Standard Liege 2-2 Cercle Brugge: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Standard Liege

2 : 2

Cercle Brugge

D. Eckert45', 48'

41'L. Mondele
88'C. Ravych

Maurice DufrasneJasper VergooteCapacity 27,670Sat, 8 Aug 202618:15

Standard Liege4-2-3-1

Line ups

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

Assistant

Frédéric Stilmant

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Assistant

Frédéric Stilmant

Substitutions

71'
227.3
A. Trouillet
846.3
R. Touzghar
71'
109.02
D. Eckert
776.9
B. Nsimba
71'
176.2
B. Nguene
156.9
S. Drammeh
90'
237.3
M. Ilaimaharitra
19
S. Jasper

Unused

Assistant

Jimmy De Wulf

Substitutions

66'
136.7A
D. Vanzeir
106.7
L. Amani
66'
716.5
V. Martens
176.6
J. Ndala
78'
126.9
K. Valy
26.9
I. Diakite
78'
96.5
S. Ngoura
416.7
K. Kouassi
83'
427.6
L. Mondele
86.7
Erick Nunes

Unused

Player of the match

Dennis-Yerai Eckert Ayensa

Attacker · Standard Liege

9.0

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won2

Build-up

Passes14

Key passes1

Pass accuracy71%

Defending

Duels won6 · 55%

Fouls won/made1 / 2

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Gaëtan CouckeG	2	2	1,84	-0,16	18/28	10/20
Matthieu EpoloG	0	2	1,30	-0,70	25/33	10/18

Live stats

Possession & Passing

56%Possession44%

487Total passes368

79%Pass accuracy79%

7Corners11

Attack

20Shots18

6On target2

8Off target11

6Blocked shots5

Box & Quality

15Shots in box13

5Shots out box5

2.6xG1.5

-0.2Goals prevented-0.2

Defense & Discipline

0Goalkeeper saves2

0Offsides1

9Fouls13

1Yellow cards1

Half by half

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

First half

0,83xG0,88

7Shots9

1On target1

1Big chances1

14Touches in box9

64%Possession36%

5Corners6

Second half

1,76xG0,59

13Shots9

5On target1

5Big chances0

23Touches in box23

48%Possession52%

2Corners5

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Standard Liege

2.62201256%

87% open play13% set piece

Cercle Brugge

1.4718744%

50% open play50% 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

38 shots

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

Standard Liege2,62 xG · 2 scored

Cercle Brugge1,47 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Standard Liege38

Open play 22Set piece 3Dribble 5Foul won 2Rebound 4Defensive 2

Cercle Brugge35

Open play 17Set piece 11Dribble 2Rebound 5

Momentum

22 swings

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

Standard Liege57% pressure

Cercle Brugge43% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-2

0%Draw 100%0%

2.62xG1.47

20Shots18

12On target7

Momentum

90' Off target Sylvester Jasper 0.32 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

20 v 18

Standard Liege shoot right, Cercle Brugge left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SLStandard LiegeCBCercle Bruggegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 4 scored

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

Standard LiegeCercle 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.

Standard LiegeDefensive line 37%

Cercle BruggeDefensive line 32%

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.

Standard LiegeUntil 71'

Most-connected pairs: Hautekiet and Mortensen; Karamoko and Fossey. 21 passes each.

Cercle BruggeUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Kondo and Ravych, 15 passes between them.

Tactical battle

59control41

Adnane Abid

10 touches in box

In possession

55,2%Field tilt44,8%

13Passes into box10

43Progressive passes26

7Carries into final third8

11Chances created7

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

Out of possession

6,75Press intensity (PPDA)12,63

9High turnovers8

16Regains within 5s17

16,1sBall recovery time17,6s

22Interceptions23

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

Carrying

87Carries127

1031mCarry distance1489m

11Progressive carries10

612mProgressive carry distance666m

4Carries into the box2

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

Beating the press

7Take-ons won8

18Take-ons attempted24

769mProgressive pass distance465m

2Through balls0

3Switches of play7

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

Threat created

1,26Expected threat (xT)0,76

2,30Action value (VAEP)1,91

38Shot-creating actions35

4Goal-creating actions4

1,96Expected assisted goals0,71

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

Tempo

3,4Passes per attack2,3

10,1sAttack duration7,8s

2,77 m/sAttack directness2,84 m/s

2Build-up attacks1

11Direct attacks7

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

More match stats

Attack

38Touches in box32

61Final third entries43

4Big chances1

1,58xG on target1,51

2Big chances missed0

Passing

5/17 (29%)Crosses8/28 (29%)

34/59 (58%)Long balls26/56 (46%)

21Throw-ins20

13Free kicks9

8Goal kicks12

Duels

52Total48

45/80 (56%)Ground35/80 (44%)

17/39 (44%)Aerial22/39 (56%)

7/16 (44%)Dribbles8/23 (35%)

10Dispossessed11

Defending

59Recoveries58

12Interceptions13

26Tackles19

54%Tackles won63%

23Clearances33

2Big chances scored1

0Errors led to shot1

2Fouled in final third0

7,64Average rating7,69

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Standard LiegeThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 76-90

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

88%1+ goal63%

63%2+ goals38%

13%3+ goals13%

They concede

75%1+ goal100%

50%2+ goals63%

25%3+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (H)·worst 2-4 (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.

Standard LiegeshootallowCercle Brugge

5.4%Six-yard box5.6%

65.5%+1.7Penalty area62.8%

20.5%-2.9Edge of the box24.2%

8.5%Long range7.3%

386 shots taken · 479 faced

Cercle BruggeshootallowStandard Liege

6.1%Six-yard box5.2%

68.6%+4.8Penalty area-1.662.1%

19.6%-3.8Edge of the box23.0%

5.7%-1.7Long range+2.39.6%

506 shots taken · 612 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

Standard Liege and Cercle Brugge drew 2-2 at Maurice Dufrasne in the Jupiler Pro League. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: D. Eckert (45', 48') for Standard Liege; L. Mondele (41'), C. Ravych (88') for Cercle Brugge. In their last 30 meetings, Standard Liege have won 17, Cercle Brugge 4, with 9 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.