Match Info

Jupiler Pro League - Round 1

Date: 8 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Maurice Dufrasnestadion (Liège)

Referee: Vergoote J. (Bel)

Where to Watch on TV:


Belgium	DAZN Pro League 1
Usa	SportsEngine Play


	Standard Liège		Cercle Brugge

	1	X	2
	2.20	3.60	2.75	Watch
	2.40	3.30	2.87
	2.40	3.35	2.80	Watch
	2.40	3.57	3.10
	2.43	3.48	2.83	Watch
	2.25	3.50	3.00
	2.39	3.52	2.90	Watch
	2.36	3.45	2.90
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.35 ↑ (2.27)	3.47 ↑ (3.34)	2.89 ↓ (3.05)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 1.9%, offered by

#Advertisement. For Live Stream GEO restrictions apply. Funded account required. GamblingTherapy.org. 18+

Current Win Probability

Standard Liège
40.1%

Draw
27.2%

Cercle Brugge
32.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

41.3%

28%

30.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Standard Liège has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.2%)

Cercle Brugge has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.9%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
16.7%	33.3%	50%

Standard Liège - Cercle Brugge Predictions

Users Predictions: 6 users predict this event. Standard will win (votes: 1 - 16.7%). Cercle Brugge will win (votes: 3 - 50%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 33.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

DNB - Standard (1.65) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Standard (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

#ad

Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Epolo M. (G) 13. Fossey M. (C) 20. Karamoko I. 25. Hautekiet I. 3. Mortensen G. 23. Ilaimaharitra M. 22. Trouillet A. 17. Nguene B. 94. Nielsen C. 11. Abid A. 10. Eckert D.	1. Coucke G. (G) 5. Kakou E. 66. Ravych C. 24. Kondo G. (C) 15. Magnee G. 42. Mondele L. 19. Diaby I. 12. Valy K. 71. Martens V. 13. Vanzeir D. 9. Ngoura S.
Substitutes
29. Dierckx D. 15. Drammeh S. 27. El Hankouri M. 19. Jasper S. 18. Lawrence H. 7. Mohr T. 77. Nsimba B. 21. Pirard L. (G) 84. Touzghar R.	10. Amani L. 33. Caicedo R. 2. Diakite I. 8. Erick Nunes 75. Gheerardyns S. 23. Jurado H. 41. Kouassi K. 84. Langenbick B. (G) 17. Ndala J.
Coaches
Euvrard V.	Friis L.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 1)
33', Abid A. 🟨,
38', Valy K. 🟨,
41', 0 - 1, Mondele L. ⚽, Vanzeir D. (A),
45+5', 1 - 1, Eckert D. ⚽, Abid A. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 1)
48', 2 - 1, Eckert D. ⚽, Nielsen C. (A),
66', Vanzeir D. ↓, Amani L. ↑,
66', Martens V. ↓, Ndala J. ↑,
71', Eckert D. ↓, Nsimba B. ↑,
71', Trouillet A. ↓, Touzghar R. ↑,
71', Nguene B. ↓, Drammeh S. ↑,
78', Ngoura S. ↓, Kouassi K. ↑,
78', Valy K. ↓, Diakite I. ↑,
83', Mondele L. ↓, Erick Nunes ↑,
88', 2 - 2, Ravych C. ⚽,
90+1', Ilaimaharitra M. ↓, Jasper S. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Standard won 2.

In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.

There will not play in Standard: Homawoo J. (Achilles Tendon Injury)

There will not play in Cercle Brugge: Agyekum L. (Shoulder Injury) Ouattara A. K. (Muscle Injury)

There are questionable in Cercle Brugge: Ndala J. (Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Standard won 10 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 22:18. (average 1.1:0.9).

Including home matches between the teams, Standard won 6 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 11:12. (average 1:1.1).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
7	St. Liege	7	3	2	2	13:12	1	11
17	Cercle Brugge KSV	8	0	3	5	9:16	-7	3

Last Results with these Odds

Standard Liège - the odds 2.27 are the expected chance of winning is 41.3%, but this team recently wins 22% of matches with these odds.

Cercle Brugge - the odds 3.05 are the expected chance of winning is 30.7%, but this team recently wins 50% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Standard Liège
Club Friendly
25.07.26	Standard Liège - Juventus	0:1 ✺
18.07.26	Dunkerque - Standard Liège	2:0 ✺
11.07.26	Standard Liège - Francs Borains	1:0 ✺
Belgian Jupiler Pro League
23.05.26	Standard Liège - Charleroi	0:2 ✺
19.05.26	Westerlo - Standard Liège	1:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.2 LLWLW
- Cercle Brugge
Club Friendly
31.07.26	Monaco - Cercle Brugge	2:2 ✺
18.07.26	Zwolle - Cercle Brugge	3:2 ✺
11.07.26	Cercle Brugge - Lommel	1:1 ✺
Belgian Jupiler Pro League
09.05.26	RAAL La Louvière - Cercle Brugge	4:1 ✺
01.05.26	Cercle Brugge - Zulte Waregem	2:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.1 TLTLL

Latest Head to Head

Belgian Jupiler Pro League
06.12.25	Cercle Brugge - Standard Liège	1:2
23.08.25	Standard Liège - Cercle Brugge	0:3
01.02.25	Cercle Brugge - Standard Liège	1:1
23.11.24	Standard Liège - Cercle Brugge	1:0
26.01.24	Cercle Brugge - Standard Liège	1:1
19.08.23	Standard Liège - Cercle Brugge	0:1
27.05.23	Standard Liège - Cercle Brugge	0:4

Upcoming Matches