Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liège: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cercle Brugge play Standard Liège in Pro League (Belgium). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Cercle Brugge: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Standard Liège: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cercle Brugge scores 1.47 and concedes 1.61 goals per match. Standard Liège scores 1.10 and concedes 1.15. League average: 2.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cercle Brugge 67%, Standard Liège 43%. Over 2.5: Cercle Brugge 58%, Standard Liège 45%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Cercle Brugge has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.16. Cercle Brugge: 14.3 shots per match, Standard Liège: 9.8.

Match halves

Cercle Brugge: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.61. Standard Liège: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

Cercle Brugge: 31-45+ (16 goals). Standard Liège: 31-45+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Pro League: 2.67 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

66Possession (%)34
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
15Shots11
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
6Shots on target2
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
1.87xG1.14
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
9Corners5
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
69Dangerous attacks41
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
7Fouls16
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
0Cards2
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
1.47Goals scored / match1.1
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
1.61Goals conceded / match1.15
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
48%Average possession44%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
4.94Shots on target / match3.43
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.31Shots per match9.82
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
4.94Shots on target3.43
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
10.3%Shot conversion11.2%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
48%Possession44%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
1.62xG for1.16
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
1.55xG against1.7
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

Shooting quality

Cercle Brugge: AttackingStandard Liège: Balanced
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
Accuracy (shots on target)35%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Standard Liège is 11% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Cercle Brugge · 2 pts / match - Standard Liège

Cercle Brugge
WWWLL
Season result split
28% W31% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-11-15
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-5-10
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.89Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Standard Liège
WWDWL
Season result split
40% W23% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-9-15
1.43 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-2-7
Last 5 away
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.73BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cercle Brugge is 34% better for: goals scored per match.

1.47 goals / match - Cercle Brugge · 1.1 goals / match - Standard Liège

Standard Liège is 40% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.61 goals / match - Cercle Brugge · 1.15 goals / match - Standard Liège

Cercle Brugge scoring profile: very strong

Cercle Brugge scores in 81% of matches (29 of 36 matches), while Standard Liège keeps a clean sheet in 30% (12 of 40 matches).

Standard Liège scoring profile: strong

Standard Liège scores in 65% of matches (26 of 40 matches), while Cercle Brugge keeps a clean sheet in 22% (8 of 36 matches).

53Goals scored (season)44
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
58Goals conceded (season)46
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
3.08Average goals in match2.25
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
12Goals scored (last 5)9
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
9Goals conceded (last 5)4
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal65%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
42%2 goals30%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
17%3 goals10%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
8%4 goals3%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal70%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
53%2 goals28%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
22%3 goals13%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
8%4 goals5%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time13%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
22%Scored in both halves13%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS28%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
80%BTTS - last 540%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cercle Brugge - half-time state
36% leading31% draw33% trailing
Standard Liège - half-time state
28% leading53% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per match (1st half)1.35
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
0.86Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
1.56Average goals (1st half)1.08
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
44%Clean sheet before half-time68%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
47%No goal before half-time63%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.13
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
0.92Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.18
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
44%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège
50%No goal after half-time60%
Cercle BruggeStandard Liège

Cercle Brugge - second-half results

22% W42% R36% P
50
Half-time points
31
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding78%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 28%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Standard Liège - second-half results

23% W45% R33% P
54
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cercle Brugge - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.40
Goals scored / match1.21.2
Goals conceded / match0.21.6
Average goals in match1.42.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference+5-2
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Standard Liège - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Cercle Brugge
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
8
10
16-30
16
11
31-45
6
15
46-60
8
7
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (16 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Standard Liège
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
5
4
16-30
11
10
31-45
8
4
46-60
6
10
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cercle Brugge

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Standard Liège

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.49
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.57
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Pro League).

Teams vs league

Cercle BruggeLigaStandard Liège
Average goals in match 3.082.67 2.25
Both teams scored 67%54% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%49% 45%
Clean sheets 22%27% 30%
Goal before half-time 86%71% 57%
Goal after half-time 72%75% 70%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.67
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Cercle Brugge 1 - 0 - 0 Standard Liège. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Royal Standard de Liège
0 : 3
Cercle Brugge KSV

FAQ

What was the result of Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liège?

The Pro League match finished Cercle Brugge 1:2 Standard Liège. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liège?

Cercle Brugge score 1.47 goals per game on average and Standard Liège 1.10. The Pro League average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Cercle Brugge's matches and 43% of Standard Liège's.

What form are Cercle Brugge and Standard Liège in?

Over the last 5 games Cercle Brugge have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Standard Liège 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cercle Brugge vs Standard Liège?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.