Belgium - Pro LeagueData current as of September 08, 2026

OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge: match statistics

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OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

OH Leuven plays Cercle Brugge in Pro League (Belgium). The game is scheduled for September 12, 2026.

Recent form

OH Leuven has 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Cercle Brugge has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

OH Leuven scores 0.40 goals per game and allows 2.40. Cercle Brugge scores 1.00 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 3.07 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 40% of OH Leuven's games and 40% of Cercle Brugge's. The Over 2.5 rates are 80% and 60%, compared with league averages of 42% for BTTS and 67% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cercle Brugge has the higher season xG average, 1.55 to 1.38 per game. OH Leuven takes 14.4 shots per game, while Cercle Brugge takes 16.6.

First-half and second-half trends

OH Leuven leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.20 goals per game after halftime. Cercle Brugge leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.60 after halftime.

When the teams score

OH Leuven's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (1 goals). For Cercle Brugge, it is minutes 76-90+ (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Pro League games average 3.07 goals. Both teams score in 42% of games, and 67% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0.4Goals scored / game1
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2.4Goals allowed / game2
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
50%Average possession44%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2.4Shots on target / game3.6
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.4Shots per game16.6
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2.4Shots on target3.6
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2.8%Shot conversion6%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
50%Possession44%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
1.38xG for1.55
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
1.87xG against1.51
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

Shooting quality

OH Leuven: AttackingCercle Brugge: Attacking
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
Accuracy (shots on target)17%22%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.09
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.170.28

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

OH Leuven
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 at home
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.87BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Cercle Brugge
DDLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W40% R60% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 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 150% better for: goals scored per game.

0.4 goals / game - OH Leuven · 1 goals / game - Cercle Brugge

Cercle Brugge is 20% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.4 goals / game - OH Leuven · 2 goals / game - Cercle Brugge

OH Leuven scoring profile: strong

OH Leuven scores in 40% of games (2 of 5 meczów), while Cercle Brugge keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 meczów).

Cercle Brugge scoring profile: strong

Cercle Brugge scores in 40% of games (2 of 5 meczów), while OH Leuven keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 meczów).

2Goals scored (season)5
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
12Goals conceded (season)10
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2.8Average goals per game3
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2Goals scored (last 5)5
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
12Goals conceded (last 5)10
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

How often they score at least...

40%1 goal40%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0%2 goals40%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0%3 goals20%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0%4 goals0%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
80%2 goals60%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
60%3 goals40%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0%4 goals0%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

42%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time40%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0%BTTS in both halves40%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0%Scored in both halves40%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
40%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
40%BTTS - last 540%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
80%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

OH Leuven is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.6 pts / game - OH Leuven · 0.4 pts / game - Cercle Brugge

OH Leuven - half-time state
0% leading60% draw40% trailing
Cercle Brugge - half-time state
0% leading40% draw60% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.6Points per game (1st half)0.4
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0.2Goals scored (1st half)0.4
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)1
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0.8Average goals (1st half)1.4
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
40%Clean sheet before half-time20%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
80%No goal before half-time60%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

After half-time (2nd half)

0.2Points per game (2nd half)1
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0.2Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
1.8Goals conceded (2nd half)1
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2Average goals (2nd half)1.6
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0%Clean sheet after half-time20%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
80%No goal after half-time60%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

OH Leuven - second-half results

0% W20% R80% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.60
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+1.2

Allows 1.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Cercle Brugge - second-half results

20% W40% R40% P
2
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.40
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

OH Leuven - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.20
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.61.8
Average goals per game0.82.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-2-8
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Cercle Brugge - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

OH Leuven
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
3
46-60
1
2
61-75
0
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Cercle Brugge
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
3
31-45
0
2
46-60
0
1
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
16%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
36%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 3 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

OH Leuven

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.98
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
24%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
169%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Cercle Brugge

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.55
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
60% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
60%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

OH LeuvenLigaCercle Brugge
Average goals per game 2.803.07 3.00
Both teams scored 40%42% 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 80%67% 60%
Clean sheets 0%31% 0%
Goal before half-time 60%78% 80%
Goal after half-time 100%84% 80%

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

3.07
Average goals per game
42%
Both teams scored
67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.64
Home goals / game
1.42
Away goals / game
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from OH Leuven's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Cercle Brugge. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven
0 : 2
Cercle Brugge KSV
Cercle Brugge KSV
1 : 2
Oud-Heverlee Leuven

FAQ

When do OH Leuven and Cercle Brugge play?

OH Leuven face Cercle Brugge on September 12, 2026 in Pro League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between OH Leuven and Cercle Brugge?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches OH Leuven won 1, Cercle Brugge won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge?

OH Leuven score 0.40 goals per game on average and Cercle Brugge 1.00. The Pro League average is 3.07 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 67% of games. Both teams score in 40% of OH Leuven's matches and 40% of Cercle Brugge's.

What form are OH Leuven and Cercle Brugge in?

Over the last 5 games OH Leuven have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Cercle Brugge 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge?

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.