Sporting Hasselt vs Cercle Brugge — Belgian Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 11′Cercle Brugge, yellow card:
- 20′Cercle Brugge, goal:0–1
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 46′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 48′Cercle Brugge, goal:0–2
- 50′Sporting Hasselt, yellow card:
- 61′Sporting Hasselt, substitution:off
- 61′Sporting Hasselt, substitution:off
- 70′Sporting Hasselt, substitution:off
- 75′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 80′Cercle Brugge, yellow card:
- 80′Sporting Hasselt, penalty goal:1–2Penalty
- 86′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 86′Cercle Brugge, substitution:off
- 88′Sporting Hasselt, substitution:off
- 90′Cercle Brugge, yellow card:
- Full-time1 – 2
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Key Stats
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Match report
Cercle Brugge end winless run with Belgian Cup win at Sporting Hasselt
Cercle Brugge won 2-1 away at Sporting Hasselt in the Round of 32 of the Belgian Cup, a result that ended a run of 10 games without a win for Lars Friis's side.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Abdoulie Manneh put the visitors ahead in the 20th minute and they went into the interval 1-0 up. Steve Ngoura doubled the lead three minutes after the restart, in the 48th minute, to leave the hosts needing two goals in the closing stages.
Sporting Hasselt, managed by Jo Christiaens, found a way back into the tie only in the 80th minute, when Siebe Van Keymolen converted a penalty to make it 1-2. No further goals followed, and Cercle held on to progress.
Cercle Brugge's next game is a Jupiler Pro League trip to Union St. Gilloise on Sunday 25 October.
Cercle Brugge won 2–1 away against Sporting Hasselt (half-time 0–1).
Sporting Hasselt met Cercle Brugge in the Belgian Cup (Round of 32). Kick-off was Friday, 16 October 2026, 18:30 UTC.
Team pages: Sporting Hasselt · Cercle Brugge · Belgian Cup
Key moments
- 20' Goal: Abdoulie Manneh — 0–1
- 48' Goal: Steve Ngoura — 0–2
- 80' Goal (penalty): Siebe Van Keymolen — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Sporting Hasselt
Cercle Brugge
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sporting Hasselt 35%, the draw 28%, Cercle Brugge 37%. It finished Sporting Hasselt 1–2 Cercle Brugge.
Cercle Brugge edge it on strength rating — Cercle Brugge sit 74 points higher on our strength rating, 1437 to 1362, and their recent finishing below their chances adds a little, as cold streaks like this have tended to bounce back. The draw sits at 28%, just under its usual 29% for a gap this size, mainly because both sides' own recent games average 4.2 goals.
Why Cercle Brugge at 37%?
Cercle Brugge sit 74 points higher on our strength rating — 1437 to 1362. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.5% of 10,392 such games. Cercle Brugge sit -0.46 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 31.6% of 1,372 games, vs 27.9% for visitors finishing normally. The 300 most similar past games finished 42–28–30.
Why only 37%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 37% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 28% and Sporting Hasselt at 35%.
Why the draw at 28%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.2%. These teams' recent games average 4.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,931. The goals environment takes 2.5 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Cercle Brugge have shed 78 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 9,606 such games vs 33.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Sporting Hasselt arrive with 6 fully-tracked matches, so their strength number is a first estimate that will move quickly; Cercle Brugge bring a 308-game record. New-to-the-record sides are where our rating knows least.
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About this match
On this page: the Sporting Hasselt vs Cercle Brugge final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Belgian Cup 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 Sporting Hasselt and Cercle Brugge team pages or the Belgian Cup page.