Cercle Brugge 0–4 Royal Antwerp FC
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.9 – 1.1
- Actual xG
- 0.1 – 4.0
- Goals
- 0 – 4
Footybot made Cercle Brugge favourites at 56%.
Royal Antwerp FC won and made the better chances: 4.0 xG to 0.1.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Yuto Tsunashima, 86.3 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Yuto Tsunashima +37.9, Thibo Somers +23.7, Christopher Scott +21.0.
Well below it: Pieter Gerkens −9.9, Hannes Van Der Bruggen −9.6, Edan Diop −8.4.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Cercle Brugge
| 25 Jan 2026 | D 1–1 | at KRC Genk |
| 17 Jan 2026 | W 2–0 | at KVC Westerlo |
| 26 Dec 2025 | D 1–1 | v Royale Union Saint-Gilloise |
| 21 Dec 2025 | W 2–0 | at Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
| 13 Dec 2025 | L 2–3 | v KV Mechelen |
Royal Antwerp FC
| 25 Jan 2026 | L 0–2 | v RC Sporting Charleroi |
| 18 Jan 2026 | L 0–1 | at FCV Dender |
| 27 Dec 2025 | W 2–1 | v SV Zulte Waregem |
| 21 Dec 2025 | D 2–2 | v RSC Anderlecht |
| 14 Dec 2025 | W 2–0 | at KAA Gent |
Head to head
| 4 Oct 2025 | Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Cercle Brugge |
Cercle Brugge
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erick Nunes | 25 | 46.9 | – |
| Emmanuel Kakou | 25 | 44.1 | – |
| Geoffrey Kondo | 90 | 41.8 | – |
| Makaya Ibrahima Diaby | 90 | 39.6 | +3.8 |
| Maxime Delanghe | 78 | 37.3 | −6.8 |
| Dante Vanzeir | 45 | 35.9 | – |
| Oluwaseun Adewumi | 65 | 35.5 | −5.3 |
| Nazinho | 90 | 35.1 | −4.0 |
| Pieter Gerkens | 86 | 34.4 | −9.9 |
| Christiaan Ravych | 90 | 34.2 | −8.4 |
| Edan Diop | 65 | 34.2 | −8.4 |
| Gary Magnee | 90 | 33.9 | −7.2 |
| Hannes Van Der Bruggen | 45 | 32.6 | −9.6 |
| Ibrahim Diakité | 4 | 32.1 | – |
| Steve Ngoura | 12 | 27.4 | – |
| Warleson | 10 | 0.0 | – |
Royal Antwerp FC
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuto Tsunashima | 90 | 86.3 | +37.9 |
| Boubakar Kouyaté | 37 | 84.2 | – |
| Thibo Somers | 62 | 64.8 | +23.7 |
| Christopher Scott | 62 | 63.7 | +21.0 |
| Vincent Janssen | 78 | 55.7 | +10.2 |
| Zeno Van Den Bosch | 90 | 51.9 | +13.0 |
| Anthony Valencia | 53 | 51.5 | – |
| Semm Renders | 12 | 48.8 | – |
| Dennis Praet | 90 | 47.8 | −0.1 |
| Daam Foulon | 78 | 47.6 | +0.7 |
| Taishi Brandon Nozawa | 90 | 47.0 | −3.9 |
| Andreas Verstraeten | 90 | 44.0 | +2.6 |
| Gerard Vandeplas | 90 | 43.7 | – |
| Isaac Babadi | 28 | 39.2 | – |
| Mukhammadali Urinboev | 28 | 34.8 | – |
| Orseer Achihi | 12 | 30.0 | – |