Royal Standard de Liège vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Royal Standard de Liège vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League .
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jan Boterberg
- Referee Sebastien Delferiere
- Referee Yves De Neve
- Referee Stijn Hutsebaut
4 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 8.3 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 0–0 | D |
| 07 Aug | AFC Ajax | H | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Aug | KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren | A | 0–0 | D |
| 27 Jul | KAA Gent | H | 3–2 | W |
| 05 May | Italy | H | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Apr | Poland | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 28 Apr | KF Valur | A | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Apr | FC Barcelona | H | 5–5 | D |
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' Royal Standard de Liege have kicked off against Cercle Brugge KSV. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Uche Agbo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cercle Brugge KSV.
- 15' It’s high time Michel Preud'homme made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 25' Paul Nardi, a France goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lloyd Palun.
- 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Uche Agbo.
- 38' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Guevin Tormin departs to be replaced by Adrien Bongiovanni.
- 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luis Pedro Cavanda.
- 46' Uche Agbo makes way for Razvan Marin at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Standard de Liege.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Standard de Liege needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' 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.
- 57' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Xavier Mercier is replaced by Benjamin Delacourt on 57 minute.
- 58' Mehdi Carcela is ready to make an impact after coming on for Samuel Bastien at the 58 minute mark.
- 63' Arnaud Lusamba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 64' Adrien Bongiovanni was booked on 64.
- 69' Cercle Brugge KSV has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Laurent Guyot will be considering his options from the bench.
- 75' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Moussa Djenepo departs to be replaced by Orlando Sa.
- 79' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Yoann Etienne has done his job and it is now time for Vitinho to step up.
- 84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Johanna Omolo.
- 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Standard de Liege side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 28
- 5
- 34
- 15
- 29
- 3
- 19
- 8
- 9
- 40
Bench
- 7
- 1
- 21
- 18
- 26
- 10
- 30
Coach
Michel Preud'homme
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 21
- 5
- 9
- 8
- 1
- 15
- 19
- 11
-
10
Xavier Mercier ↓ Vitinho 79'
-
17
Yoann Etienne ↓ Vitinho 79'
Bench
-
29
Vitinho ↑ 79'
-
27
Adrien Bongiovanni ↑ 38'
-
28
Benjamin Delacourt ↑ 57'
- 12
- 16
- 20
- 18
Coach
Laurent Guyot
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Selim Amallah | 4 |
| Renaud Emond | 3 |
| Samuel Bastien | 2 |
| Jesper Daland | 2 |
| Dennis Eckert | 2 |
| Ayase Ueda | 1 |
| Alan Minda | 1 |
| Felipe Avenatti | 1 |
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2018-08-11
Royal Standard de Liège
0–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2018-08-07
Royal Standard de Liège
2–2
AFC Ajax
D
2018-08-03
KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren
0–0
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2018-07-27
Royal Standard de Liège
3–2
KAA Gent
W
2018-05-05
Royal Standard de Liège
0–0
Italy
D
2018-04-28
Poland
2–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
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
2018-04-28
KF Valur
0–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2018-04-21
Cercle Brugge KSV
5–5
FC Barcelona
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37
Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
79%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
51%
Royal Standard de Liège or Cercle Brugge KSV
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.8%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | Cercle Brugge KSV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 16% | 75% |
| -1.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -1 | 25% | 26% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 13% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
49%
✗
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
26%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

