KVC Westerlo vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KVC Westerlo vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at 't Kuipje.
- KVC Westerlo 11 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
- Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bert Put
3 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 6.3 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 4–2 | W |
| 27 Jan | KAA Gent | A | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Jan | Club Brugge KV | A | 0–3 | L |
| 26 Dec | RWDM Molenbeek FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 23 Dec | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Dec | KAS Eupen | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan | KVC Westerlo | A | 2–4 | L |
| 26 Jan | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Jan | KRC Genk | A | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Dec | RSC Anderlecht | A | 0–2 | L |
| 20 Dec | KV Kortrijk | H | 3–0 | W |
| 16 Dec | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| KVC Westerlo | Cercle Brugge KSV | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #16 |
| 14 | Points | 9 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 4 / 2 / 5 | W / D / L | 2 / 3 / 6 |
| 26 | Scored | 14 |
| 30 | Conceded | 22 |
| -4 | GD | -8 |
| 1.27 | PPG | 0.82 |
| 36% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
KVC Westerlo this season
KVC Westerlo this season
9%
Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
KVC Westerlo are 9th (14 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KVC Westerlo
0-15
7/–
16-30
1/4
31-45
3/7
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/7
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
KVC Westerlo
| Norman Bassette | 8 G | |
| Shunsuke Saito | 5 G | 1 A |
| Cisse Sandra | 2 G | 1 A |
| Matte Smets | 1 G | |
| Dylan Ourega | 1 G |
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. KVC Westerlo kicks off things out of here…
- 5' A quiet spell here at 't Kuipje. Cercle Brugge KSV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Griffin Yow makes it 1-0.
- 12' France international Boris Popovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KVC Westerlo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 19' What a moment for Griffin Yow! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
- 22' Goal! Nicolas Madsen scores his 22 goal in 225 matches.
- 27' KVC Westerlo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cercle Brugge KSV's shape.
- 31' The deadlock is broken! Romeo Vermant gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
- 33' Sergiy Sydorchuk doubles the advantage! 5-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 38' It’s high time Rik De Mil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arthur Piedfort made 145 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 44' The referee calls foul for Flavio Nazinho. He receives a card.
- 46' Another substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV to replace Edgaras Utkus by Boris Popovic on 46 minute.
- 51' Cercle Brugge KSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 58' Felix Lemarechal has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 58.
- 61' Matija Frigan is replacing Romeo Vermant for the KVC Westerlo side.
- 63' Cercle Brugge KSV player sees a card in front of him.
- 65' That looks like a foul for a card for Hannes Van der Bruggen.
- 69' Tuur Rommens has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 69.
- 71' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Augusto is hanging Alan Minda on the field on 71 minute.
- 74' A change in the KVC Westerlo ranks — Griffin Yow exits the field as Edisson Jordanov enters on 74.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Dogucan Haspolat.
- 80' Matija Frigan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 80.
- 81' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Hannes Van der Bruggen is replaced by Leonardo Lopes.
- 86' Nacer Chadli is replacing Thomas Van den Keybus for the KVC Westerlo side.
- 4-2 the final result. Cercle Brugge KSV will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
KVC Westerlo Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
- 22
- 1
- 8
-
18
Griffin Yow ↓ Edisson Jordanov 74'
- 40
- 39
-
17
Romeo Vermant ↓ Matija Frigan 61'
- 15
- 25
- 46
Bench
-
6
Dogucan Haspolat ↑ 74'
-
89
Nacer Chadli ↑ 86'
-
32
Edisson Jordanov ↑ 74'
- 21
-
4
Mathias Fixelles ↑ 46'
- 20
- 13
-
9
Matija Frigan ↑ 61'
- 3
Coach
Rik De Mil
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 9
- 27
- 34
- 1
- 20
- 4
- 6
-
3
Edgaras Utkus ↓ Boris Popovic 46'
-
76
Jonas Lietaert ↓ Kazeem Olaigbe 46'
-
11
Alan Minda ↓ Felipe Augusto 71'
Bench
-
22
Leonardo Lopes ↑ 81'
- 18
- 21
-
5
Boris Popovic ↑ 46'
-
10
Felipe Augusto ↑ 71'
-
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↑ 46'
- 77
-
–
Malamine Efekele ↑ 46'
- 99
Coach
Miron Muslic
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Griffin Yow | 2 |
| Lucas Stassin | 2 |
| Nacer Chadli | 2 |
| Kevin Denkey | 2 |
| Nicolas Madsen | 1 |
| Romeo Vermant | 1 |
| Sergiy Sydorchuk | 1 |
| Allahyar Sayyadmanesh | 1 |
Head to Head
KVC Westerlo Form
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
2024-01-30
KVC Westerlo
4–2
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
2024-01-26
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–1
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2024-01-20
KRC Genk
1–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2023-12-27
RSC Anderlecht
2–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
2023-12-20
Cercle Brugge KSV
3–0
KV Kortrijk
W
2023-12-16
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
1–2
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.99
KVC Westerlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 75%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KVC Westerlo win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.59
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 2.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 3.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 4.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
Double Chance
KVC Westerlo or Draw
81%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
37%
KVC Westerlo or Cercle Brugge KSV
82%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: KVC Westerlo win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 1
5.6%
3 – 2
5.6%
4 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.8%
3 – 0
4.6%
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.4%
5 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — KVC Westerlo
| Handicap | KVC Westerlo covers | Push | Cercle Brugge KSV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -2 | 28% | 18% | 54% |
| -1.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| -1 | 46% | 19% | 36% |
| -0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 10% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 5% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.