Club Brugge 1-0 Cercle Brugge: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 3 · Sunday 23 August 2026 · Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge · referee N. Laforge · full time
Full time: Club Brugge 1-0 Cercle Brugge
Club Brugge won 1-0 at home to Cercle Brugge in Belgian Pro League Matchday 3 on Sunday 23 August 2026. The goals: Nicolò Tresoldi 38'.
How Club Brugge won it
Nicolò Tresoldi put Club Brugge ahead in the 38th minute, set up by Carlos Forbs.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, N. Laforge, showed 2 yellow cards: 0 to Club Brugge and 2 to Cercle Brugge.
Club Brugge: I. Leko, 4-2-3-1 · Cercle Brugge: L. Friis, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.84 for Club Brugge and 1.80 for Cercle Brugge.
Cercle Brugge left about 1.8 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Cercle Brugge created the better chances, 1.80 xG to 0.84, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Club Brugge had 4 shots on target, Cercle Brugge 4.
Club Brugge had 80% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Club Brugge came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 2.4 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 2.82 expected goals for and 1.21 against, and had won 88% of their matches.
Cercle Brugge came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.48 expected goals for and 1.54 against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge: the match in numbers
| Club Brugge | Match statistics | Cercle Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| 80% | Ball possession | 20% |
| 0.84 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.80 |
| 15 | Total shots | 10 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Big chances | 2 |
| 782 | Total passes | 188 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 65% |
| 9 | Corners | 4 |
| 3 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 16 | Tackles | 27 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Club Brugge
- Kyriani Sabbe 7.7
- Yann Sommer 7.6
- Carlos Forbs 7.6 1 assist
- Nicolò Tresoldi 7.5 1 goal
- Joaquin Seys 7.4
Cercle Brugge
- Lukas Mondele 7.3
- Ibrahim Diakité 7.2
- Dante Vanzeir 7.0
- Valy Konaté 6.9
- Ibrahima Diaby 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Gary Magnée at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Club Brugge: Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Cercle Brugge: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge
What was the score in Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge?
Club Brugge 1-0 Cercle Brugge (half-time 1-0), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 23 August 2026.
Who scored in Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge?
Nicolò Tresoldi 38'.
Did Moneyball predict Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge?
Kyriani Sabbe, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge?
N. Laforge.
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