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 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jasper Vergoote

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Oud-Heverlee Leuven 13 games · Avg 2.6 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
#15	Position	#16
4	Points	3
7	Played	7
1 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 4
5	Scored	8
13	Conceded	14
-8	GD	-6
0.57	PPG	0.43
14%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 15th (4 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/3

61-75

1/2

76+

1/5

■ 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)

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Wouter George	2 G	1 A
Oscar Gil Regano	1 G

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! Oud-Heverlee Leuven welcome Cercle Brugge KSV for this crunch clash at Den Dreef.
2' Oud-Heverlee Leuven is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jon Dagur THorsteinsson on 2.
7' Oud-Heverlee Leuven are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cercle Brugge KSV backline.
12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
17' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
22' Cercle Brugge KSV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Boris Popovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cercle Brugge KSV.
32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Cercle Brugge KSV are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
41' It is a cagey affair so far. Oud-Heverlee Leuven in their trying to find a way past Cercle Brugge KSV's compact .
44' Controversy at the stadium! Hamza Mendyl argues furiously but the card stands.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joren Dom.
46' Kazeem Olaigbe gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Nils De Wilde and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Oud-Heverlee Leuven have won 231 goals from 188 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' A quiet spell here at Den Dreef. Cercle Brugge KSV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' Thibo Somers is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
64' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Hannes Van der Bruggen on 64 minutes.
69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
71' Another substitution for Oud-Heverlee Leuven to replace Nachon Nsingi by Nathaniel Opoku on 71 minute.
76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joren Dom made 100 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
79' Jon Dagur THorsteinsson makes way for Youssef Maziz at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
84' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Alan Minda on, Kazeem Olaigbe off on 84 minutes.
86' Jordan Semedo is replacing Senna Miangue for the Cercle Brugge KSV side.
90' The referee calls foul for Siebe Schrijvers. He receives a card.
90' Another change for Oud-Heverlee Leuven made on 90 minute. Joren Dom leaves to be changed by Suphanat Mueanta.
With this win, Cercle Brugge KSV is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Ike Ugbo	3
Thomas Henry	3
Rabbi Matondo	2
Mario Gonzalez	2
Waldo	1
Thibo Somers	1
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson	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

2 / 4

1.09 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Oud-Heverlee Leuven28% Draw28% Cercle Brugge KSV44%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Draw

56%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

72%

Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Cercle Brugge KSV

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Oud-Heverlee Leuven20% Draw47% Cercle Brugge KSV33%

Actual: Oud-Heverlee Leuven win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 1

10.2%

0 – 0

9.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Handicap	Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	22%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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