Club Brugge host Lokeren-Temse in the Belgian Cup. Brugge have been winning regularly against strong opposition lately, while Lokeren-Temse have also been picking up plenty of results of their own, just a level below.
It's a genuine gap in class on paper, with Brugge playing week to week in the Jupiler Pro League and Champions League while Lokeren-Temse operate a division down. Cup football has a habit of narrowing gaps like that, at least for one night, so it's worth seeing how each side has actually been playing.
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Form Check: Two Different Worlds
Club Brugge's recent matches have come against Jupiler Pro League and Champions League opposition, including Aston Villa, Genk and Antwerp. They've won the majority of those games and scored freely doing it.
Club Brugge KV: 20 completed matches; Lokeren-Temse: 20 completed matches.
Club Brugge KV
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 51
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +27
Lokeren-Temse
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 53
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +29
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | Inter | Club Brugge KV | 13.10.2026 | 3-4 |
| Jupiler Pro League | RAAL La Louvière | Club Brugge KV | 10.10.2026 | 1-4 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Club Brugge KV | Genk | 20.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Club Brugge KV | Antwerp | 13.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Club Brugge KV | Aston Villa | 08.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Lommel United | Club Brugge KV | 04.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Gent | Club Brugge KV | 30.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Club Brugge KV | Cercle Brugge | 23.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | OH Leuven | Club Brugge KV | 15.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Club Brugge KV | Kortrijk | 07.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Lokeren-Temse | Houtvenne | 26.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| Challenger Pro League | Lokeren-Temse | Excelsior Virton | 20.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Challenger Pro League | RSC Anderlecht II | Lokeren-Temse | 12.09.2026 | 2-6 |
| Challenger Pro League | Francs Borains | Lokeren-Temse | 06.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Challenger Pro League | Lokeren-Temse | KRC Genk II | 28.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| Challenger Pro League | Lokeren-Temse | AS Eupen | 21.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Challenger Pro League | Seraing United | Lokeren-Temse | 14.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Lokeren-Temse | UMM Salal | 08.08.2026 | 5-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Lokeren-Temse | Dender | 01.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Lokeren-Temse | NAC Breda | 25.07.2026 | 1-2 |
Lokeren-Temse's sample looks quite different. Most of their fixtures are in the Challenger Pro League, Belgium's second tier, mixed in with cup and friendly games. They've still won more than they've lost, and their most recent outing was a comfortable cup win over Houtvenne.
The levels clearly aren't the same, even though both sides are in reasonable form.
Cup Test For Brugge
This is a knockout tie, so a routine home win isn't guaranteed just because Brugge sit higher up the pyramid. Lokeren-Temse go into it having just put five past Houtvenne in the previous cup round, showing they can produce big scorelines when the competition calls for it.
Brugge's own recent record isn't spotless either. They lost to Aston Villa in the Champions League and were beaten domestically by both Lommel United and OH Leuven in the same stretch. Cup games against lower-division sides can bring rotation or a slow start, so it's not automatically one-way traffic.
Anything less than a sharp Brugge performance would open the door for a shock.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Mechele | Belgium | 33 | Defender | 190 | 81 |
| H. Vanaken | Belgium | 34 | Midfielder | 195 | 77 |
| N. Jackers | Belgium | 29 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 82 |
| Y. Sommer | Switzerland | 37 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 79 |
| H. Vetlesen | Norway | 26 | Midfielder | 174 | 72 |
| Lee Han-Beom | Korea Republic | 24 | Defender | 190 | 84 |
| R. Vermant | Belgium | 22 | Attacker | 181 | 74 |
| L. Audoor | Belgium | 23 | Midfielder | 182 | 69 |
| Carlos Forbs | Portugal | 22 | Midfielder | 169 | 62 |
| F. Potts | England | 23 | Midfielder | 183 | n/a |
| N. Tresoldi | Germany | 22 | Attacker | 183 | 77 |
| H. Siquet | Belgium | 24 | Defender | 180 | 70 |
| K. Sabbe | Belgium | 21 | Defender | 176 | 68 |
| J. Spileers | Belgium | 21 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| B. Meijer | Netherlands | 23 | Defender | 191 | 89 |
| F. Lemaréchal | France | 23 | Midfielder | 180 | 73 |
| S. Audoor | Belgium | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Robberechts | Belgium | 22 | Attacker | 172 | 60 |
| M. Dams | Belgium | 22 | Defender | 182 | 73 |
| J. Seys | Belgium | 21 | Defender | 168 | 52 |
| M. Diakhon | France | 21 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| C. Tsawa | Switzerland | 19 | Midfielder | 183 | 75 |
| Argus Vanden Driessche | Belgium | 19 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| W. Verlinden | Belgium | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Vasovic | Switzerland | 19 | Attacker | 186 | 76 |
| T. Koren | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Jan Virgili | Spain | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| W. Mike | Germany | 18 | Attacker | 175 | 65 |
| T. N. Koren | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| S. Coulibaly | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Van Aerschot | Belgium | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M. Duku | France | 25 | Attacker | 159 | 44 |
| J. Vervaque | Belgium | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M. Pau | France | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| S. Ben Seghir | France | 23 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 66 kg |
| T. Janssen | Belgium | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M. Lloci | Belgium | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| T. Troost | Netherlands | 24 | n/a | 188 cm | 77 kg |
| A. Brrou | Belgium | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ademola Oladipupo Ola-Adebomi | England | 23 | Attacker | ||
| Jordi Palacios | Spain | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Luan Simnica | Germany | 22 | Midfielder | 182 | 74 |
| R. Denuit | Belgium | 24 | Defender | 184 | 78 |
| R. Van Den Bergh | Belgium | 23 | n/a | 188 | n/a |
| A. Spegelaere | Belgium | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| J. Mazouz | Belgium | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Lietaert | Belgium | 22 | n/a | 190 | 78 |
| D. Doudaev | Belgium | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Vervacke | Belgium | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| V. Mabanza | Congo | 25 | n/a | 196 | n/a |
| A. Dindane | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| V. Van israel | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| A. Cerpentier | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| J. Arens | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| I. Zerioh | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| J. Van Damme | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| K. Muhammed | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| C. Oluwagbamila | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| N. Saboh | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
There's enough in the recent form to think Brugge should have the tools to get through this, but with no odds attached to test that view, we're not making a pick here.
Lokeren-Temse's own cup form suggests they won't just be making up the numbers, which is reason enough to wait rather than guess at a line that isn't there.
Who will win?
