Club Brugge 3-2 Sint-Truiden: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 9 · Sunday 25 October 2026 · Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge · referee N. Verboomen · full time
Full time: Club Brugge 3-2 Sint-Truiden
Club Brugge won 3-2 at home to Sint-Truiden in Belgian Pro League Matchday 9 on Sunday 25 October 2026. The goals: Nicolò Tresoldi 41', Nicolò Tresoldi 43', Ilias Sebaoui 55', Nicolò Tresoldi 75', Shogo Taniguchi 90+3'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had the result right.
How Club Brugge won it
The opening goal came in the 41st minute: Nicolò Tresoldi for Club Brugge, set up by Kyriani Sabbe. Nicolò Tresoldi made it 2-0 to Club Brugge in the 43rd minute, set up by Carlos Forbs. Ilias Sebaoui from the penalty spot made it 2-1 to Sint-Truiden in the 55th minute. Nicolò Tresoldi made it 3-1 to Club Brugge in the 75th minute, set up by Carlos Forbs. Shogo Taniguchi made it 3-2 to Sint-Truiden in the 90th minute (+3), set up by Frédéric Soèllé Soèllé.
It was 2-0 at half-time.
Nicolò Tresoldi scored a hat-trick.
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael of Sint-Truiden was sent off in the 90th minute (+5) for a second yellow card. The referee, N. Verboomen, showed 3 yellow cards: 0 to Club Brugge and 3 to Sint-Truiden.
Club Brugge: I. Leko, 4-2-3-1 · Sint-Truiden: F. De Meyer, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
A Club Brugge win was the estimate's call at 70%, and it came in. The exact score was another matter: 3-1 was the likeliest, 3-2 the real one.
On goals the estimate was close: about 3.9 expected, 5 scored.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 74%; with 5 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 64%; both did, in line with the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-25, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.44 for Club Brugge and 2.61 for Sint-Truiden.
Club Brugge scored about 1.6 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Sint-Truiden created the better chances, 2.61 xG to 1.44, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Club Brugge to create more, and Sint-Truiden did.
Club Brugge had 6 shots on target, Sint-Truiden 4.
Club Brugge had 53% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Club Brugge came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 2.66 expected goals for and 1.21 against, and had won 82% of their matches.
Sint-Truiden came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 2.21 expected goals for and 1.64 against, and had won 27% of their matches.
Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden: the match in numbers
| Club Brugge | Match statistics | Sint-Truiden |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Ball possession | 47% |
| 1.44 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.61 |
| 15 | Total shots | 7 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Big chances | 4 |
| 600 | Total passes | 536 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 4 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 3 goals.
Club Brugge
- Nicolò Tresoldi 8.6 3 goals
- Carlos Forbs 8.3 2 assists
- Kyriani Sabbe 7.3 1 assist
- Joaquin Seys 7.2
- Freddie Potts 7.2
Sint-Truiden
- Shogo Taniguchi 7.3 1 goal
- Abdoulaye Sissako 7.2
- Frédéric Soèllé Soèllé 7.1 1 assist
- Ilias Sebaoui 6.8 1 goal
- Arbnor Muja 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Taiga Hata at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Club Brugge: Mechelen vs Club Brugge Saturday 21 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Sint-Truiden: Sporting Charleroi vs Sint-Truiden Saturday 21 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden
What was the score in Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden?
Club Brugge 3-2 Sint-Truiden (half-time 2-0), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 25 October 2026.
Who scored in Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden?
Nicolò Tresoldi 41', Nicolò Tresoldi 43', Ilias Sebaoui 55', Nicolò Tresoldi 75', Shogo Taniguchi 90+3'.
Did Moneyball predict Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden correctly?
A Club Brugge win was the estimate's call at 70%, and it came in. The exact score was another matter: 3-1 was the likeliest, 3-2 the real one.
Who was man of the match in Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden?
Nicolò Tresoldi, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden?
N. Verboomen.
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