Matchday

Pro League 25/26 · 8 Mar 2026

Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Cercle Brugge

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.3 – 1.0
Actual xG
2.4 – 1.7
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Sint-Truidense VV favourites at 67%.

Sint-Truidense VV won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 1.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Léo Kokubo, 61.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Gary Magnee +17.6, Edan Diop +16.5, Léo Kokubo +10.2.

Well below it: Taiga Hata −10.6, Warleson −9.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sint-Truidense VV

28 Feb 2026L 0–1at Royal Antwerp FC Pro League
21 Feb 2026W 4–1at FCV Dender Pro League
15 Feb 2026W 3–2v SV Zulte Waregem Pro League
6 Feb 2026W 4–0at KVC Westerlo Pro League
31 Jan 2026L 0–2v RC Sporting Charleroi Pro League

Cercle Brugge

1 Mar 2026D 0–0v FCV Dender Pro League
20 Feb 2026W 1–0at KAA Gent Pro League
15 Feb 2026L 1–2v Club Brugge KV Pro League
7 Feb 2026W 4–3at RC Sporting Charleroi Pro League
31 Jan 2026L 0–4v Royal Antwerp FC Pro League

Head to head

29 Aug 2025Cercle Brugge 1–1 Sint-Truidense VV Pro League

Sint-Truidense VV

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kaito Matsuzawa Forward16100.3673.1–
Léo Kokubo Goalkeeper9000–61.0+10.2
Loïc Mbe Soh Defender90000.1554.1+5.9
Shogo Taniguchi Defender9000–47.0−2.8
Ryotaro Ito Midfielder9001–44.2−2.6
Ilias Sebaoui Midfielder74000.5744.0+1.8
Arbnor Muja Midfielder90100.9342.4−3.7
Rihito Yamamoto Midfielder7400–41.6−4.1
Abdoulaye Sissako Midfielder90000.1540.8−4.4
Keisuke Goto Forward90000.3039.9−7.7
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael Defender9000–38.0+0.6
Ryan Merlen Midfielder1600–36.0–
Taiga Hata Defender9001–30.8−10.6

Cercle Brugge

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Gary Magnee Defender90000.1459.5+17.6
Oumar Diakité Forward26000.4057.6–
Edan Diop Midfielder90100.5457.5+16.5
Emmanuel Kakou Defender9000–53.7+2.9
Valy Konaté Defender90000.0351.8–
Pieter Gerkens Midfielder90000.0551.7+8.7
Hannes Van Der Bruggen Midfielder86000.1048.5+8.4
Warleson Goalkeeper9000–48.5−9.7
Dante Vanzeir Forward64000.1445.0+4.1
Oluwaseun Adewumi Forward86000.1643.1+2.5
Krys Kouassi Forward800–42.7–
Steve Ngoura Forward13000.0742.5–
Geoffrey Kondo Defender9000–41.1–
Lawrence Agyekum Midfielder77000.0340.7+2.0
Heriberto Jurado Midfielder800–27.1–