Oud-Heverlee Leuven vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

1 – 2

Full Time

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

Match Preview

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

Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 games · 34 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jasper Vergoote

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

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
#12	Position	#15
34	Points	31
30	Played	30
9 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	7 / 10 / 13
32	Scored	39
43	Conceded	47
-11	GD	-8
1.13	PPG	1.03
30%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 12th (34 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Oud-Heverlee Leuven have kicked off against Cercle Brugge KSV. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
2' A stunning finish from Jon Dagur THorsteinsson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
7' Jordan Semedo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
12' Oud-Heverlee Leuven are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
17' 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.
22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Cercle Brugge KSV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
32' Hannes Van der Bruggen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Oud-Heverlee Leuven so far.
36' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 36.
41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
44' Hamza Mendyl picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joren Dom.
46' Another substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV to replace Nils De Wilde by Kazeem Olaigbe 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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' GOAL! Thibo Somers scores on 59. Assisted by Edgaras Utkus
64' The referee calls foul for Hannes Van der Bruggen. He receives a card.
69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miron Muslic will be considering his options from the bench.
71' Nathaniel Opoku has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nachon Nsingi on 71 minute.
76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Oud-Heverlee Leuven side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
79' The whistle greets Jon Dagur THorsteinsson as he departs to be replaced by Youssef Maziz.
84' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Alan Minda on, Kazeem Olaigbe off on 84 minutes.
86' Jordan Semedo gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Senna Miangue and will look to change the dynamic.
90' It’s a booking for Oud-Heverlee Leuven player. Siebe Schrijvers gets a card.
90' Suphanat Mueanta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joren Dom at the 90 minute mark.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson	1
Youssef Maziz	1
Sory Kaba	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

1.26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Cercle Brugge KSV 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Oud-Heverlee Leuven31% Draw28% Cercle Brugge KSV41%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Draw

59%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

69%

Oud-Heverlee Leuven or Cercle Brugge KSV

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Oud-Heverlee Leuven23% Draw46% Cercle Brugge KSV31%

Actual: Oud-Heverlee Leuven win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Handicap	Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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