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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

RSC Anderlecht

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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 30 games · 44 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

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

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 Liege	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
#6	Position	#15
44	Points	31
30	Played	30
12 / 8 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 10 / 13
43	Scored	39
39	Conceded	47
+4	GD	-8
1.47	PPG	1.03
40%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RSC Anderlecht are 6th (44 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' RSC Anderlecht have kicked off against Cercle Brugge KSV. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RSC Anderlecht and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Anders Dreyer has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' RSC Anderlecht currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 358 games and scored 324 goals.
35' Yann Gboho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Another change for RSC Anderlecht made on 45 minute. Killian Sardella leaves to be changed by Louis Patris.
46' The supporters are chanting for Luis Vazquez. He replaces Mats Rits on 46 minute.
48' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Flavio Nazinho departs to be replaced by Jordan Semedo.
52' Brilliant from the ! Luis Vazquez makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 52.
53' Thomas Delaney was booked on 53.
56' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 56.
57' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Edgaras Utkus is replaced by Boris Popovic.
62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jesper Daland is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RSC Anderlecht.
65' The RSC Anderlecht manager makes a substitution. Thomas Delaney departs to be replaced by Kristian Arnstad.
70' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Senna Miangue is replaced by Leonardo Lopes on 70 minute.
75' Cercle Brugge KSV seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
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' Alan Minda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
89' A change in the RSC Anderlecht ranks — Mario Stroeykens exits the field as Majeed Ashimeru enters on 89.
2-0 the final result. Cercle Brugge KSV will be bitterly disappointed.

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 Liege 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

1 / 4

1.94 RSC Anderlecht xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: RSC Anderlecht to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RSC Anderlecht60% Draw23% Cercle Brugge KSV17%

Actual: RSC Anderlecht win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

RSC Anderlecht or Draw

83%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

40%

RSC Anderlecht or Cercle Brugge KSV

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RSC Anderlecht42% Draw43% Cercle Brugge KSV15%

Actual: RSC Anderlecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.1%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — RSC Anderlecht

Handicap	RSC Anderlecht covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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