Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2026
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Cercle Brugge KSV
Sun 12 May 2024 · 16:30 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 74' Boris Popovic
Y 76' Felipe Augusto
Victor Udoh 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bert Put

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
2024-05-12 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2024-04-21 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-07-30 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–2 L
05 May Club Brugge KV H 1–2 L
28 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–4 L
25 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 0–3 L
21 Apr Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–0 W
14 Apr Club Brugge KV A 0–3 L
Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Royal Antwerp FC A 2–1 W
04 May KRC Genk H 4–1 W
28 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 1–1 D
24 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 0–3 L
21 Apr Royal Antwerp FC H 0–1 L
13 Apr KRC Genk A 1–1 D

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' Three points are at stake. Royal Antwerp FC host Cercle Brugge KSV — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Cercle Brugge KSV is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Boris Popovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 434 appearances.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' What a strike from Felix Lemarechal! The score is 0-1.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' Burkina Faso international Abdoul Kader Ouattara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' A stunning finish from Kevin Denkey — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Owen Wijndal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jelle Bataille at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Antwerp FC and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' Mahamadou Doumbia is replacing Jurgen Ekkelenkamp for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cercle Brugge KSV's shape.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Cercle Brugge KSV! Kazeem Olaigbe comes on to replace Hugo Siquet.
  • 74' That is a card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Boris Popovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Felipe Augusto. He receives a card.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Ritchie De Laet as he leaves the pitch. Mandela Keita steps in for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 79' GOAL! Gyrano Kerk fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 86' Senna Miangue is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thibo Somers at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Royal Antwerp FC player. Victor Udoh gets a card.
  • 90' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Kevin Denkey is withdrawn and Abdoul Kader Ouattara gets his opportunity.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-05-12 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2024-04-21 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-07-30 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2024-05-12 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-05-05 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Club Brugge KV L 2024-04-28 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-04-25 Royal Antwerp FC 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2024-04-21 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-04-14 Club Brugge KV 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC L

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2024-05-12 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-05-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–1 KRC Genk W 2024-04-28 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D 2024-04-24 RSC Anderlecht 3–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-04-21 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-04-13 KRC Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.93 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC45% Draw25% Cercle Brugge KSV30%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
55%
Royal Antwerp FC or Cercle Brugge KSV
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC35% Draw41% Cercle Brugge KSV24%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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