GolVolt — Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liège: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

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

Last time

Last meeting, 8 August: Standard Liège – Cercle Brugge 2:2

LDWLD

Dennis Eckert Ayensa: 2 goals.

Streak

Standard Liège without a win in 5 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 draw and 4 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 1:0 against Antwerp.

Player in form

Steve Ngoura: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG2.88

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.9).

Streak

Cercle Brugge have scored in 5 matches in a row

DLLLW

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

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Steve Ngoura

Cercle Brugge · forward

3goals 2assists 6.85avg rating

Last match, Antwerp: 2 assists, rating 7.6.

Adnane Abid

Standard Liège · midfielder

3goals 2assists 7.35avg rating

Last match, KV Kortrijk: 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 Cercle Brugge at home and Standard Liège away, as in this match.

Cercle Brugge

at home · 10

3W2D5L1.4scored per match1.7conceded per match

Standard Liège

away · 10

5W2D3L2.2scored per match1.6conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 8 Aug 2026 · Pro League Standard Liège 2:2 Cercle Brugge Ayensa 45+5', 48' · Mondele 41' · Ravych 88'

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2 draws2.6 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1, last: Antwerp) · Standard Liège (4-4-2, last: KV Kortrijk).

GCCoucke IDDiakité GKKondo RCCaicedo TAAdaramola LRLe Roux HBVan Der Bruggen TAAkinsola AMManneh ENNunes SNNgoura LPPirard MFFossey IKKaramoko IHHautekiet GMMortensen SDDrammeh ATTrouillet RTTouzghar AAAbid AZZeqiri DAAyensa

Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

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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