Cercle Brugge 3–3 St. Truiden
Cercle Brugge
3–3HT 1–2
St. Truiden
Cercle Brugge played St. Truiden in the Jupiler Pro League on 14 August 2026 at Jan Breydel Stadium. The match finished 3–3.
Goals and cards
- 1'R. Merlen (assist by I. Sebaoui)
- 18'Nelson Ishiwatari — Yellow card
- 28'S. Ngoura
- 37'R. Merlen (assist by R. Vanwesemael)
- 47'N. Ishiwatari (assist by I. Sebaoui)
- 57'Joedrick Pupe — Yellow card
- 79'Loïc Mbe Soh — Yellow card
- 82'Erick Nunes
- 90'L. Mbe Soh (OG)
Line-ups
Cercle Brugge 3-4-2-1
- G. Coucke
- E. Kakou
- C. Ravych
- G. Kondo
- G. Magnee
- L. Mondele
- I. Diaby
- V. Konate
- D. Vanzeir
- V. Martens
- S. Ngoura
- SUBSTITUTES
- B. Langenbick
- I. Diakite
- S. Gheerardyns
- R. Caicedo
- L. Amani
- Erick Nunes
- H. Jurado
- K. Kouassi
- L. Michal
- COACHES: Lars Friis
St. Truiden
- L. Kokubo
- T. Hata
- L. Mbe Soh
- V. Musliu
- J. Pupe
- N. Ishiwatari
- A. Sissako
- R. Vanwesemael
- R. Merlen
- I. Sebaoui
- F. Soelle
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Lendfers
- A. Diriken
- S. Taniguchi
- R. Araki
- K. Matsuzawa
- I. Benachour
- W. Janssens
- S. Shinkawa
- O. Diouf
Match statistics
| Cercle Brugge | St. Truiden | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 7 |
| 14 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 26 | Total shots | 13 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 20 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 10 | Corners | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 55% | Possession | 45% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 473 | Total passes | 401 |
| 390 | Accurate passes | 321 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
| 4.15 | Expected Goals (xG) | 2.04 |
| 0.44 | goals_prevented | 0.44 |