Cercle Brugge 3-3 St. Truiden: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Cercle Brugge

3 : 3

St. Truiden

S. Ngoura28'
Erick Nunes82'

1', 37'R. Merlen
47'N. Ishiwatari
90' (og)L. Mbe Soh

Jan Breydel StadionJ. BoterbergCapacity 29,062Fri, 14 Aug 202620:45

Cercle Brugge3-4-1-2

Line ups

4-2-3-1St. Truiden St. Truiden crest

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Substitutions

62'
56.3
Emmanuel Kakou
226.6
Lucas Michal
73'
136.6
Dante Vanzeir
26.9
Ibrahim Diakité
73'
717.3
Viggo Martens
87.0
Erick Nunes
81'
426.7
Lukas Mondele
106.6
Lazare Amani
81'
97.6
Steve Ngoura
416.3
Krys Kouassi

Unused

Substitutions

87'
196.3
Frederic Soelle Soelle
56.2
Shogo Taniguchi
87'
187.9
Nelson Ishiwatari
226.5
Wolke Janssens
87'
148.62
Ryan Merlen
776.3
Oumar Diouf

Unused

Player of the match

Leo Brian Kokubo

Goalkeeper · St. Truiden

8.6

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes44

Pass accuracy77%

Goalkeeping

Saves6

Goals conceded3

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Léo KokuboG	6	3	3,44	+1,44	34/44	12/22
Gaëtan CouckeG	3	3	2,52	-0,48	16/26	3/13

Live stats

Possession & Passing

55%Possession45%

473Total passes401

82%Pass accuracy80%

10Corners3

Attack

26Shots13

8On target7

14Off target2

4Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

20Shots in box8

6Shots out box5

4.2xG2.0

0.4Goals prevented0.4

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves6

1Offsides4

7Fouls9

0Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

2,20xG0,82

11Shots5

3On target2

3Big chances2

16Touches in box11

49%Possession51%

4Corners2

Second half

1,95xG1,23

15Shots8

5On target5

3Big chances1

25Touches in box8

62%Possession38%

6Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Cercle Brugge

4.24261255%

57% open play43% set piece

St. Truiden

2.05141245%

98% open play2% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

40 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Cercle Brugge4,24 xG · 3 scored

St. Truiden2,05 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Cercle Brugge47

Open play 22Set piece 12Dribble 3Foul won 1Rebound 8Defensive 1

St. Truiden26

Open play 21Set piece 1Dribble 1Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Cercle Brugge69% pressure

St. Truiden31% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-3

0%Draw 100%0%

4.24xG2.05

26Shots14

12On target12

Momentum

90' Goal Loïc Mbe Soh 0.00 xG · Throw in set piece · Right foot

Shot map

26 v 13

Cercle Brugge shoot right, St. Truiden left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CBCercle BruggeSTSt. Truidengoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

23 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Cercle BruggeSt. Truidengoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Cercle BruggeDefensive line 45%

St. TruidenDefensive line 26%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Cercle BruggeUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Ravych and Kondo, 33 passes between them.

St. TruidenUntil 87'

Most-connected pair: Musliu and Pupe, 21 passes between them.

Tactical battle

62control38

Steve Ngoura

10 touches in box

In possession

65,2%Field tilt34,8%

13Passes into box6

32Progressive passes29

8Carries into final third4

11Chances created9

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

11,07Press intensity (PPDA)16,64

13High turnovers6

10Regains within 5s7

17,7sBall recovery time25,4s

19Interceptions14

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

106Carries75

1261mCarry distance708m

15Progressive carries6

713mProgressive carry distance362m

3Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won2

16Take-ons attempted8

703mProgressive pass distance561m

0Through balls2

4Switches of play7

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,38Expected threat (xT)0,96

2,06Action value (VAEP)2,94

47Shot-creating actions26

4Goal-creating actions6

0,99Expected assisted goals1,57

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,5Passes per attack3,8

10,4sAttack duration14,0s

2,54 m/sAttack directness2,16 m/s

3Build-up attacks4

7Direct attacks12

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

41Touches in box19

61Final third entries42

6Big chances3

3,44xG on target2,52

4Big chances missed1

Passing

7/28 (25%)Crosses2/7 (29%)

18/46 (39%)Long balls36/63 (57%)

27Throw-ins18

9Free kicks7

3Goal kicks15

Duels

50Total50

28/53 (53%)Ground25/53 (47%)

8/19 (42%)Aerial11/19 (58%)

6/15 (40%)Dribbles2/8 (25%)

7Dispossessed7

Defending

47Recoveries39

14Interceptions6

13Tackles16

46%Tackles won63%

9Clearances40

2Big chances scored2

1Big saves2

0Errors led to shot4

2Fouled in final third0

7,51Average rating6,80

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Cercle BruggeThis season

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

63%1+ goal63%

38%2+ goals50%

13%3+ goals50%

They concede

100%1+ goal88%

63%2+ goals63%

38%3+ goals38%

Heaviest results

worst 0-3 (H)

best 4-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Cercle BruggeshootallowSt. Truiden

6.1%Six-yard box5.6%

68.6%+4.8Penalty area-3.560.2%

19.6%-3.8Edge of the box+2.225.8%

5.7%-1.7Long range8.4%

506 shots taken · 500 faced

St. TruidenshootallowCercle Brugge

5.0%Six-yard box5.6%

61.0%-2.8Penalty area62.8%

27.0%+3.6Edge of the box24.2%

7.1%Long range7.3%

538 shots taken · 479 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Cercle Brugge and St. Truiden drew 3-3 at Jan Breydel Stadion in the Jupiler Pro League. St. Truiden led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: S. Ngoura (28'), Erick Nunes (82'), an own goal by L. Mbe Soh (90') for Cercle Brugge; R. Merlen (1', 37'), N. Ishiwatari (47') for St. Truiden. In their last 25 meetings, Cercle Brugge have won 12, St. Truiden 6, with 7 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.