Pro League 25/26 · 8 Nov 2025

Cercle Brugge 1–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Cercle Brugge favourites at 67%.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven won although Cercle Brugge made the better chances (1.1 xG to 0.6): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Edgaras Utkus, 69.1 in 82′.

Well above their usual level: Edgaras Utkus +20.9, Ewoud Pletinckx +13.8, Łukasz Łakomy +11.5.

Well below it: Nazinho −31.0, Gary Magnee −11.0, Alan Minda −9.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

2 Nov 2025	L 1–2	at RAAL La Louvière Pro League
26 Oct 2025	D 1–1	v SV Zulte Waregem Pro League
19 Oct 2025	D 2–2	v KRC Genk Pro League
4 Oct 2025	D 1–1	at Royal Antwerp FC Pro League
28 Sep 2025	L 2–4	v KAA Gent Pro League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Edgaras Utkus Defender	82	0	–	69.1	+20.9
Emmanuel Kakou Defender	90	0	–	45.9	−3.2
Oumar Diakité Forward	90	0	0.59	40.5	−4.0
Edan Diop Midfielder	90	1	0.09	39.6	−7.5
Maxime Delanghe Goalkeeper	90	0	–	39.0	−8.5
Alan Minda Forward	82	0	0.06	36.0	−9.9
Lawrence Agyekum Midfielder	67	0	0.09	35.5	−3.1
Pieter Gerkens Midfielder	90	0	–	33.4	−9.5
Gary Magnee Defender	90	0	0.10	32.0	−11.0
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby Midfielder	67	0	–	30.9	–
Steve Ngoura Forward	23	0	0.03	30.7	–
Oluwaseun Adewumi Forward	23	0	0.07	30.6	–
Christiaan Ravych Defender	8	0	–	24.6	–
Erick Nunes Midfielder	8	0	–	21.5	–
Nazinho Defender	90	0	0.07	12.9	−31.0

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Tobe Leysen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	59.0	+7.2
Ewoud Pletinckx Defender	90	0	0	0.08	55.0	+13.8
Sory Kaba Forward	90	1	1	0.40	50.3	+9.9
Łukasz Łakomy Midfielder	90	1	0	0.06	49.9	+11.5
Mathieu Maertens Forward	45	0	1	0.02	49.7	+4.2
Noë Dussenne Defender	90	0	0	–	48.1	+4.4
Davis Opoku Defender	61	0	0	–	45.5	–
Birger Verstraete Midfielder	68	0	0	–	41.7	−2.5
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi Forward	80	0	0	0.02	40.2	−2.3
Wouter George Midfielder	45	0	0	–	39.5	+0.1
Jovan Mijatović Forward	10	0	0	0.01	39.3	–
Takahiro Akimoto Defender	90	0	0	–	39.1	+0.8
Roggerio Nyakossi Defender	45	0	0	–	39.0	−7.8
Thibaud Verlinden Midfielder	45	0	0	0.02	38.8	–
Thibault Vlietinck Defender	29	0	0	–	31.0	–
Youssef Maziz Midfielder	22	0	0	–	28.4	–