Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.
- Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | UR La Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | Royal Standard de Liège | 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 |
| 11 Sep | SV Zulte-Waregem | A | 4–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Oct | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Oct | KV Mechelen | A | 1–3 | L |
| 25 Sep | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Sep | RSC Anderlecht | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Sep | FC Seraing | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Cercle Brugge KSV | Royal Standard de Liège | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #8 |
| 9 | Points | 15 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 2 / 3 / 6 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 4 |
| 14 | Scored | 18 |
| 22 | Conceded | 16 |
| -8 | GD | +2 |
| 0.82 | PPG | 1.36 |
| 18% | Win % | 36% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
9%
Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
27%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/2
61-75
10/1
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Cercle Brugge KSV
| Steve Ngoura | 4 G | 2 A |
| Krys-Anthony Kouassi | 2 G | |
| Erick | 1 G | 1 A |
| Christiaan Ravych | 1 G | |
| Lukas Mondele | 1 G |
Royal Standard de Liège
| Dennis Eckert | 7 G | 1 A |
| Adnane Abid | 3 G | 4 A |
| Salieu Drammeh | 3 G | |
| Casper Nielsen | 2 G | 3 A |
| Bernard Jordan Nguene | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Jan Breydel Stadion will turn into a battlefield for Cercle Brugge KSV and Royal Standard de Liege.
- 4' Against the run of play, Samuel Bastien has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 9' Over 9 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 14' Mehdi Carcela has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 383 appearances.
- 15' The referee has no hesitation. Ameen Al Dakhil is booked for Royal Standard de Liege — Yellow card on 15.
- 16' Magnificent from Jesper Daland! That is 5 goals in 369 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 17' A goal from the Norway international Jesper Daland! He fires home on 17 to make it 2-1!
- 22' Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba, a Burkina Faso , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 27' Cercle Brugge KSV currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 32' Joao Klauss has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 37' Cercle Brugge KSV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Standard de Liege backline.
- 39' Controversy at the stadium! Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 44' Royal Standard de Liege have won 381 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 47' The referee calls foul for Hamza Rafia. He receives a Yellow card.
- 52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Royal Standard de Liege winning 0% of all matches.
- 54' A moment of madness from Hannes Van der Bruggen on 54 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
- 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 62' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Hamza Rafia by Mehdi Carcela on 62 minute.
- 66' Noe Dussenne is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
- 68' Denis Dragus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
- 73' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Denis Dragus is withdrawn and Damjan Pavlovic gets his opportunity.
- 77' That is a Yellow card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Alejandro Millan will be fuming at that decision.
- 80' Hugo Siquet was booked on 80.
- 85' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Dino Hotic departs to be replaced by Dimitar Velkovski.
- 87' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Jackson Muleka comes on to replace Joao Klauss.
- 90' The referee shows Royal Standard de Liege player a Yellow card on 90.
- 90' Fresh legs for Cercle Brugge KSV! Charles Vanhoutte comes on to replace Rabbi Matondo.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 1
- 28
-
10
Dino Hotic ↓ Dimitar Velkovski 85'
- 11
- 25
-
34
Thibo Somers ↓ Olivier Deman 87'
- 3
-
29
Alejandro Millan ↓ Kevin Denkey 87'
- 4
- 22
Bench
-
14
Charles Vanhoutte ↑ 90'
- 8
-
23
Olivier Deman ↑ 87'
-
19
Dimitar Velkovski ↑ 85'
-
9
Kevin Denkey ↑ 87'
- 21
- 5
Coach
Yves Vanderhaeghe
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Denis Dragus ↓ Damjan Pavlovic 73'
- 6
- 28
- 16
- 26
-
12
Hamza Rafia ↓ Mehdi Carcela 62'
- 23
- 14
- 2
-
9
Joao Klauss ↓ Jackson Muleka 87'
- 3
Bench
- 15
- 24
-
10
Mehdi Carcela ↑ 62'
- 5
- 30
-
17
Jackson Muleka ↑ 87'
-
4
Damjan Pavlovic ↑ 73'
- 37
- 11
Coach
Luka Elsner
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Selim Amallah | 4 |
| Renaud Emond | 3 |
| Samuel Bastien | 2 |
| Jesper Daland | 2 |
| Dennis Eckert | 2 |
| Christiaan Ravych | 1 |
| Dino Hotic | 1 |
| Lukas Mondele | 1 |
Head to Head
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
2021-10-23
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–1
Royal Standard de Liège
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
2021-09-11
SV Zulte-Waregem
2–4
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2021-10-23
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–1
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2021-10-16
Royal Standard de Liège
2–2
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
D
2021-10-01
KV Mechelen
3–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2021-09-25
Royal Standard de Liège
1–2
K. Sint-Truidense VV
L
2021-09-19
Royal Standard de Liège
0–1
RSC Anderlecht
L
2021-09-12
FC Seraing
0–1
Royal Standard de Liège
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.09
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73
Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
54%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
74%
Cercle Brugge KSV or Royal Standard de Liège
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
8.8%
0 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
3%
Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV
| Handicap | Cercle Brugge KSV covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liège covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 14% | 77% |
| -0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +1 | 49% | 22% | 28% |
| +1.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +2 | 72% | 16% | 13% |
| +2.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
Clean Sheet
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

