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Matchday 1 · Saturday 8 August, 18:15 · Maurice Dufrasne

Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge: line-ups and result

Standard Liège 6 · 11 points
  • 45' Dennis Eckert Ayensa
  • 48' Dennis Eckert Ayensa
2 - 2
Cercle Brugge 14 · 2 points
  • 41' Lukas Mondele
  • 88' Christiaan Ravych

Line-ups Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge

Standard Liège 4-2-3-1 · Vincent Euvrard
1 Epolo
3 Mortensen
25 Hautekiet
20 Karamoko
13 Fossey
22 Trouillet
23 Ilaimaharitra
11 Abid
94 Nielsen
17 Nguene
10 Ayensa
  • 71' Rayan Touzghar Alexis Trouillet
  • 71' Bruny Nsimba Dennis Eckert Ayensa
  • 71' Salieu Drammeh Bernard Nguene
  • 90+1' Sylvester Jasper Marco Ilaimaharitra

Line-up for Standard Liège: Epolo, Mortensen, Hautekiet, Karamoko, Fossey, Trouillet, Ilaimaharitra, Abid, Nielsen, Nguene, Ayensa

Bench
  • 21 L. Pirard
  • 27 M. El Hankouri
  • 29 D. Dierckx
  • 84 R. Touzghar 71'
  • 7 T. Mohr
  • 18 H. Lawrence
  • 19 S. Jasper 91'
  • 77 B. Nsimba 71'
  • 15 S. Drammeh 71'
Absentees Standard Liège

Zeqiri, Lavalée, Homawoo, Ilaimaharitra, El Hankouri (injured)

Cercle Brugge 3-4-1-2 · Lars Friis
1 Coucke
24 Kondo
66 Ravych
5 Kakou
12 Valy
19 Diaby
42 Mondele
15 Magnée
71 Martens
9 Ngoura
13 Vanzeir
  • 66' Lazare Amani Dante Vanzeir
  • 66' Joel Ndala Viggo Martens
  • 78' Ibrahim Diakité K. Valy
  • 78' Krys Kouassi Steve Ngoura
  • 83' Erick Nunes Lukas Mondele

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

Bench
  • 84 B. Langenbick
  • 10 L. Amani 66'
  • 17 J. Ndala 66'
  • 23 H. Jurado
  • 2 I. Diakite 78'
  • 8 Erick Nunes 83'
  • 75 S. Gheerardyns
  • 41 K. Kouassi 78'
  • 33 R. Caicedo
Absentees Cercle Brugge

Manneh, Herrmann, Ndala, Adaramola (injured)

Which English players could feature in Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge?

2 players
  • Henry Lawrence Standard Liège On the bench
  • 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

Standard Liège

  1. Dennis Eckert Ayensa Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  2. Adnane Abid Midfielder 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Casper Nielsen Midfielder 1 goals 3 assists
  4. Salieu Drammeh Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Bernard Nguene Midfielder 1 goals 1 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?

Standard Liège

Player Starts Min. Form
Matthieu Epolo 5/5 450 solid
Ibrahim Karamoko 5/5 450 solid
Ibe Hautekiet 5/5 450 solid
Casper Nielsen 5/5 450 excellent
Adnane Abid 5/5 450 excellent
Gustav Mortensen 5/5 423 mixed
Alexis Trouillet 5/5 384 strong
Bernard Nguene 5/5 357 mixed

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

Standard Liège Match Cercle Brugge
  • 2.60 xG 1.47
  • 56% Possession 44%
  • 20 Shots 18
  • 6 Shots on target 2
  • 8 Shots off target 11
  • 7 Corners 11
  • 9 Fouls 13
  • 0 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

STA home Per match CER away
2.33 Points 0.50
1.67 Goals for 1.00
0.67 Goals against 1.50
1.96 xG for 1.31
1.52 xG against 1.97
8.3 Corners 7.5
DWW Home and away form DL

Head-to-head record Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge

18 previous meetings
8 Standard Liège 7 draws 3 Cercle Brugge
  • Goals per match1.89
  • Both teams scored44%
  • Over 2.5 goals28%
  • Dec 2025 Cercle Brugge 1 - 2 Standard Liège
  • Aug 2025 Standard Liège 0 - 3 Cercle Brugge
  • Feb 2025 Cercle Brugge 1 - 1 Standard Liège
  • Nov 2024 Standard Liège 1 - 0 Cercle Brugge
  • Jan 2024 Cercle Brugge 1 - 1 Standard Liège
  • Aug 2023 Standard Liège 0 - 1 Cercle Brugge
  • May 2023 Standard Liège 0 - 4 Cercle Brugge
  • Apr 2023 Cercle Brugge 0 - 0 Standard Liège
  • Feb 2023 Cercle Brugge 1 - 1 Standard Liège
  • Aug 2022 Standard Liège 2 - 0 Cercle Brugge

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Standard Liège against Cercle Brugge?

Standard Liège are without Andi Zeqiri (lacking training), Dimitri Lavalée (achilles tendon trouble), Josué Homawoo (torn achilles tendon), Marco Ilaimaharitra (hamstring injury) and Mohammed El Hankouri (muscle injury).

Who is unavailable for Cercle Brugge against Standard Liège?

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

What formation do Standard Liège play?

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

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 Standard Liège and Cercle Brugge finish?

On 6 December 2025, Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liège finished 1-2.

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