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OH Leuven vs Cercle Brugge: match statistics

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

Key match information

OH Leuven play Cercle Brugge in Pro League (Belgium). The match date is 12 September 2026.

Current form

OH Leuven: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match. Cercle Brugge: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

OH Leuven scores 0.40 and concedes 2.40 goals per match. Cercle Brugge scores 1.00 and concedes 2.00. League average: 3.07 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: OH Leuven 40%, Cercle Brugge 40%. Over 2.5: OH Leuven 80%, Cercle Brugge 60%. League level: BTTS 42%, Over 2.5 67%.

xG, shots and style

Cercle Brugge has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.38. OH Leuven: 14.4 shots per match, Cercle Brugge: 16.6.

Match halves

OH Leuven: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.20. Cercle Brugge: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.60.

Goals by minute

OH Leuven: 31-45+ (1 goals). Cercle Brugge: 76-90+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Pro League: 3.07 goals per match, BTTS 42%, Over 2.5 67%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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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.

OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
0.4Goals scored / match1
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2.4Goals conceded / match2
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
50%Average possession44%
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2.4Shots on target / match3.6
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.4Shots per match16.6
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

OH Leuven
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 at home
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
0% W40% R60% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Cercle Brugge is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

OH Leuven scoring profile: strong

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

Cercle Brugge scoring profile: strong

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

2Goals scored (season)5
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
12Goals conceded (season)10
OH LeuvenCercle Brugge
2.8Average goals in match3
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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.

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

0.6 pts / match - OH Leuven · 0.4 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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
Defence after half-time+1.2

Concedes 1.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

OH Leuven - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.20
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.8
Average goals in match0.82.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.41.6
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
24%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
169%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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

OH LeuvenLigaCercle Brugge
Average goals in match 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 match
42%
Both teams scored
67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.64
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): OH Leuven 1 - 0 - 1 Cercle Brugge. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

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 12 September 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.