St. Truiden 2-1 Cercle Brugge — Jupiler Pro League, 8 Mar 2026
St. Truiden beat Cercle Brugge 2-1 in the Jupiler Pro League on 8 March 2026 at Daio Wasabi Stayen, Sint-Truiden. A. Muja, E. Diop, Kaito Matsuzawa got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, St. Truiden have won 1 and Cercle Brugge 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Daio Wasabi Stayen · Sint-Truiden·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-024'A. Mujaassist: Taiga Hata
- 40'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 1-157'E. Diop
- 64'
- 73'Foul
- 74'
- 74'
- 77'
- 2-181'
- 85'Valy KonatéFoul
- 86'
- 86'
- 90+1'Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Arbnor Muja · St. Truiden
St. Truiden
- 9.2Arbnor MujaF
- 8.3Leo KokuboG
- 8.3Ryotaro ItoM
- 8.2Loïc Mbe SohD
- 8.2Robert-Jan VanwesemaelD
- 7.7Ilias SebaouiF
- 7.7Shogo TaniguchiD
- 7.3Kaito MatsuzawaF
- 7.3Taiga HataD
- 6.9Rihito YamamotoM
- 6.9Ryan MerlenM
- 6.9Keisuke GotoF
- 6.6Abdoulaye SissakoM
Cercle Brugge
- 7.3Hannes Van Der BruggenM
- 7.2Edan DiopM
- 7.2Emmanuel KakouD
- 7.0Valy KonatéD
- 7.0Gary MagnéeD
- 6.9Geoffrey KondoD
- 6.7Krys-Anthony KouassiF
- 6.7Pieter GerkensM
- 6.6Lawrence AgyekumM
- 6.5Dante VanzeirF
- 6.5WarlesonG
- 6.3Oumar DiakitéF
- 6.3Heriberto JuradoM
- 6.3Oluwaseun AdewumiF
- 6.2Steve NgouraF
Line-ups
Cercle Brugge4-4-2
St. Truiden4-3-3
Substitutes
St. TruidenWouter Vrancken
Substitutes
- 22Wolke JanssensD
- 23Joedrick PupeD
- 26Visar MusliuD
- 14Ryan Merlen74'M6.9
- 21Matt LendfersG
- 38Kaito Matsuzawa81'74'F7.3
- 33Alouis DirikenM
- 77O. Diouf
- 18S. Jukleroed
Cercle BruggeLars Friis
Substitutes
- 21M. DelangheG
- 27N. De WildeD
- 2Ibrahim DiakitéD
- 10Oumar Diakité73'64'F6.3
- 23Heriberto Jurado86'M6.3
- 9Steve Ngoura90+1'77'F6.2
- 19I. DiabyM
- 33Royer CaicedoD
- 41Krys-Anthony Kouassi86'F6.7
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
2.44Expected goals (xG)1.66
15Total shots18
7Shots on target6
1Shots off target5
7Blocked shots7
7Corners5
8Fouls12
0Yellow cards4
5Goalkeeper saves5
-0.12Goals prevented-0.12
560Total passes339
464Accurate passes259
83%Pass accuracy76%
St. Truiden
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbnor Muja | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 9.2 |
| Leo Kokubo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Ryotaro Ito | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| Loïc Mbe Soh | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 8.2 |
| Robert-Jan Vanwesemael | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 8.2 |
| Ilias Sebaoui | 74 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Kaito Matsuzawa | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Taiga Hata | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Rihito Yamamoto | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Ryan Merlen | 16 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Keisuke Goto | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Abdoulaye Sissako | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | 6.6 |
Cercle Brugge
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannes Van Der Bruggen | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Edan Diop | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Emmanuel Kakou | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Valy Konaté | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Gary Magnée | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Geoffrey Kondo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Krys-Anthony Kouassi | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Pieter Gerkens | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lawrence Agyekum | 77 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Dante Vanzeir | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Warleson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Oumar Diakité | 26 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Heriberto Jurado | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Oluwaseun Adewumi | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Steve Ngoura | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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