Club Brugge KV 1-0 Cercle Brugge: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

Club Brugge KV

1 : 0

Cercle Brugge

N. Tresoldi38'

Jan Breydel StadiumNicolas LaforgeSun, 23 Aug 202618:30

Club Brugge KV4-2-3-1

Line ups

3-4-2-1Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge crest

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Substitutions

70'
106.5
H. Vetlesen
806.2
F. Lemarechal
70'
677.3
M. Diakhon
116.7
J. Virgili
89'
78.2
N. Tresoldi
176.5
R. Vermant

Unused

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Substitutions

64'
156.2
G. Magnee
456.9
T. Adaramola
76'
136.9
D. Vanzeir
416.7
K. Kouassi
77'
96.7
S. Ngoura
226.5
L. Michal
87'
126.9
V. Konate
86.7
Erick Nunes
87'
426.6
L. Mondele
67.0
L. Agyekum

Unused

Player of the match

Nicolò Tresoldi

Attacker · Club Brugge KV

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Build-up

Passes17

Key passes1

Pass accuracy71%

Defending

Duels won5 · 71%

Fouls won/made2 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Yann SommerG	4	0	0,60	+0,60	50/57	3/10
Gaëtan CouckeG	3	1	1,06	+0,06	6/22	2/18

Live stats

Possession & Passing

80%Possession20%

782Total passes188

89%Pass accuracy65%

9Corners4

Attack

15Shots10

4On target4

3Off target3

8Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

11Shots in box6

4Shots out box4

1.8xG0.8

0.2Goals prevented0.2

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves3

2Offsides1

3Fouls14

0Yellow cards1

Half by half

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

First half

1,17xG0,16

7Shots5

2On target1

2Big chances0

21Touches in box5

85%Possession15%

3Corners3

Second half

0,65xG0,61

8Shots6

2On target3

0Big chances2

24Touches in box8

72%Possession28%

6Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Club Brugge KV

1.83151280%

75% open play25% set piece

Cercle Brugge

0.7611820%

84% open play16% 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

26 shots

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

Club Brugge KV1,83 xG · 1 scored

Cercle Brugge0,76 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Club Brugge KV28

Open play 19Set piece 3Dribble 2Foul won 1Rebound 3

Cercle Brugge21

Open play 12Set piece 2Foul won 1Rebound 3Defensive 3

Momentum

15 swings

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

Club Brugge KV82% pressure

Cercle Brugge18% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-0

100%Draw 0%0%

1.83xG0.76

15Shots11

12On target8

Momentum

90' Saved Romeo Vermant 0.15 xG · Fast break · Right foot

Shot map

15 v 11

Club Brugge KV shoot right, Cercle Brugge left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CBClub Brugge KVCBCercle Bruggegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

20 on target · 1 scored

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

Club Brugge KVCercle Bruggegoalsavedoff 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.

Club Brugge KVDefensive line 39%

Cercle BruggeDefensive line 28%

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.

Club Brugge KVUntil 70'

Most-connected pair: Lee and Mechele, 55 passes between them.

Cercle BruggeUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Diaby and Konaté, 6 passes between them.

Tactical battle

84control16

Carlos Forbs

11 touches in box

In possession

79,3%Field tilt20,7%

17Passes into box3

42Progressive passes16

5Carries into final third7

9Chances created7

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

Out of possession

5,70Press intensity (PPDA)19,35

12High turnovers5

8Regains within 5s8

14,0sBall recovery time40,7s

16Interceptions22

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

Carrying

185Carries49

2115mCarry distance645m

15Progressive carries9

912mProgressive carry distance421m

6Carries into the box1

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

Beating the press

11Take-ons won6

27Take-ons attempted17

784mProgressive pass distance310m

2Through balls2

4Switches of play1

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

Threat created

1,22Expected threat (xT)0,16

1,94Action value (VAEP)0,49

28Shot-creating actions21

2Goal-creating actions0

1,49Expected assisted goals0,56

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

Tempo

5,7Passes per attack1,8

19,7sAttack duration8,3s

1,33 m/sAttack directness3,34 m/s

4Build-up attacks0

6Direct attacks6

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

More match stats

Attack

45Touches in box13

80Final third entries36

2Big chances2

1,06xG on target0,60

1Big chances missed2

Passing

6/21 (29%)Crosses4/10 (40%)

24/49 (49%)Long balls8/34 (24%)

38Throw-ins22

14Free kicks3

4Goal kicks6

Duels

55Total45

38/73 (52%)Ground35/73 (48%)

10/15 (67%)Aerial5/15 (33%)

11/26 (42%)Dribbles6/17 (35%)

11Dispossessed2

Defending

42Recoveries40

10Interceptions10

13Tackles26

77%Tackles won54%

15Clearances41

1Big chances scored0

1Big saves2

5Fouled in final third1

8,07Average rating7,16

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Club Brugge KVThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Cercle BruggeThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal63%

63%2+ goals38%

63%3+ goals13%

They concede

38%1+ goal100%

13%2+ goals63%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

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.

Club Brugge KVshootallowCercle Brugge

5.7%Six-yard box5.6%

68.3%+4.5Penalty area62.8%

21.9%-1.5Edge of the box24.2%

4.1%-3.3Long range7.3%

681 shots taken · 479 faced

Cercle BruggeshootallowClub Brugge KV

6.1%Six-yard box6.2%

68.6%+4.8Penalty area-3.760.0%

19.6%-3.8Edge of the box+1.525.1%

5.7%-1.7Long range+1.58.8%

506 shots taken · 487 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

Club Brugge KV beat Cercle Brugge 1-0 at Jan Breydel Stadium in the Jupiler Pro League. Club Brugge KV led 1-0 at half-time. N. Tresoldi scored the only goal in the 38th minute. In their last 29 meetings, Club Brugge KV have won 17, Cercle Brugge 4, with 8 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.