Oud-Heverlee Leuven 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

Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Den Dreef HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 36' Boris Popovic

Hamza Mendyl 44' Y

Joren Dom 45' Y

Y 64' Hannes Van der Bruggen

Siebe Schrijvers 90' Y

Y 90' Edgaras Utkus

Jonatan Braut Brunes 90' Y

Overview

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Oud-Heverlee Leuven vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Den Dreef.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 2 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jasper Vergoote

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

Oud-Heverlee Leuven 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Cercle Brugge KSV

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-10-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2023-02-10 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-11-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2022-02-12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–2 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	1–2	L
09 Dec	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–1	D
02 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	A	0–1	L
26 Nov	Club Brugge KV	H	0–1	L
12 Nov	KRC Genk	A	1–3	L
04 Nov	KVC Westerlo	H	0–2	L

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	2–1	W
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

Season Stats

Oud-Heverlee Leuven		Cercle Brugge KSV
#17	Position	#9
0	Points	2
2	Played	2
0 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 0
1	Scored	5
6	Conceded	5
-5	GD	+0
0.00	PPG	1.00
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 17th (0 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Den Dreef!
2' The Iceland Jon Dagur THorsteinsson breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
7' Edgaras Utkus is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cercle Brugge KSV tonight.
12' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
17' Oud-Heverlee Leuven are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
27' It looks like no one’s ball. Oud-Heverlee Leuven is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Oud-Heverlee Leuven must find a spark to ignite this game.
36' Boris Popovic is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
41' Brazil international Warleson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' A moment of madness from Hamza Mendyl on 44 minutes earns him a card. Oud-Heverlee Leuven will be frustrated.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Joren Dom.
46' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Nils De Wilde is replaced by Kazeem Olaigbe.
51' A quiet spell here at Den Dreef. Cercle Brugge KSV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' Thibo Somers does the damage! The net is bulging and Cercle Brugge KSV surge ahead!
64' It’s gonna be a card for Hannes Van der Bruggen.
69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Oud-Heverlee Leuven side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
71' Nachon Nsingi makes way for Nathaniel Opoku at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
76' It’s high time Miron Muslic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' The supporters are chanting for Youssef Maziz. He replaces Jon Dagur THorsteinsson on 79 minute.
84' Alan Minda is replacing Kazeem Olaigbe for the Cercle Brugge KSV side.
86' Fresh legs for Cercle Brugge KSV! Jordan Semedo comes on to replace Senna Miangue.
90' Siebe Schrijvers was booked on 90.
90' Oud-Heverlee Leuven manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Suphanat Mueanta is hanging Joren Dom on the field on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

8
Siebe Schrijvers
20
Hamza Mendyl
28
Ewoud Pletinckx
7
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson ↓ Youssef Maziz 79'
6
Joren Dom ↓ Suphanat Mueanta 90'
1
Tobe Leysen
9
Jonatan Braut Brunes
11
Ezechiel Banzuzi
43
Nachon Nsingi ↓ Nathaniel Opoku 71'
23
Joel Schingtienne
3
Raz Shlomo

Bench

Coach Óscar García

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	6
Thomas Henry	3
Ike Ugbo	3
Mario Gonzalez	2
Rabbi Matondo	2
Christiaan Ravych	1
Kamal Deen Sowah	1
Ezechiel Banzuzi	1

Head to Head

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2023-12-16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-12-09 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2023-12-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-11-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–1 Club Brugge KV L 2023-11-12 KRC Genk 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-11-04 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–2 KVC Westerlo L

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-12-16 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.96 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG

Expected Goals

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

2.97 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Cercle Brugge KSV to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Oud-Heverlee Leuven16% Draw19% Cercle Brugge KSV65%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Draw

34%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

84%

Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Cercle Brugge KSV

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Oud-Heverlee Leuven10% Draw32% Cercle Brugge KSV58%

Actual: Oud-Heverlee Leuven win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

8.9%

0 – 3

8.5%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

1 – 1

6.3%

0 – 4

6.2%

1 – 4

5.9%

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

3.9%

2 – 3

3.8%

0 – 5

3.7%

1 – 5

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Handicap	Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	91%
-0.5	9%	—	91%
+0.5	24%	—	76%
+1	24%	19%	57%
+1.5	43%	—	57%
+2	43%	20%	37%
+2.5	63%	—	37%

Clean Sheet

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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