RSC Anderlecht vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

RSC Anderlecht

2 – 0

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Cercle Brugge KSV

Wed 27 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Lotto Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Thomas Delaney 53' Y

Y 56' Senna Miangue

Overview

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RSC Anderlecht vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Lotto Park.

RSC Anderlecht 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/game 🟥 1 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

RSC Anderlecht 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cercle Brugge KSV

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-27 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-11-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 RSC Anderlecht 2023-03-12 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-07-30 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 RSC Anderlecht 2021-08-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 RSC Anderlecht

Recent Form

RSC Anderlecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	2–0	W
23 Dec	KRC Genk	H	2–1	W
17 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	A	1–1	D
10 Dec	Royal Standard de Liège	H	2–2	D
01 Dec	KVC Westerlo	A	3–1	W
26 Nov	RWDM Molenbeek FC	H	2–1	W

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
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

Season Stats

RSC Anderlecht		Cercle Brugge KSV
#5	Position	#16
13	Points	3
7	Played	7
4 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 4
7	Scored	8
5	Conceded	14
+2	GD	-6
1.86	PPG	0.43
57%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

57% Clean Sheets
RSC Anderlecht this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

RSC Anderlecht are 5th (13 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RSC Anderlecht

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ 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)

RSC Anderlecht

Tawfik Bentayeb	2 G	1 A
Marten Winkler	2 G
Adriano Bertaccini	1 G
Joshua Nga Kana	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' The game is set. Cercle Brugge KSV kicks off things out of here…
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Brilliant from the ! Anders Dreyer makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 10.
15' Killian Sardella has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Jonas Lietaert is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RSC Anderlecht so far.
25' Belgium international Hannes Van der Bruggen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' The 35-year-old Thomas Delaney has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RSC Anderlecht and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RSC Anderlecht side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' The supporters are chanting for Louis Patris. He replaces Killian Sardella on 45 minute.
46' A change in the RSC Anderlecht ranks — Mats Rits exits the field as Luis Vazquez enters on 46.
48' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Flavio Nazinho is replaced by Jordan Semedo.
52' Luis Vazquez does the damage! The net is bulging and RSC Anderlecht surge ahead!
53' A moment of madness from Thomas Delaney on 53 minutes earns him a card. RSC Anderlecht will be frustrated.
56' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 56.
57' Boris Popovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edgaras Utkus on 57 minute.
62' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Majeed Ashimeru suffering a number of foals already.
65' It is a substitution in RSC Anderlecht team. Thomas Delaney is replaced by Kristian Arnstad on 65 minute.
70' The whistle greets Senna Miangue as he departs to be replaced by Leonardo Lopes.
75' Leonardo Lopes, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
79' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonas Lietaert is hanging Kazeem Olaigbe on the field on 79 minute.
84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
89' A tactical swap from RSC Anderlecht — Majeed Ashimeru on, Mario Stroeykens off on 89 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RSC Anderlecht 2-0 Cercle Brugge KSV.

Lineups

RSC Anderlecht Lineups

Starting XI

15
Ludwig Augustinsson
23
Mats Rits ↓ Luis Vazquez 46'
33
Kasper Schmeichel
12
Kasper Dolberg ↓ Thorgan Hazard 45'
25
Thomas Delaney ↓ Kristian Arnstad 65'
36
Anders Dreyer
10
Yari Verschaeren
54
Killian Sardella ↓ Louis Patris 45'
17
Theo Leoni
56
Zeno Debast
29
Mario Stroeykens ↓ Majeed Ashimeru 89'

Bench

1
Maxime Dupe
11
Thorgan Hazard ↑ 45'
18
Majeed Ashimeru ↑ 89'
22
Louis Patris ↑ 45'
20
Luis Vazquez ↑ 46'
32
Nilson Angulo
61
Kristian Arnstad ↑ 65'

Coach Brian Riemer

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

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

2023-12-27 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-12-23 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 KRC Genk W 2023-12-17 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D 2023-12-10 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 Royal Standard de Liège D 2023-12-01 KVC Westerlo 1–3 RSC Anderlecht W 2023-11-26 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 RWDM Molenbeek FC W

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

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 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.73 RSC Anderlecht xG

Expected Goals

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

0.63 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: RSC Anderlecht to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RSC Anderlecht63% Draw24% Cercle Brugge KSV13%

Actual: RSC Anderlecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

RSC Anderlecht or Draw

87%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

37%

RSC Anderlecht or Cercle Brugge KSV

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RSC Anderlecht43% Draw47% Cercle Brugge KSV10%

Actual: RSC Anderlecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.6%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.4%

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

8.6%

3 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 1

4 – 0

3.4%

1 – 2

3.1%

2 – 2

2.8%

4 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — RSC Anderlecht

Handicap	RSC Anderlecht covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	20%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	26%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	9%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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