Friis
1 Coucke
24 Kondo
66 Ravych
2 Diakité
12 Konaté
19 Diaby
42 Mondele
15 Magnée
71 Martens
13 Vanzeir
9 Ngoura
  • 64' Tayo Adaramola Gary Magnée
  • 76' Krys Kouassi Dante Vanzeir
  • 77' Lucas Michal Steve Ngoura
  • 87' Erick Nunes Valy Konaté
  • 87' Lawrence Agyekum Lukas Mondele

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

Bench
  • 84 B. Langenbick
  • 45 T. Adaramola 64'
  • 5 E. Kakou
  • 33 R. Caicedo
  • 10 L. Amani
  • 8 Erick Nunes 87'
  • 6 L. Agyekum 87'
  • 41 K. Kouassi 76'
  • 22 L. Michal 77'
Absentees Cercle Brugge

Manneh, Herrmann, Ndala, Adaramola (injured)

Which English players could feature in Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge?

2 players
  • Freddie Potts Club Brugge Not in the matchday squad
  • 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

Club Brugge

  1. Nicolò Tresoldi Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Carlos Forbs Midfielder 1 goals 3 assists
  3. Mamadou Diakhon Midfielder 1 goals 2 assists
  4. Brandon Mechele Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Hans Vanaken Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

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

Playing time and form

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

Club Brugge

Player Starts Min. Form
Yann Sommer 5/5 450 strong
Han-beom Lee 5/5 450 strong
Brandon Mechele 5/5 450 excellent
Hans Vanaken 5/5 443 excellent
Kyriani Sabbe 5/5 440 strong
Joaquin Seys 5/5 440 solid
Freddie Potts 5/5 438 solid
Nicolò Tresoldi 5/5 435 solid

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

Stats

Club Brugge Match Cercle Brugge
  • 1.76 xG 1.00
  • 80% Possession 20%
  • 15 Shots 10
  • 4 Shots on target 4
  • 3 Shots off target 3
  • 9 Corners 4
  • 3 Fouls 14
  • 2 Offsides 1
  • 0 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.07 1.57
  • Predicted goals3.5
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners17.0

Team comparison

CLU home Per match CER away
3.00 Points 0.50
2.00 Goals for 1.00
0.00 Goals against 1.50
1.97 xG for 1.31
0.95 xG against 1.97
7.5 Corners 7.5
WW Home and away form DL

Head-to-head record Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge

18 previous meetings
10 Club Brugge 7 draws 1 Cercle Brugge
  • Goals per match2.61
  • Both teams scored56%
  • Over 2.5 goals56%
  • Feb 2026 Cercle Brugge 1 - 2 Club Brugge
  • Aug 2025 Club Brugge 2 - 0 Cercle Brugge
  • Mar 2025 Cercle Brugge 1 - 3 Club Brugge
  • Sep 2024 Club Brugge 3 - 0 Cercle Brugge
  • May 2024 Club Brugge 0 - 0 Cercle Brugge
  • Apr 2024 Cercle Brugge 1 - 1 Club Brugge
  • Feb 2024 Cercle Brugge 1 - 1 Club Brugge
  • Nov 2023 Club Brugge 0 - 0 Cercle Brugge
  • Feb 2023 Cercle Brugge 2 - 2 Club Brugge
  • Sep 2022 Club Brugge 4 - 0 Cercle Brugge

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Club Brugge against Cercle Brugge?

Club Brugge are without Joel Ordóñez (broken metatarsal).

Who is unavailable for Cercle Brugge against Club Brugge?

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

What formation do Club Brugge play?

Club Brugge have used a 4-2-3-1 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

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.

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

On 15 February 2026, Cercle Brugge vs Club Brugge finished 1-2.

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