Royal Antwerp FC vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23

Royal Antwerp FC

2 – 1

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Cercle Brugge KSV

Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Bosuil Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Hannes Van der Bruggen

Y 40' Jesper Daland

Y 41' Jesper Daland

Y 65' Christiaan Ravych

Gyrano Kerk 89' Y

Overview

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Royal Antwerp FC vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Bosuil Stadion.

Royal Antwerp FC 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

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

Royal Antwerp FC 19 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cercle Brugge KSV

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-09-11 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-10-31 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-01-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	2–1	W
31 Mar	SV Zulte-Waregem	A	2–0	W
19 Mar	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	0–1	L
11 Mar	FC Seraing	A	2–0	W
05 Mar	KV Mechelen	H	5–0	W
26 Feb	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	1–1	D

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Royal Antwerp FC	A	1–2	L
01 Apr	KV Kortrijk	H	2–0	W
17 Mar	KRC Genk	H	1–1	D
12 Mar	RSC Anderlecht	A	0–2	L
04 Mar	FC Seraing	H	3–1	W
25 Feb	KAS Eupen	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC		Cercle Brugge KSV
#13	Position	#16
11	Points	9
11	Played	11
3 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 6
18	Scored	14
24	Conceded	22
-6	GD	-8
1.00	PPG	0.82
27%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/7

61-75

2/5

76+

6/7

■ 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)

Royal Antwerp FC

Michael Frey	4 G
Snayder Porozo	4 G
Anthony Valencia	3 G
Rein Van Helden	2 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' Welcome to Bosuil Stadion that hosts another battle between Royal Antwerp FC and Cercle Brugge KSV.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Kevin Denkey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Antwerp FC tonight.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Calvin Stengs made 316 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hannes Van der Bruggen.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 369 games and scored 339 goals.
39' Jesper Daland has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' Cercle Brugge KSV player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
41' Cercle Brugge KSV player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
42' A goal from the Bosnia-Herzegovina international Dino Hotic! He fires home on 42 to make it 0-1!
43' A stunning finish from Dino Hotic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Michel-Ange Balikwisha is withdrawn and Gyrano Kerk gets his opportunity.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Antwerp FC in their trying to find a way past Cercle Brugge KSV's compact .
56' Francis Abu, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
63' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Yann Gboho is replaced by Kevin Denkey on 63 minute.
65' Christiaan Ravych catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
70' A change in the Royal Antwerp FC ranks — Mandela Keita exits the field as Alhassan Yusuf enters on 70.
72' Brilliant from the ! Boris Popovic makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 72.
74' Time for substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV. Dino Hotic is replaced by Charles Vanhoutte.
78' The whistle greets Ritchie De Laet as he departs to be replaced by Gaston Avilla.
83' Toby Alderweireld doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
86' A change in the Royal Antwerp FC ranks — Calvin Stengs exits the field as Kobe Corbanie enters on 86.
89' That is a Yellow card for Royal Antwerp FC. Gyrano Kerk will be fuming at that decision.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Royal Antwerp FC take all three points.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Calvin Stengs ↓ Kobe Corbanie 86'
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen ↓ Christopher Scott 70'
1
Jean Butez
34
Jelle Bataille
2
Ritchie De Laet ↓ Gaston Avilla 78'
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha ↓ Gyrano Kerk 46'
27
Mandela Keita ↓ Alhassan Yusuf 70'
51
William Pacho
11
Arbnor Muja
48
Arthur Vermeeren

Bench

7
Gyrano Kerk ↑ 46'
26
Ortwin De Wolf
8
Alhassan Yusuf ↑ 70'
32
Christopher Scott ↑ 70'
22
Gaston Avilla ↑ 78'
33
Zeno Van Den Bosch
52
Kobe Corbanie ↑ 86'

Coach Mark van Bommel

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

11
Yann Gboho ↓ Kevin Denkey 63'
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↓ Leonardo Da Silva Lopes 46'
10
Dino Hotic ↓ Charles Vanhoutte 74'
1
Radoslaw Majecki
36
Ayase Ueda
17
Francis Abu
34
Thibo Somers
5
Boris Popovic
41
Hugo Siquet
4
Jesper Daland
66
Christiaan Ravych

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	3
Lior Refaelov	3
Didier Lamkel Ze	3
Michael Frey	2
William Acheampong	2
Gyrano Kerk	2
Toby Alderweireld	2
Babatunde Akinsola	2

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-03-31 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-03-19 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2023-03-11 FC Seraing 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-03-05 Royal Antwerp FC 5–0 KV Mechelen W 2023-02-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-04-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KV Kortrijk W 2023-03-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 KRC Genk D 2023-03-12 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-03-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 FC Seraing W 2023-02-25 KAS Eupen 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.11 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC59% Draw22% Cercle Brugge KSV19%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

41%

Royal Antwerp FC or Cercle Brugge KSV

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC42% Draw41% Cercle Brugge KSV17%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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