Cercle Brugge 1-2 Standard de Liège
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Standard de Liège won: Cercle Brugge 1-2 Standard de Liège in the Belgian Pro League (Round 17) on Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge. Cercle Brugge goals: Oluwaseun Adewumi 82'. Standard de Liège goals: Timothé Nkada 32', Edgaras Utkus 39' (og). Expected goals: 1.70-0.71. Possession: 66-34. Player of the match: Casper Nielsen (7.9).
Match report
Standard de Liège beat Cercle Brugge 2-1
Standard de Liège squeezed past Cercle Brugge 2-1 away from home at Jan Breydelstadion on Saturday 6 December in the Belgian Pro League.
Timothé Nkada put Standard de Liège ahead on 32' (0-1), an own goal by Edgaras Utkus made it 0-2 on 39' and Oluwaseun Adewumi pulled one back for Cercle Brugge on 82' (1-2).
Cercle Brugge had 66% of the ball, shots were 15-11 (6-2 on target) and expected goals finished 1.70-0.71. Cercle Brugge created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Casper Nielsen (Standard Liege) was player of the match with a 7.9 rating.
Attendance: 3,440. Referee: Bert Verbeke.
Match stats
| Cercle Brugge | Standard de Liège | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 66 | 34 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.70 | 0.71 |
| Total shots | 15 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 29 | 19 |
| Big chances | 4 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 3 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 374 (78%) | 163 (62%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Corners | 9 | 5 |
| Total shots | 15 | 11 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 7 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 14 | 7 |
Lineups
Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1): Maxime Delanghe, Ibrahim Diakité, Christiaan Ravych, Edgaras Utkus, Flavio Nazinho, Lawrence Agyekum, Ibrahima Diaby, Gary Magnee, Oluwaseun Adewumi, Edan Diop, Steve Ngoura
Standard de Liège (4-4-1-1): Matthieu Epolo, Henry Lawrence, Ibe Hautekiet, Josue Homawoo, Tobias Mohr, Adnane Abid, Casper Nielsen, Marco Ilaimaharitra, Mohamed El Hankouri, Dennis Eckert, Timothé Nkada
Key events
- 22' · Yellow card · Marco Ilaimaharitra (Standard de Liège)
- 32' · Goal · Timothé Nkada (Standard de Liège)
- 39' · Goal · Edgaras Utkus (Standard de Liège)
- 46' · Substitution · Oumar Diakité for Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge)
- 46' · Substitution · Pieter Gerkens for Ibrahima Diaby (Cercle Brugge)
- 46' · Substitution · Alan Minda for Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge)
- 65' · Substitution · Nayel Mehssatou for Mohamed El Hankouri (Standard de Liège)
- 66' · Substitution · Emmanuel Kakou for Edgaras Utkus (Cercle Brugge)
- 66' · Substitution · Rafiki Said for Adnane Abid (Standard de Liège)
- 70' · Substitution · Thomas Henry for Timothé Nkada (Standard de Liège)
- 70' · Substitution · Leandre Kuavita for Dennis Eckert (Standard de Liège)
- 82' · Goal · Oluwaseun Adewumi (Cercle Brugge)
- 86' · Substitution · Heriberto Jurado for Steve Ngoura (Cercle Brugge)
- 90'+5 · Yellow card · Leandre Kuavita (Standard de Liège)
All-time head-to-head
45 league meetings since 1995: Cercle Brugge 7, draws 10, Standard de Liège 28.
Cercle Brugge vs Standard de Liège: full head-to-head record
Questions
Who won Cercle Brugge vs Standard de Liège?
Standard de Liège won, 1-2 (Belgian Pro League) on Sat, 6 Dec 2025.
When and where is Cercle Brugge vs Standard de Liège?
Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTC at Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge, Belgian Pro League.
What is the head-to-head record between Cercle Brugge and Standard de Liège?
In 45 league meetings since 1995: Cercle Brugge 7 wins, 10 draws, Standard de Liège 28 wins (goals 34-86).