Cercle Brugge vs Lommel United — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 13′Lommel United, yellow card:Foul
- 27′Lommel United, yellow card:Foul
- 32′Cercle Brugge, yellow card:Foul
- 34′Lommel United, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 61′Lommel United, goal:0–1assist
- 62′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 68′Lommel United, substitution:off
- 69′Lommel United, substitution:off
- 72′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 77′Lommel United, substitution:off
- 79′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 79′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 79′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 87′Cercle Brugge, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time0 – 1
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Match report
Reyners strike gives Lommel United win at Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Lommel United in matchday four of the Jupiler Pro League, played at Jan Breydel Stadion. The only goal came in the second half, with Tom Reyners converting after a Juho Talvitie assist in the 61st minute to settle a contest that had been goalless at the break.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Cercle Brugge dominated territory, holding 54% of possession and forcing nine corners to Lommel's four, and they also had the greater share of shots, nineteen to thirteen. Yet it was Lommel who made the clearer impact in front of goal, converting their sole moment of real quality while the home side's pressure came to nothing across the ninety minutes.
The result lifted Lommel United to seventh in the table on seven points from four games, continuing a mixed run that had included wins over KVC Westerlo and GO Ahead Eagles either side of heavier setbacks. Cercle Brugge, by contrast, remain in thirteenth position with just two points from four matches, still searching for their first win of the campaign.
Tom Reyners scored the only goal of the match and finished with a rating of 7.99, the highest of any player on view, while Talvitie's assist for the winner also earned him praise among the top performers.
Cercle Brugge's dominance in the final third, with nineteen shots to Lommel's thirteen, went unrewarded as they failed to turn territory into goals.
Lommel United won 1–0 away against Cercle Brugge (half-time 0–0).
Cercle Brugge met Lommel United in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Saturday, 29 August 2026, 18:45 UTC at Jan Breydel Stadion. Referee: Massimiliano Ledda.
Team pages: Cercle Brugge · Lommel United · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 61' Goal: Tom Reyners (assist: Juho Talvitie) — 0–1
Starting line-ups
Cercle Brugge (3-4-3)
Lommel United (4-1-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Cercle Brugge 38%, the draw 28%, Lommel United 34%. It finished Cercle Brugge 0–1 Lommel United.
Home ground outweighs Lommel United's rating edge — Lommel United are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives Cercle Brugge the lean. The draw at 28% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Cercle Brugge at 38%?
Home ground, against the rating. Lommel United sit 57 points higher on our strength rating — 1492 to 1549. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,549 such games.
Why only 38%?
Because Lommel United are the stronger side on our strength rating. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Cercle Brugge's column. Across 10,761 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 28%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,023. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Lommel United's last five: W-D-D-L-W — clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2195 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 4007 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Cercle Brugge vs Lommel United final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Jupiler Pro League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Cercle Brugge and Lommel United team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.