Jupiler Pro League · Matchday 1: Standard Liege and Cercle Brugge drew 2-2. The match was played on Saturday, 8 August 2026 at Maurice Dufrasne (Liege); refereed by Jasper Vergoote, Belgium.
L. Mondele 41' (Cercle Brugge) · D. Eckert 45' (Standard Liege) · D. Eckert 48' (Standard Liege) · C. Ravych 88' (Cercle Brugge)
After a 1-1 first half, the game finished 2-2.
Standard Liege held 56% of possession against 44%, attempting 20 shots to Cercle Brugge's 18.
Shots on target read 6-2 and corners 7-11.
Substitutes: L. Pirard, M. El Hankouri, D. Dierckx, R. Touzghar, T. Mohr, H. Lawrence, S. Jasper, B. Nsimba, S. Drammeh
Coach: Vincent Euvrard
Substitutes: B. Langenbick, L. Amani, J. Ndala, H. Jurado, I. Diakite, Erick Nunes, S. Gheerardyns, K. Kouassi, R. Caicedo
Coach: Lars Friis
Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Standard Liege) — named player of the match with a 9.0 rating.