RSC Anderlecht vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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RSC Anderlecht vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Lotto Park.
- RSC Anderlecht 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
- Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Laforge
- Referee Nathan Verboomen
- Referee Mathias Hillaert
- Referee Christophe Battiston
- Referee
- Referee Vito Di Vincenzo
- Referee Laurent Willems
5 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 12.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Aug | KV Oostende | A | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Aug | Royal Excel Mouscron | H | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Aug | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 3–1 | W |
| 09 Aug | KV Mechelen | A | 2–2 | D |
| 07 Mar | SV Zulte-Waregem | H | 7–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep | RSC Anderlecht | A | 0–2 | L |
| 29 Aug | KV Kortrijk | H | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Aug | KV Mechelen | A | 3–2 | W |
| 16 Aug | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Aug | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Mar | Club Brugge KV | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| RSC Anderlecht | Cercle Brugge KSV | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #16 |
| 20 | Points | 9 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 6 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 2 / 3 / 6 |
| 14 | Scored | 14 |
| 12 | Conceded | 22 |
| +2 | GD | -8 |
| 1.82 | PPG | 0.82 |
| 55% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
61%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
36%
Clean Sheets
RSC Anderlecht this season
RSC Anderlecht this season
9%
Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
RSC Anderlecht are 5th (20 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
RSC Anderlecht
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/–
31-45
6/3
46-60
4/1
61-75
1/1
76+
3/4
■ 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)
RSC Anderlecht
| Tawfik Bentayeb | 3 G | 1 A |
| Adriano Bertaccini | 2 G | |
| Marten Winkler | 2 G | |
| Joshua Nga Kana | 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. Cercle Brugge KSV kicks off things out of here…
- 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 10' RSC Anderlecht has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 15' Cercle Brugge KSV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Cercle Brugge KSV is showing some good football. However, Cercle Brugge KSV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 33' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for David Bates on 33 minutes.
- 36' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lukas Nmecha makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 38' Johanna Omolo was booked on 38.
- 43' Ognjen Vranjes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
- 48' Ognjen Vranjes, a Bosnia and Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 53' David Bates needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RSC Anderlecht and Cercle Brugge KSV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 59' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
- 59' Another change for Cercle Brugge KSV made on 59 minute. Johanna Omolo leaves to be changed by Frank Kanoute.
- 64' RSC Anderlecht are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cercle Brugge KSV backline.
- 67' The whistle greets Anthony Musaba as he departs to be replaced by Kylian Hazard.
- 68' Assisted by Adrien Trebel with the perfectly-timed delivery and Michael Amir Murillo makes no mistake. 2-0!
- 73' A quiet spell here at Lotto Park. Cercle Brugge KSV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 75' The RSC Anderlecht bench stirs into life. Zakaria Bakkali is withdrawn and Yari Verschaeren gets his opportunity.
- 80' Mustapha Bundu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jeremy Doku at the 80 minute mark.
- 83' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a Yellow card on 83.
- 88' Another substitution for RSC Anderlecht to replace Lukas Nmecha by Anouar Ait El Hadj on 88 minute.
- Full Time. RSC Anderlecht beats Cercle Brugge KSV
Lineups
RSC Anderlecht Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 32
- 62
- 25
- 48
- 21
- 99
- 30
- 14
-
49
Jeremy Doku ↓ Mustapha Bundu 80'
- 11
Bench
- 1
- 9
-
51
Yari Verschaeren ↑ 75'
-
46
Anouar Ait El Hadj ↑ 88'
- 55
- 54
-
19
Mustapha Bundu ↑ 80'
Coach
Vincent Kompany
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 3
- 5
-
15
Johanna Omolo ↓ Franck Kanoute 59'
- 14
- 20
- 8
- 1
- 10
-
11
Anthony Musaba ↓ Kylian Hazard 67'
- 25
Bench
- 24
-
98
Franck Kanoute ↑ 59'
- 2
-
7
Kylian Hazard ↑ 67'
-
19
Dimitar Velkovski ↑ 67'
- 34
- 21
Coach
Paul Clement
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kasper Dolberg | 4 |
| Theo Leoni | 3 |
| Landry Dimata | 3 |
| Irvin Cardona | 3 |
| Anders Dreyer | 3 |
| Luis Vazquez | 3 |
| Pieter Gerkens | 2 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | 2 |
Head to Head
RSC Anderlecht Form
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
2020-09-13
RSC Anderlecht
2–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
2020-08-29
Cercle Brugge KSV
0–1
KV Kortrijk
L
2020-08-22
KV Mechelen
2–3
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2020-08-16
Cercle Brugge KSV
2–1
Royal Antwerp FC
W
2020-08-08
Royal Standard de Liège
1–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
2020-03-07
Club Brugge KV
2–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.09
RSC Anderlecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for:
RSC Anderlecht to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RSC Anderlecht win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
RSC Anderlecht or Draw
85%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
36%
RSC Anderlecht or Cercle Brugge KSV
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: RSC Anderlecht win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.5%
Asian Handicap — RSC Anderlecht
| Handicap | RSC Anderlecht covers | Push | Cercle Brugge KSV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -2 | 21% | 20% | 59% |
| -1.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| -1 | 41% | 23% | 36% |
| -0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +1 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.