Cercle Brugge VS Zulte-Waregem

2025/2026 Pro League, Belgium

Jan Breydelstadion Fri, 1 May - 6:45 PM

Pro League

Cercle Brugge CBR

Zulte-Waregem ZUL

KICKOFF : Fri, 1 May - 6:45 PM

Round 5 Relegation Round

CONTEXT

In the high-stakes Pro League Relegation Round of the 2025/2026 season, Cercle Brugge hosts Zulte-Waregem at Jan Breydelstadion, where survival hinges on vital points. Cercle enters with a power score of 24.1, slightly ahead of Zulte's 23.47, granting the home side a 0.6-point advantage and designating them the stronger team overall. Form scores reveal Zulte marginally ahead at 23.11 versus Cercle's 22.89, suggesting recent resilience from the visitors. League standings show Cercle in 15th place and Zulte in 13th, intensifying this bottom-table showdown. Data limitations, including absent efficiency metrics and low-confidence set-piece proxies without xG, underscore the match's unpredictability. Home advantage could prove decisive for Cercle in this pivotal encounter.

TL;DR

Structural: Cercle Brugge possesses a 0.6-point power advantage over Zulte-Waregem.
Form: Zulte-Waregem leads slightly in form scoring 23.11 to Cercle Brugge's 22.89.
Squad: Cercle Brugge ranks 15th and Zulte-Waregem 13th in the league table.
Efficiency: No efficiency metrics provided for either team.
Transition: Transition statistics unavailable in current data set.
Set pieces: Set-piece data exhibits low confidence with proxy usage and no xG available for both sides.
xVariable: xG-related variables absent due to add-on not enabled.
Market: Cercle Brugge 50.3% (Δ+0%) | Draw 24.5% (Δ+0%) | Zulte-Waregem 25.2% (Δ+0%).

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

L. Friis

S. Colpaert

1.32

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.09

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

12 - 9 - 14

No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)

Cercle Brugge

50.33%

Draw

24.5%

Zulte-Waregem

25.17%

Team Power Ranking

24.1

23.47

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Cercle Brugge

Zulte-Waregem

Power Score

24.1

23.47

League Position

Global Rank

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Cercle Brugge — Opponent-weighted form score

Zulte-Waregem — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Cercle Brugge Zulte-Waregem

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 35 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Cercle Brugge CBR Home

35 matches

Zulte-Waregem ZUL Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

-10

Goal Difference

+10

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-04-27T00:26:59+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

May 01, 2026, 06:45 PM

Competition

2025/2026 Pro League, Belgium · Round 5 · Relegation Round

Stadium

Jan Breydelstadion

Capacity

29975

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

L. Friis Coach

Squad ▼

Warleson Stellion Lisboa Oliveira Goalkeeper

Maxime Delanghe Goalkeeper

Bas Langenbick Goalkeeper

Gary Magnée Defender

Flávio Basilua Jacinto Nazinho Defender

Ibrahim Diakité Defender

Christiaan Ravych Defender

Geoffrey Kondo Defender

Valy Konaté Defender

Emmanuel Kakou Defender

Royer Caicedo Defender

Hannes Van der Bruggen Midfielder

Pieter Gerkens Midfielder

Nils De Wilde Midfielder

Lawrence Agyekum Midfielder

Oluwaseun Adewumi Midfielder

Edan Diop Midfielder

Makaya Ibrahima Diaby Midfielder

Erick Nunes Barbosa dos Santos Midfielder

Dante Vanzeir Attacker

Oumar Diakité Attacker

Heriberto De Jesus Jurado Flores Attacker

Steve Ngoura Attacker

Charles Herrmann Attacker

Abdoul Kader Ouattara Attacker

Krys-Anthony Madou Kouassi Attacker

Manager ▼

S. Colpaert Coach

Squad ▼

Louis Bostyn Goalkeeper

Brent Gabriel Goalkeeper

Arnaud Dobbels Goalkeeper

Laurent Lemoine Defender

Anton Tanghe Defender

Jakob Kiilerich Defender

Benoit Nyssen Defender

Wilguens Paugain Defender

Lukas Willen Defender

Kadir Seven Defender

Emran Gamal Marwan Soglo Defender

Yannick Cappelle Defender

Benoit De Jaegere Defender

Serxho Ujka Midfielder

Enrique Lofolomo Midfielder

J. Erenbjerg Midfielder

Dirk Asare Midfielder

Thomas Claes Midfielder

Thibaud Sergeant Midfielder

Jelle Vossen Attacker

Marley Ake Attacker

Stavros Gavriel Attacker

Nikola Mituljikić Attacker

Tobias Hedl Attacker

A. Ementa Attacker

Malick Mbaye Attacker

Joseph Amankwaah Opoku Attacker

Siebe Van Keymolen Attacker

CONCLUSION

Cercle Brugge's home power edge of 24.1 against Zulte-Waregem's 23.47 sets a foundation for optimism, yet the visitors' form superiority at 23.11 introduces tension in this relegation scrap. Positioned 15th to Zulte's 13th, Cercle must harness Jan Breydelstadion's energy to overcome sparse data gaps in efficiency and set pieces. Zulte's recent edge demands defensive solidity from the hosts. This fixture promises grit, with Cercle's slight superiority likely tipping a closely fought battle their way amid the Pro League's survival stakes.

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