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Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge: result, lineups and stats

Standard Liège 9 · 11 points
2 - 2
Cercle Brugge 18 · 3 points
  • 45' Dennis Eckert Ayensa
  • 48' Dennis Eckert Ayensa
  • 41' Lukas Mondele
  • 88' Christiaan Ravych

Lineups 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

Lineup 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

Nielsen, Homawoo, El Hankouri (injured)

Cercle Brugge 3-4-1-2 · Lars Friis
1 Coucke
24 Kondo
66 Ravych
5 Kakou
12 Konaté
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

Lineup for Cercle Brugge: Coucke, Kondo, Ravych, Kakou, Konaté, 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

Ndala (injured)

Stats Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge

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

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 4 goals 1 assists
  2. Adnane Abid 3 goals 2 assists
  3. Casper Nielsen 2 goals 3 assists
  4. Salieu Drammeh 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Bernard Nguene 1 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?

Standard Liège

Player Starts Min. Form
Matthieu Epolo 5/5 441 strong
Ibrahim Karamoko 5/5 441 solid
Ibe Hautekiet 5/5 441 mixed
Adnane Abid 5/5 441 strong
Casper Nielsen 5/5 425 solid
Alexis Trouillet 5/5 422 solid
Marlon Fossey 5/5 419 mixed
Rayan Touzghar 5/5 383 mixed

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

Team comparison

STA home Per match CER away
1.75 Points 0.50
1.25 Goals for 1.25
0.75 Goals against 1.75
1.80 xG for 1.28
1.41 xG against 1.67
7.8 Corners 7.0
DWWL Home and away form DLDL

Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge: head-to-head record

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 Casper Nielsen (torn calf muscle), Josué Homawoo (torn achilles tendon) and Mohammed El Hankouri (hamstring injury).

Who is unavailable for Cercle Brugge against Standard Liège?

Cercle Brugge are without Joel Ndala (knee injury).

What formation do Standard Liège play?

Standard Liège have used a 4-3-3 formation in their last 5 matches under .

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 Standard Liège and Cercle Brugge finish?

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

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