Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
Cercle Brugge KSV
1 – 3
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Edgaras Utkus 38' Y
Jesper Daland 45' Y
Christiaan Ravych 75' Y
Thibo Somers 86' Y
Y 90' George Ilenikhena

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nathan Verboomen

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louvière Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

Head-to-Head

2
3
13
Cercle Brugge KSV 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-07-30 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-09-11 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Royal Antwerp FC H 1–3 L
03 Dec Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–2 L
25 Nov KAS Eupen H 2–0 W
12 Nov Club Brugge KV A 0–0 D
05 Nov RSC Anderlecht H 0–3 L
28 Oct KV Mechelen A 2–0 W
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Cercle Brugge KSV A 3–1 W
02 Dec Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 1–0 W
28 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 0–1 L
24 Nov K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–1 D
11 Nov Royal Standard de Liège H 6–0 W
07 Nov FC Porto A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV Royal Antwerp FC
#16 Position #13
3 Points 7
7 Played 7
0 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 4
8 Scored 11
14 Conceded 15
-6 GD -4
0.43 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 29%

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
14% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/2
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV
Steve Ngoura 2 G
Krys-Anthony Kouassi 2 G
Erick 1 G 1 A
Christiaan Ravych 1 G
Lukas Mondele 1 G
Royal Antwerp FC
Michael Frey 4 G
Anthony Valencia 3 G
Snayder Porozo 2 G
Rein Van Helden 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Cercle Brugge KSV gets underway.
  • 5' Alan Minda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' 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 Toby Alderweireld suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 25' It looks surprising Royal Antwerp FC does not make any changes. Mandela Keita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Warleson made 362 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' 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.
  • 38' Edgaras Utkus picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Edgaras Utkus trudges off to be replaced by Yann Gboho on 41 minutes.
  • 45' Jesper Daland picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Jan Breydel Stadion. Royal Antwerp FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' A goal from the Nigeria international Chidera Ejuke! He fires home on 57 to make it 0-2!
  • 62' Royal Antwerp FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 63' Kazeem Olaigbe is replacing Flavio Nazinho for the Cercle Brugge KSV side.
  • 68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kevin Denkey makes it 1-2.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Cercle Brugge KSV! Jordan Semedo comes on to replace Senna Miangue.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Christiaan Ravych on 75 minutes.
  • 76' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is withdrawn and Arbnor Muja gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Ritchie De Laet is replaced by Kobe Corbanie.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Arthur Vermeeren is replaced by Alhassan Yusuf on 81 minute.
  • 86' Cercle Brugge KSV player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' George Ilenikhena picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Chidera Ejuke is replaced by Zeno Van Den Bosch on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Royal Antwerp FC players.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lior Refaelov 3
Didier Lamkel Ze 3
Kevin Denkey 3
Toby Alderweireld 2
Dino Hotic 2
Guy Mbenza 2
Chidera Ejuke 2
Michael Frey 2

Head to Head

2023-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-07-30 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-09-11 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-12-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-11-25 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KAS Eupen W 2023-11-12 Club Brugge KV 0–0 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2023-11-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 RSC Anderlecht L 2023-10-28 KV Mechelen 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-12-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-11-28 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-11-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-11-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–0 Royal Standard de Liège W 2023-11-07 FC Porto 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cercle Brugge KSV29% Draw25% Royal Antwerp FC46%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
54%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
71%
Cercle Brugge KSV or Royal Antwerp FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV23% Draw41% Royal Antwerp FC36%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
8.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 20% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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