Royal Standard de Liège vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Standard de Liège vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Mar | KVC Westerlo | H | 0–0 | D |
| 15 Mar | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Mar | SV Zulte-Waregem | A | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Feb | UR La Louvière Centre | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Feb | KRC Genk | A | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Mar | RSC Anderlecht | A | 3–2 | W |
| 15 Mar | UR La Louvière Centre | H | 1–3 | L |
| 08 Mar | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Mar | FC Verbroedering Dender EH | H | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Feb | KAA Gent | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Royal Standard de Liège | Cercle Brugge KSV | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #16 |
| 15 | Points | 9 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 4 / 3 / 4 | W / D / L | 2 / 3 / 6 |
| 18 | Scored | 14 |
| 16 | Conceded | 22 |
| +2 | GD | -8 |
| 1.36 | PPG | 0.82 |
| 36% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
9%
Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/2
61-75
10/1
76+
1/7
■ 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 Standard de Liège
| Dennis Eckert | 7 G | 1 A |
| Adnane Abid | 3 G | 4 A |
| Salieu Drammeh | 3 G | |
| Casper Nielsen | 2 G | 3 A |
| Bernard Jordan Nguene | 1 G | 1 A |
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Royal Standard de Liège and Cercle Brugge KSV is underway.
- 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 10' Royal Standard de Liège currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 15' Adnane Abid has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
- 20' Cercle Brugge KSV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' Royal Standard de Liège is showing some good football. However, Royal Standard de Liège are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 33' It’s a booking for Royal Standard de Liege player. Adnane Abid gets a card.
- 38' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
- 41' The Belgium midfielder Lukas Mondele breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 0-1!
- 46' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 48' GOAL! Dennis Eckert fires home to make it 0-2!
- 49' What a strike from Dennis Eckert! The score is 0-3.
- 50' Dennis Eckert makes a hat-trick on 45.
- 55' Krys-Anthony Kouassi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 60' Royal Standard de Liège have won 381 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 65' Erick is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Standard de Liège so far.
- 66' Jean Amani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dante Vanzeir on 66 minute.
- 71' A change in the Royal Standard de Liege ranks — Dennis Eckert exits the field as Bruny Nsimba enters on 71.
- 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Viggo Martens, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Maurice Dufrasne with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 78' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Krys-Anthony Kouassi is hanging Steve Ngoura on the field on 78 minute.
- 83' Fresh legs for Cercle Brugge KSV! Erick comes on to replace Lukas Mondele.
- 88' Against the run of play, Christiaan Ravych has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 23
- 20
- 94
- 22
- 13
- 1
- 25
- 11
- 3
- 17
Bench
- 27
- 7
- 21
- 19
- 77
- 18
- 29
- 84
- 15
Coach
Vincent Euvrard
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
-
13
Dante Vanzeir ↓ Jean Amani 66'
- 1
- 15
- 66
- 9
- 24
- 5
-
12
Valy Konate ↓ Ibrahim Diakite 78'
- 19
-
42
Lukas Mondele ↓ Erick 83'
-
71
Viggo Martens ↓ Joel Ndala 66'
Bench
-
2
Ibrahim Diakite ↑ 78'
-
8
Erick ↑ 83'
- 84
- 75
- 33
- 23
-
17
Joel Ndala ↑ 66'
-
41
Krys-Anthony Kouassi ↑ 78'
-
10
Jean Amani ↑ 66'
Coach
Lars Friis
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Selim Amallah | 4 |
| Renaud Emond | 3 |
| Samuel Bastien | 2 |
| Jesper Daland | 2 |
| Dennis Eckert | 2 |
| Moussa Sissako | 1 |
| Christiaan Ravych | 1 |
| Dino Hotic | 1 |
Head to Head
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2026-08-08
Royal Standard de Liège
2–2
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2026-03-22
Royal Standard de Liège
0–0
KVC Westerlo
D
2026-03-15
Royal Antwerp FC
1–1
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2026-03-08
SV Zulte-Waregem
0–1
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2026-02-27
Royal Standard de Liège
1–1
UR La Louvière Centre
D
2026-02-22
KRC Genk
0–3
Royal Standard de Liège
W
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
2026-08-08
Royal Standard de Liège
2–2
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2026-03-22
RSC Anderlecht
2–3
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2026-03-15
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–3
UR La Louvière Centre
L
2026-03-08
K. Sint-Truidense VV
2–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
2026-03-01
Cercle Brugge KSV
0–0
FC Verbroedering Dender EH
D
2026-02-20
KAA Gent
0–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86
Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 3.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 4.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
74%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
51%
Royal Standard de Liège or Cercle Brugge KSV
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | Cercle Brugge KSV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 15% | 72% |
| -1.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -1 | 28% | 21% | 51% |
| -0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 15% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

