GolVolt — Sint-Truiden vs Cercle Brugge: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Cercle Brugge without a win in 11 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 draws and 8 defeats. Last win: 24 April, 2:1 against Dender.

Last time

Last meeting, 14 August: Cercle Brugge – Sint-Truiden 3:3

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Ryan Merlen: 2 goals. Sint-Truiden are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Defence

Cercle Brugge concede 2.8 goals per match

Sint-Truiden1.8 Cercle Brugge2.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sint-Truiden concede 1.8.

Streak

Sint-Truiden have scored in 4 matches in a row

LWWL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Ryan Merlen

Sint-Truiden · midfielder

3goals 4assists 7.32avg rating

Last match, Club Brugge: rating 6.5.

Steve Ngoura

Cercle Brugge · forward

3goals 0assists 6.77avg rating

Last match, Union Saint-Gilloise: 1 goal, rating 6.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Sint-Truiden at home and Cercle Brugge away, as in this match.

Sint-Truiden

at home · 10

6W2D2L1.6scored per match0.8conceded per match

Cercle Brugge

away · 10

2W3D5L1.8scored per match2.3conceded per match

Head to head

7 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 14 Aug 2026 · Pro League Cercle Brugge 3:3 Sint-Truiden Ngoura 28' · Nunes 82' · Soh 90+3' (s) · Merlen 1', 37' · Ishiwatari 47'

2wins

2 draws3.8 goals per match · both scored in 5 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Sint-Truiden (4-2-3-1, last: Club Brugge) · Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1, last: Union Saint-Gilloise).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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