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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

Cercle Brugge KSV

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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

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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)

Match Details

Referee Nathan Verboomen

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Liege	H	6–0	W
07 Nov	FC Porto	A	0–2	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' And we are off! Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royal Antwerp FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Royal Antwerp FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Cercle Brugge KSV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royal Antwerp FC's shape.
20' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Royal Antwerp FC are in front.
25' Alhassan Yusuf has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' It looks surprising Royal Antwerp FC does not make any changes. Soumaila Coulibaly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' That looks like a foul for a card for Edgaras Utkus.
41' Edgaras Utkus makes way for Yann Gboho at the 41 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
45' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Jesper Daland gets a card.
50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Antwerp FC that had 303 games and scored 434 goals.
55' Edgaras Utkus has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chidera Ejuke makes it 0-2.
62' Ritchie De Laet is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cercle Brugge KSV tonight.
63' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Flavio Nazinho departs to be replaced by Kazeem Olaigbe.
68' Cercle Brugge KSV is showing some good football. However, Cercle Brugge KSV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
70' GOAL! Kevin Denkey fires home to make it 1-2!
73' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Senna Miangue departs to be replaced by Jordan Semedo.
75' Poor challenge from Christiaan Ravych. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
76' Arbnor Muja is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp at the 76 minute mark.
77' The Royal Antwerp FC manager makes a substitution. Ritchie De Laet departs to be replaced by Kobe Corbanie.
81' The whistle greets Arthur Vermeeren as he departs to be replaced by Alhassan Yusuf.
86' Poor challenge from Thibo Somers. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' The referee calls foul for George Ilenikhena. He receives a card.
90' Zeno Van Den Bosch gets the nod from Royal Antwerp FC. He replaces Chidera Ejuke and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Cercle Brugge KSV 1-3 Royal Antwerp FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Yann Gboho ↑ 41'
21
Maxime Delanghe
66
Christiaan Ravych ↑ 73'
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↑ 63'
76
Jonas Lietaert
77
Jordan Semedo ↑ 73'
32
Romaric Etonde

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Owen Wijndal
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen ↓ George Ilenikhena 77'
24
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp ↓ Arbnor Muja 76'
1
Jean Butez
2
Ritchie De Laet ↓ Kobe Corbanie 77'
19
Chidera Ejuke ↓ Zeno Van Den Bosch 90'
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
27
Mandela Keita
44
Soumaila Coulibaly
48
Arthur Vermeeren ↓ Alhassan Yusuf 81'

Bench

7
Gyrano Kerk
91
Senne Lammens
8
Alhassan Yusuf ↑ 81'
33
Zeno Van Den Bosch ↑ 90'
11
Arbnor Muja ↑ 76'
9
George Ilenikhena ↑ 77'
52
Kobe Corbanie ↑ 77'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	3
Lior Refaelov	3
Didier Lamkel Ze	3
Michael Frey	2
William Acheampong	2
Gyrano Kerk	2
Toby Alderweireld	2
Dino Hotic	2

Head to Head

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 Liege W 2023-11-07 FC Porto 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.09 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV28% Draw28% Royal Antwerp FC44%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

56%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

72%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royal Antwerp FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV20% Draw48% Royal Antwerp FC32%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

10.3%

0 – 0

9.7%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

4.4%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	16%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	22%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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