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Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
Cercle Brugge KSV
2 – 1
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sun 16 Aug 2020 · 11:30 UTC Jan Breydelstadion HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Johanna Omolo 31' Y
Y 65' Dieumerci Mbokani
Y 66' Dieumerci Mbokani

Overview

Match Preview

Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Jan Breydelstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bram Van Driessche
  • Referee Kristof Meers
  • Referee Wim Smet
  • Referee Dirk Gilon
  • Referee Quentin Pirard
  • Referee Romain Devillers
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
13
Cercle Brugge KSV 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-16 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-01-19 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-09-21 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2018-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2018-08-25 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Royal Antwerp FC H 2–1 W
08 Aug Royal Standard de Liège A 0–1 L
07 Mar Club Brugge KV A 1–2 L
01 Mar KAA Gent H 1–0 W
22 Feb Royal Excel Mouscron A 1–0 W
15 Feb K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–0 W
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–2 L
08 Aug Royal Excel Mouscron H 1–1 D
07 Mar KV Kortrijk A 1–0 W
29 Feb KV Oostende H 3–1 W
22 Feb Royal Standard de Liège A 0–1 L
16 Feb Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV Royal Antwerp FC
#9 Position #2
2 Points 6
2 Played 2
0 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
5 Scored 5
5 Conceded 1
+0 GD +4
1.00 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
50% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Jan Breydelstadion as Cercle Brugge KSV face off against Royal Antwerp FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Royal Antwerp FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Robbe Decostere, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' It looks surprising Cercle Brugge KSV does not make any changes. Dino Hotic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' A moment of madness from Johanna Omolo on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
  • 32' What a strike from Pieter Gerkens! The score is 0-1.
  • 37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cercle Brugge KSV and Royal Antwerp FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Clement might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 47' Ritchie De Laet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 52' Royal Antwerp FC make a change. Buta trudges off to be replaced by Nill De Pauw on 52 minutes.
  • 57' Belgium international Birger Verstraete has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 62' Cercle Brugge KSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 64' Thibo Somers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kylian Hazard on 64 minute.
  • 65' Dieumerci Mbokani is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 66' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and Royal Antwerp FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Dimitar Velkovski is withdrawn and Alexander Corryn gets his opportunity.
  • 74' The Royal Antwerp FC manager makes a substitution. Lior Refaelov departs to be replaced by Jonathan Bolingi.
  • 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thomas Didillon, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydelstadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' Guy Mbenza is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 85' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dieumerci Mbokani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 86' A goal from the Congo international Guy Mbenza! He fires home on 86 to make it 2-1!
  • 89' Vitinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dino Hotic at the 89 minute mark.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Denkey 3
Lior Refaelov 3
Didier Lamkel Ze 3
Chidera Ejuke 2
Michael Frey 2
William Acheampong 2
Gyrano Kerk 2
Toby Alderweireld 2

Head to Head

2020-08-16 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-01-19 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-09-21 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2018-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2018-08-25 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2020-08-16 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-08-08 Royal Standard de Liège 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2020-03-07 Club Brugge KV 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2020-03-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 KAA Gent W 2020-02-22 Royal Excel Mouscron 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2020-02-15 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2020-08-16 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-08-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royal Excel Mouscron D 2020-03-07 KV Kortrijk 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-02-29 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 KV Oostende W 2020-02-22 Royal Standard de Liège 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-02-16 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.41 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV24% Draw21% Royal Antwerp FC55%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
45%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
76%
Cercle Brugge KSV or Royal Antwerp FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cercle Brugge KSV13% Draw38% Royal Antwerp FC49%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 3
7.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 4
4.5%
0 – 4
4.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 22% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 20% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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