GolVolt — La Louvière 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 ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

Cercle Brugge: a match about staying up

57%after a loss 36%after a win

Relegation risk: 57% after a defeat, 36% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

What's at stake

La Louvière: a match about staying up

41%after a loss 23%after a win

Relegation risk: 41% after a defeat, 23% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 9 May: La Louvière – Cercle Brugge 4:1

WWLW

Pape Moussa Fall: 2 goals.

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.

Mustapha Isah

La Louvière · forward

5goals 0assists 6.99avg rating

Last match, Zulte-Waregem: rating 6.5.

Steve Ngoura

Cercle Brugge · forward

3goals 2assists 6.85avg rating

Last match, Antwerp: 2 assists, rating 7.6.

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

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

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

La Louvière

at home · 10

3W3D4L1.9scored per match1.7conceded per match

Cercle Brugge

away · 10

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

Head to head

4 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 9 May 2026 · Pro League La Louvière 4:1 Cercle Brugge Fall 51', 69' · Faye 55' · Liongola 76' (k) · Diakité 34'

3wins

0 draws3.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: La Louvière (5-3-2, last: Zulte-Waregem) · Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1, last: Antwerp).

Official around 19:45, Sat 7 Nov

MPPeano NGGillot WFFaye SGGourville DLLamego TLLutonda MCCourcoul MWWade ICCoulibaly ZGGruber MIIsah GCCoucke IDDiakité GKKondo RCCaicedo TAAdaramola LRLe Roux HBVan Der Bruggen TAAkinsola AMManneh ENNunes SNNgoura

La LouvièreCercle Brugge

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”.

Coaches

Edward StillLa Louvière Lars FriisCercle Brugge

Who wins?

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

What this match changes in the season

Relegation risk after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

La Louvière today 31%

after a defeat: 41%
after a draw: 32%
after a win: 23%

Cercle Brugge today 48%

after a defeat: 57%
after a draw: 49%
after a win: 36%

Cercle Brugge: 21 percentage points of relegation risk between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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