Matchday

Pro League 25/26 · 31 Jan 2026

Cercle Brugge 0–4 Royal Antwerp FC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is 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 2026D 1–1at KRC Genk Pro League
17 Jan 2026W 2–0at KVC Westerlo Pro League
26 Dec 2025D 1–1v Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Pro League
21 Dec 2025W 2–0at Oud-Heverlee Leuven Pro League
13 Dec 2025L 2–3v KV Mechelen Pro League

Royal Antwerp FC

25 Jan 2026L 0–2v RC Sporting Charleroi Pro League
18 Jan 2026L 0–1at FCV Dender Pro League
27 Dec 2025W 2–1v SV Zulte Waregem Pro League
21 Dec 2025D 2–2v RSC Anderlecht Pro League
14 Dec 2025W 2–0at KAA Gent Pro League

Head to head

4 Oct 2025Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Cercle Brugge Pro League

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Erick Nunes Midfielder2500–46.9–
Emmanuel Kakou Defender2500–44.1–
Geoffrey Kondo Defender9000–41.8–
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby Midfielder90000.0139.6+3.8
Maxime Delanghe Goalkeeper7800–37.3−6.8
Dante Vanzeir Forward4500–35.9–
Oluwaseun Adewumi Forward65000.0435.5−5.3
Nazinho Defender9000–35.1−4.0
Pieter Gerkens Midfielder8600–34.4−9.9
Christiaan Ravych Defender9000–34.2−8.4
Edan Diop Midfielder6500–34.2−8.4
Gary Magnee Defender9000–33.9−7.2
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Midfielder45000.0332.6−9.6
Ibrahim Diakité Defender400–32.1–
Steve Ngoura Forward1200–27.4–
Warleson Goalkeeper1000–0.0–

Royal Antwerp FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Yuto Tsunashima Defender90101.2486.3+37.9
Boubakar Kouyaté Defender37000.0584.2–
Thibo Somers Midfielder62120.8464.8+23.7
Christopher Scott Midfielder62100.3463.7+21.0
Vincent Janssen Forward78100.9655.7+10.2
Zeno Van Den Bosch Defender9000–51.9+13.0
Anthony Valencia Forward53000.1951.5–
Semm Renders Defender1200–48.8–
Dennis Praet Midfielder9000–47.8−0.1
Daam Foulon Midfielder78000.0247.6+0.7
Taishi Brandon Nozawa Goalkeeper9000–47.0−3.9
Andreas Verstraeten Midfielder9000–44.0+2.6
Gerard Vandeplas Forward90000.3143.7–
Isaac Babadi Midfielder28000.0339.2–
Mukhammadali Urinboev Midfielder2800–34.8–
Orseer Achihi Forward1200–30.0–