Cercle Brugge KSV vs RSC Anderlecht, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2021-22

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RSC Anderlecht

Sun 15 Aug 2021 · 16:30 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Edgaras Utkus 19' Y

Waldo 90' Y

Overview

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Cercle Brugge KSV vs RSC Anderlecht — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
RSC Anderlecht 30 games · 44 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

Cercle Brugge KSV 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals RSC Anderlecht

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 RSC Anderlecht 2021-02-14 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 RSC Anderlecht 2020-09-13 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2020-01-26 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 RSC Anderlecht 2019-11-03 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–2	L
06 Aug	Club Brugge KV	A	1–1	D
31 Jul	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	1–1	D
27 Jul	Beerschot VA	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	KV Oostende	A	1–1	D
10 Apr	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	3–0	W

RSC Anderlecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	2–1	W
08 Aug	FC Seraing	H	3–0	W
31 Jul	KAS Eupen	A	1–1	D
25 Jul	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–0	W
11 Apr	Club Brugge KV	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV		RSC Anderlecht
#15	Position	#6
31	Points	44
30	Played	30
7 / 10 / 13	W / D / L	12 / 8 / 10
39	Scored	43
47	Conceded	39
-8	GD	+4
1.03	PPG	1.47
23%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts). RSC Anderlecht are 6th (44 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Cercle Brugge KSV welcome RSC Anderlecht for this crunch clash at Jan Breydel Stadion.
1' Olivier Deman has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 1 minutes.
2' Olivier Deman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
7' Josh Cullen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vincent Kompany will be considering his options from the bench.
13' The Netherlands Joshua Zirkzee breaks the deadlock on 13 minutes. 2-1!
18' RSC Anderlecht have won 464 goals from 390 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
19' Poor challenge from Edgaras Utkus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
29' Goal! Joshua Zirkzee scores his 37 goal in 540 matches.
34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
39' Sergio Gomez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RSC Anderlecht tonight.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cercle Brugge KSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
49' Kevin Denkey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
54' RSC Anderlecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
58' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Dino Hotic trudges off to be replaced by Alejandro Millan on 58 minutes.
59' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Aske Sampers is replaced by Waldo on 59 minute.
64' RSC Anderlecht are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' Another substitution for RSC Anderlecht to replace Yari Verschaeren by Majeed Ashimeru on 67 minute.
72' Kristoffer Olsson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
75' The RSC Anderlecht bench stirs into life. Lior Refaelov is withdrawn and Francis Amuzu gets his opportunity.
76' Leonardo Da Silva Lopes makes way for Hannes Van der Bruggen at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
80' Alexander Corryn makes way for Serge Raux Yao at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
86' The supporters are chanting for Taylor Harwood-Bellis. He replaces Joshua Zirkzee on 86 minute.
90' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

2
Vitinho
14
Charles Vanhoutte
23
Olivier Deman ↓ Kevin Denkey 75'
1
Thomas Didillon
10
Dino Hotic ↓ Alejandro Millan 58'
19
Dimitar Velkovski
25
Alexander Corryn ↓ Serge Raux Yao 80'
5
Boris Popovic
6
Edgaras Utkus
22
Leonardo Da Silva Lopes ↓ Hannes Van der Bruggen 75'
42
Aske Sampers ↓ Waldo 59'

Bench

8
Robbe Decostere
89
Sebastien Bruzzese
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↑ 75'
9
Kevin Denkey ↑ 75'
7
Waldo ↑ 59'
17
Serge Raux Yao ↑ 80'
29
Alejandro Millan ↑ 58'

Coach Yves Vanderhaeghe

RSC Anderlecht Lineups

Starting XI

4
Wesley Hoedt
8
Josh Cullen
17
Sergio Gomez
9
Benito Raman ↓ Isaac Thelin 75'
62
Michael Amir Murillo
3
Hannes Delcroix
11
Lior Refaelov ↓ Francis Amuzu 75'
30
Hendrik Van Crombrugge
20
Kristoffer Olsson
51
Yari Verschaeren ↓ Majeed Ashimeru 67'
23
Joshua Zirkzee ↓ Taylor Harwood-Bellis 86'

Bench

Coach Vincent Kompany

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kasper Dolberg	4
Anders Dreyer	3
Luis Vazquez	3
Theo Leoni	3
Landry Dimata	3
Irvin Cardona	3
Olivier Deman	2
Islam Slimani	2

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2021-08-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 RSC Anderlecht L 2021-08-06 Club Brugge KV 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2021-07-31 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2021-07-27 Beerschot VA 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2021-04-18 KV Oostende 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2021-04-10 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W

RSC Anderlecht Form

2021-08-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 RSC Anderlecht W 2021-08-08 RSC Anderlecht 3–0 FC Seraing W 2021-07-31 KAS Eupen 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D 2021-07-25 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2021-04-18 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–1 RSC Anderlecht W 2021-04-11 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Club Brugge KV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.57 RSC Anderlecht xG

I would bet for: Cercle Brugge KSV or RSC Anderlecht 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV29% Draw27% RSC Anderlecht44%

Actual: RSC Anderlecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

56%

Draw or RSC Anderlecht

71%

Cercle Brugge KSV or RSC Anderlecht

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV22% Draw46% RSC Anderlecht32%

Actual: RSC Anderlecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

8.1%

0 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	RSC Anderlecht covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.