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

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
K. Sint-Truidense VV
0 – 2
Full Time
Cercle Brugge KSV
Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Staaien HT 45' · FT 45'
Rein Van Helden 43' Y
Y 83' Olivier Deman

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bram Van Driessche

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

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5
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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #9
2 Points 2
2 Played 2
0 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 0
4 Scored 5
4 Conceded 5
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

K. Sint-Truidense VV are 10th (2 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

K. Sint-Truidense VV
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' K. Sint-Truidense VV have kicked off against Cercle Brugge KSV. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The 27-year-old Leonardo Lopes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' K. Sint-Truidense VV is showing some good football. However, K. Sint-Truidense VV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. K. Sint-Truidense VV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Cercle Brugge KSV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' Rein Van Helden has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 43.
  • 48' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' It’s high time Thorsten Fink made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. K. Sint-Truidense VV in their trying to find a way past Cercle Brugge KSV's compact .
  • 64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Thibo Somers makes it 0-1.
  • 67' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Hugo Siquet trudges off to be replaced by Alan Minda on 67 minutes.
  • 69' What a moment for Kevin Denkey! That strike on 69 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 69' Ryotaro Ito is replacing Rein Van Helden for the K. Sint-Truidense VV side.
  • 74' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Olivier Deman on 83 minutes earns him a card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
  • 86' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Yann Gboho departs to be replaced by Emilio Kehrer.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Olivier Deman is replaced by Senna Miangue.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cercle Brugge KSV to claim maximum points.

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

PlayerGoals
Kevin Denkey 5
Ayase Ueda 4
Kevin Hoggas 2
Kazeem Olaigbe 2
Yohan Boli 2
Daichi Hayashi 2
Ryan Merlen 2
Jordan Botaka 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
2.03 K. Sint-Truidense VV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + K. Sint-Truidense VV or Cercle Brugge KSV 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
K. Sint-Truidense VV36% Draw24% Cercle Brugge KSV40%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

K. Sint-Truidense VV or Draw
60%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
64%
K. Sint-Truidense VV or Cercle Brugge KSV
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
K. Sint-Truidense VV31% Draw37% Cercle Brugge KSV32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 3
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
3.5%
3 – 3
3.3%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — K. Sint-Truidense VV

Handicap K. Sint-Truidense VV covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 17% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

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