K. Sint-Truidense VV vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

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Cercle Brugge KSV

Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Staaien HT 45' · FT 45'

Rein Van Helden 43' Y

Y 83' Olivier Deman

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K. Sint-Truidense VV vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Staaien.

K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

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

K. Sint-Truidense VV 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cercle Brugge KSV

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-04-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2022-11-12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-08-28 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2021-01-31 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–0 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

K. Sint-Truidense VV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	0–2	L
20 Aug	KAA Gent	A	2–2	D
13 Aug	RSC Anderlecht	H	0–1	L
06 Aug	KV Kortrijk	A	1–0	W
30 Jul	Royal Standard de Liège	H	1–0	W
23 Apr	Royal Antwerp FC	H	0–1	L

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	2–0	W
19 Aug	Royal Standard de Liège	A	1–0	W
13 Aug	KRC Genk	H	0–1	L
05 Aug	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	2–0	W
30 Jul	Royal Antwerp FC	A	0–1	L
23 Apr	SV Zulte-Waregem	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

K. Sint-Truidense VV		Cercle Brugge KSV
#11	Position	#16
8	Points	3
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 4
12	Scored	8
12	Conceded	14
+0	GD	-6
1.14	PPG	0.43
29%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

K. Sint-Truidense VV are 11th (8 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

K. Sint-Truidense VV

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/5

61-75

3/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

K. Sint-Truidense VV

Samed Bazdar	4 G
Ryan Merlen	3 G	3 A
Ilias Sebaoui	1 G	3 A
Nelson Ishiwatari	1 G	1 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! K. Sint-Truidense VV welcome Cercle Brugge KSV for this crunch clash at Staaien.
5' K. Sint-Truidense VV currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Cercle Brugge KSV looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Erick scoring 1 goals.
15' K. Sint-Truidense VV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' K. Sint-Truidense VV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. K. Sint-Truidense VV and Cercle Brugge KSV are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Leonardo Lopes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
43' Rein Van Helden catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 43.
48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His K. Sint-Truidense VV side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
53' Christiaan Ravych, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
58' Kevin Denkey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cercle Brugge KSV so far.
63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both K. Sint-Truidense VV and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
64' What composure from Thibo Somers! The Belgium international strokes it home. 0-1.
67' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Hugo Siquet is replaced by Alan Minda.
69' Kevin Denkey does the damage! The net is bulging and Cercle Brugge KSV surge ahead!
69' Another change for K. Sint-Truidense VV made on 69 minute. Rein Van Helden leaves to be changed by Ryotaro Ito.
74' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
79' The 23-year-old Alan Minda has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
83' Olivier Deman is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
86' Emilio Kehrer gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Yann Gboho and will look to change the dynamic.
89' Senna Miangue has so much to prove this time. He replaces Olivier Deman on 89 minute.
Cercle Brugge KSV celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

K. Sint-Truidense VV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	5
Ayase Ueda	4
Kevin Hoggas	2
Kazeem Olaigbe	2
Yohan Boli	2
Daichi Hayashi	2
Ryan Merlen	2
Gianni Bruno	1

Head to Head

K. Sint-Truidense VV Form

2023-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-08-20 KAA Gent 2–2 K. Sint-Truidense VV D 2023-08-13 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–1 RSC Anderlecht L 2023-08-06 KV Kortrijk 0–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2023-07-30 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 Royal Standard de Liège W 2023-04-23 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-08-19 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KRC Genk L 2023-08-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2023-07-30 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-04-23 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.66 K. Sint-Truidense VV xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: K. Sint-Truidense VV or Cercle Brugge KSV 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

K. Sint-Truidense VV41% Draw27% Cercle Brugge KSV32%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

K. Sint-Truidense VV or Draw

68%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

59%

K. Sint-Truidense VV or Cercle Brugge KSV

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

K. Sint-Truidense VV33% Draw44% Cercle Brugge KSV23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

7.7%

2 – 0

1 – 2

0 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — K. Sint-Truidense VV

Handicap	K. Sint-Truidense VV covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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