Cercle Brugge vs Zulte Waregem match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Jupiler Pro League · Belgium · Relegation Group - 35 · Jan Breydel Stadion, Brugge · Ref A. Letellier

Cercle Brugge stats & fixtures · Zulte Waregem stats & fixtures

Cercle Brugge lost to Zulte Waregem 2–3 in the Jupiler Pro League (Relegation Group - 35) on 1 May 2026. Expected goals finished 2.54–1.52. Zulte Waregem had 53% of the ball.

Cercle Brugge vs Zulte Waregem match statistics

Cercle BruggeZulte Waregem

47% Ball possession 53%
2.54 Expected goals (xG) 1.52
17 Total shots 14
7 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 5
11 Shots inside the box 9
6 Corners 7
13 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
380 Passes 431
79% Pass accuracy 80%
4 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

21' Goal Makaya Ibrahima Diaby Cercle Brugge
43' Yellow card Anosike Ementa Zulte Waregem
57' Goal Jeppe Erenbjerg Zulte Waregem
65' Goal Dante Vanzeir (assist P. Gerkens) Cercle Brugge
67' Goal Marley Aké Zulte Waregem
88' Goal Joseph Okopu (assist Serxho Ujka) Zulte Waregem

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Cercle Brugge

Confirmed 3-5-2 Lars Friis

1 Warleson

12 Valy Konaté 24 Geoffrey Kondo 5 Emmanuel Kakou

20 Nazinho 37 E. Diop 18 P. Gerkens 19 Makaya Ibrahima Diaby 15 Gary Magnee

9 Steve Ngoura 13 Dante Vanzeir

Bench M. Delanghe , N. De Wilde , H. Jurado , O. Adewumi , Ibrahim Diakité , Krys Kouassi , Royer Caicedo , Christiaan Ravych , O. Diakité

Zulte Waregem

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Steve Colpaert

13 Brent Gabriel

45 Benoit De Jaegere 5 Jakob Kiilerich 4 Laurent Lemoine

39 Marley Aké 6 Enrique Lofolomo 40 D. Asare 12 W. Paugain

10 Jeppe Erenbjerg

22 Joseph Okopu 18 Anosike Ementa

Bench Louis Bostyn , Jelle Vossen , Anton Tanghe , Yannick Cappelle , Thomas Claes , Tobias Hedl , S. Gavriel , Serxho Ujka , L. Willen

Form guide

Cercle Brugge at home

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.4 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Zulte Waregem away

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.7 per game

30% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cercle Brugge vs Zulte Waregem head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 Apr 26	Zulte Waregem v Cercle Brugge	2–2
29 Nov 25	Zulte Waregem v Cercle Brugge	1–1
26 Oct 25	Cercle Brugge v Zulte Waregem	1–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Cercle Brugge vs Zulte Waregem head-to-head record