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Royal Antwerp FC vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2018-19
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Cercle Brugge KSV
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Omar Govea 16' R
Y 20' Arnaud Lusamba
Y 20' Johanna Omolo
Y 23' Isaac Kone
Y 23' Lloyd Palun
Dino Arslanagic 40' Y
Faris Haroun 65' Y
Y 76' Adrien Bongiovanni
Jelle Van Damme 76' Y
William Acheampong 80' Y
Y 86' Jeremy Taravel

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Walschap
  • Referee Christof Dierick
  • Referee Jo De Weirdt
  • Referee Denis Vanbecelaere

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

13
3
2
Royal Antwerp FC 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cercle Brugge KSV
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–0 W
19 Aug Club Brugge KV H 1–1 D
11 Aug Royal Excel Mouscron A 1–0 W
04 Aug KV Kortrijk H 0–0 D
29 Jul Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–0 W
Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
18 Aug SV Zulte-Waregem H 3–1 W
11 Aug Royal Standard de Liège A 0–0 D
04 Aug KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen H 3–2 W
28 Jul K. Sint-Truidense VV A 0–0 D
06 May FC Red Bull Salzburg H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC Cercle Brugge KSV
#13 Position #16
7 Points 3
7 Played 7
2 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 4
11 Scored 8
15 Conceded 14
-4 GD -6
1.00 PPG 0.43
29% Win % 0%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (7 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/2
76+
5/5
■ 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)

Royal Antwerp FC
Michael Frey 4 G
Anthony Valencia 3 G
Snayder Porozo 2 G
Rein Van Helden 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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Antwerp FC in their trying to find a way past Cercle Brugge KSV's compact .
  • 16' The referee calls foul for Omar Govea. He receives a Red card.
  • 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Arnaud Lusamba on 20.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for Isaac Kone. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kevin Hoggas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 33' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cercle Brugge KSV's shape.
  • 38' It’s high time Laszlo Boloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' That is a Yellow card for Royal Antwerp FC. Dino Arslanagic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. William Acheampong makes it 1-0.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Johanna Omolo departs to be replaced by Kevin Hoggas.
  • 55' Adrien Bongiovanni has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dylan De Belder on 55 minute.
  • 60' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' Faris Haroun was booked on 65.
  • 70' Royal Antwerp FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' Yehor Nazaryna is replacing Ivo Rodrigues for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Adrien Bongiovanni. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 80' Royal Antwerp FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 80' Yoann Etienne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aboud Omar at the 80 minute mark.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Geoffry Hairemans is replaced by Nader Ghandri.
  • 86' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a Yellow card on 86.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laurent Guyot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lior Refaelov 3
Didier Lamkel Ze 3
Kevin Denkey 3
Toby Alderweireld 2
Dino Hotic 2
Guy Mbenza 2
Chidera Ejuke 2
Michael Frey 2

Head to Head

2018-08-25 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2018-08-25 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2018-08-19 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Club Brugge KV D 2018-08-11 Royal Excel Mouscron 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2018-08-04 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 KV Kortrijk D 2018-07-29 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2018-08-25 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2018-08-18 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2018-08-11 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2018-08-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen W 2018-07-28 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–0 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2018-05-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.62 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC55% Draw26% Cercle Brugge KSV19%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
45%
Royal Antwerp FC or Cercle Brugge KSV
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC37% Draw48% Cercle Brugge KSV15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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