Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 31 Oct 2021 · 15:00 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 39' Samuel Vines

Dino Hotic 45' Y

David Sousa 52' Y

Y 60' Alhassan Yusuf

Y 63' Birger Verstraete

Jesper Daland 70' Y

Y 70' Mbwana Samatta

Y 90' Ritchie De Laet

Charles Vanhoutte 90' Y

Overview

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

Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 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 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals Royal Antwerp FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-31 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-01-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 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

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Royal Antwerp FC	H	0–1	L
23 Oct	Royal Standard de Liege	H	1–1	D
16 Oct	KV Oostende	A	1–2	L
02 Oct	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	0–3	L
26 Sep	KAA Gent	A	1–2	L
17 Sep	KAS Eupen	H	1–2	L

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	1–0	W
24 Oct	Club Brugge KV	H	1–1	D
21 Oct	Fenerbahce SK	A	2–2	D
16 Oct	SV Zulte-Waregem	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	KAA Gent	H	1–0	W
30 Sep	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV		Royal Antwerp FC
#15	Position	#10
31	Points	35
30	Played	30
7 / 10 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 13
39	Scored	31
47	Conceded	32
-8	GD	-1
1.03	PPG	1.17
23%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cercle Brugge KSV and Royal Antwerp FC is underway.
5' It’s high time Yves Vanderhaeghe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' It looks surprising Cercle Brugge KSV does not make any changes. Pieter Gerkens has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
23' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Dimitar Velkovski on, Alexander Corryn off on 23 minutes.
28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
38' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
39' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 39.
44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jean Butez made 103 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dino Hotic on 45 minutes.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cercle Brugge KSV and Royal Antwerp FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
52' David Sousa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
56' A goal from the Switzerland international Michael Frey! He fires home on 56 to make it 0-1!
57' Michael Frey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
60' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
63' Poor challenge from Birger Verstraete. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
65' A change in the Royal Antwerp FC ranks — Pieter Gerkens exits the field as Mbwana Samatta enters on 65.
70' Jesper Daland is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
75' The crowd applauds Edgaras Utkus as he leaves the pitch. Charles Vanhoutte steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
80' Benson Manuel makes way for Jelle Bataille at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
84' Vitinho makes way for Boris Popovic at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cercle Brugge KSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' Ritchie De Laet is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

2
Vitinho ↓ Boris Popovic 84'
1
Thomas Didillon
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen
10
Dino Hotic ↓ Olivier Deman 84'
11
Rabbi Matondo
25
Alexander Corryn ↓ Dimitar Velkovski 23'
34
Thibo Somers
3
David Sousa
29
Alejandro Millan ↓ Kevin Denkey 75'
4
Jesper Daland
6
Edgaras Utkus ↓ Charles Vanhoutte 75'

Bench

14
Charles Vanhoutte ↑ 75'
8
Robbe Decostere
23
Olivier Deman ↑ 84'
89
Sebastien Bruzzese
19
Dimitar Velkovski ↑ 23'
9
Kevin Denkey ↑ 75'
5
Boris Popovic ↑ 84'

Coach Yves Vanderhaeghe

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

99
Michael Frey ↓ Abdoulaye Seck 80'
3
Bjorn Engels
7
Viktor Fischer ↓ Michel-Ange Balikwisha 65'
14
Benson Manuel ↓ Jelle Bataille 80'
1
Jean Butez
16
Pieter Gerkens ↓ Mbwana Samatta 65'
6
Birger Verstraete
2
Ritchie De Laet
8
Alhassan Yusuf
21
Samuel Vines
61
Dinis Almeida

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	3
Lior Refaelov	3
Didier Lamkel Ze	3
Guy Mbenza	2
Chidera Ejuke	2
Michael Frey	2
William Acheampong	2
Gyrano Kerk	2

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2021-10-31 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-10-23 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege D 2021-10-16 KV Oostende 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2021-10-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2021-09-26 KAA Gent 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2021-09-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 KAS Eupen L

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2021-10-31 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-10-24 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Club Brugge KV D 2021-10-21 Fenerbahce SK 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC D 2021-10-16 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-10-03 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent W 2021-09-30 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 Eintracht Frankfurt L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.03 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV27% Draw29% Royal Antwerp FC44%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

56%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

73%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royal Antwerp FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV20% Draw50% Royal Antwerp FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.2%

1 – 2

8.5%

0 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	22%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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