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Matchday 6 · · Den Dreef

OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge: result, lineups and stats

OH Leuven 15 · 5 points
1 - 1
Cercle Brugge 18 · 3 points
  • 25' Davis Opoku
  • 90+6' Krys Kouassi (pen)

Lineups OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge

OH Leuven 3-4-3 · T. Simons
1 van den Heuvel
34 Nyakossi
3 Dussenne
5 Lawrence
99 Opoku
4 Verstraete
6 George
27 Gil
9 Traoré
18 Mirisola
8 Schrijvers
  • 70' William Balikwisha Siebe Schrijvers
  • 70' Shin Yamada Abdoul Karim Traoré
  • 90' Kyan Vaesen Robin Mirisola

Lineup for OH Leuven: van den Heuvel, Nyakossi, Dussenne, Lawrence, Opoku, Verstraete, George, Gil, Traoré, Mirisola, Schrijvers

Bench
  • 11 H. Teklab
  • 17 K. Vaesen 90'
  • 20 S. Yamada 70'
  • 24 Ł. Łakomy
  • 30 A. Fontanarosa
  • 19 C. Ikwuemesi
  • 61 O. Jochmans
  • 21 W. Balikwisha 70'
  • 26 T. Ogiwara
Absentees OH Leuven

Traoré, van den Heuvel, Verlinden (injured)

Cercle Brugge 3-4-2-1 · L. Friis
1 Coucke
33 Caicedo
24 Kondo
5 Kakou
12 Konaté
2 Diakité
42 Mondele
8 Nunes
15 Magnée
13 Vanzeir
9 Ngoura
  • 45' Tunde Akinsola Dante Vanzeir
  • 62' Viggo Martens Erick Nunes
  • 63' Krys Kouassi Steve Ngoura
  • 77' Lucas Michal Valy Konaté
  • 78' Abdoul Ouattara Emmanuel Kakou

Lineup for Cercle Brugge: Coucke, Caicedo, Kondo, Kakou, Konaté, Diakité, Mondele, Nunes, Magnée, Vanzeir, Ngoura

Bench
  • 30 B. Akinsola
  • 10 L. Amani
  • 41 K. Kouassi 63'
  • 21 Y. Lienard
  • 71 V. Martens 62'
  • 22 L. Michal 77'
  • 28 H. Van der Bruggen
  • 7 Abdoul Ouattara 78'
Absentees Cercle Brugge

Ndala (injured)

Stats OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge

OH Leuven Match Cercle Brugge
  • 43% Possession 57%
  • 10 Shots 13
  • 2 Shots on target 3
  • 5 Shots off target 8
  • 2 Corners 11
  • 17 Fouls 18
  • 0 Offsides 2
  • 3 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

OH Leuven

Ewoud Pletinckx is expected to retain his place against Cercle Brugge after featuring throughout OH Leuven’s first five league matches. He has started twice at right-back, while Jamie Lawrence has occupied that position once, and has also been used on the left side of the defence.

William Balikwisha should return to the eleven after appearing as a substitute against SK Beveren. He had started each of the previous four league games, with Shin Yamada the alternative for that position. Birger Verstraete and Abdoul Karim Traoré are competing for a midfield place as OH Leuven seek their first point of the season.

Cercle Brugge

Cercle Brugge’s central midfield remains unsettled, with Lazare Amani and Ibrahima Diaby competing to start alongside Lukas Mondele. Amani made his first start against KAA Gent, while Diaby did not play after beginning four of the previous matches. Amani is expected to retain the place for the trip to OH Leuven.

Lucas Michal should also start again after making his first appearance in the eleven against Gent. Dante Vanzeir did not play in that defeat despite starting the previous four matches, and he is again not expected to start. Steve Ngoura should continue in attack.

Which English players could feature in OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge?

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

OH Leuven

  1. Wouter George 2 goals 2 assists
  2. Davis Opoku 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Óscar Gil 1 goals 0 assists
  4. William Balikwisha 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Siebe Schrijvers 0 goals 1 assists

Cercle Brugge

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

Playing time and form

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

OH Leuven

Player Starts Min. Form
Jamie Lawrence 5/5 449 solid
Noë Dussenne 5/5 436 solid
Óscar Gil 5/5 430 solid
Wouter George 5/5 416 solid
Birger Verstraete 4/5 380 mixed
Dani van den Heuvel 4/4 360 solid
Davis Opoku 4/5 339 solid
Siebe Schrijvers 4/4 335 solid

Cercle Brugge

Player Starts Min. Form
Gaëtan Coucke 5/5 443 mixed
Geoffrey Kondo 5/5 443 solid
Gary Magnée 5/5 443 mixed
Valy Konaté 5/5 421 mixed
Ibrahim Diakité 4/4 360 mixed
Lukas Mondele 4/5 335 mixed
Steve Ngoura 4/5 329 solid
Emmanuel Kakou 4/4 323 mixed

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.60 1.31
  • Predicted goals2.8
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners12.5

Team comparison

OHL home Per match CER away
1.00 Points 0.50
1.00 Goals for 1.25
1.50 Goals against 1.75
1.32 xG for 1.28
1.44 xG against 1.67
3.8 Corners 7.0
LLDW Home and away form DLDL

OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge: head-to-head record

23 previous meetings
9 OH Leuven 5 draws 9 Cercle Brugge
  • Goals per match2.78
  • Both teams scored52%
  • Over 2.5 goals52%
  • Dec 2025 OH Leuven 0 - 2 Cercle Brugge
  • Nov 2025 Cercle Brugge 1 - 2 OH Leuven
  • Dec 2024 Cercle Brugge 1 - 0 OH Leuven
  • Aug 2024 OH Leuven 1 - 1 Cercle Brugge
  • Dec 2023 OH Leuven 1 - 2 Cercle Brugge
  • Oct 2023 Cercle Brugge 3 - 2 OH Leuven
  • Feb 2023 OH Leuven 0 - 0 Cercle Brugge
  • Nov 2022 Cercle Brugge 2 - 1 OH Leuven
  • Feb 2022 OH Leuven 3 - 2 Cercle Brugge
  • Jul 2021 Cercle Brugge 1 - 1 OH Leuven

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for OH Leuven against Cercle Brugge?

OH Leuven are without Abdoul Karim Traoré (minor injury), Dani van den Heuvel (minor injury) and Thibaud Verlinden (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for Cercle Brugge against OH Leuven?

Cercle Brugge are without Joel Ndala (knee injury).

What formation do OH Leuven play?

OH Leuven have used a 3-4-3 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-3.

What formation do Cercle Brugge play?

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

How did the last meeting between OH Leuven and Cercle Brugge finish?

On 21 December 2025, OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge finished 0-2.

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