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 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- Cercle Brugge KSV 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jan Boterberg
- Referee Sebastien Delferiere
- Referee Yves De Neve
- Referee Stijn Hutsebaut
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 Louviere 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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #16 |
| 11 | Points | 3 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 3 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 0 / 3 / 4 |
| 13 | Scored | 8 |
| 12 | Conceded | 14 |
| +1 | GD | -6 |
| 1.57 | PPG | 0.43 |
| 43% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
Royal Standard de Liège are 7th (11 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
6/1
76+
1/6
■ 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 Standard de Liège
| Dennis Eckert | 4 G | 1 A |
| Adnane Abid | 3 G | 2 A |
| Casper Nielsen | 2 G | 3 A |
| Salieu Drammeh | 2 G | |
| Bernard Jordan Nguene | 1 G | 1 A |
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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Royal Standard de Liège and Cercle Brugge KSV.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vitinho, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 25' Royal Standard de Liège started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Lloyd Palun gets a Yellow card.
- 33' It’s a booking for Royal Standard de Liege player. Uche Agbo gets a Yellow card.
- 38' The whistle greets Guevin Tormin as he departs to be replaced by Adrien Bongiovanni.
- 41' Poor challenge from Luis Pedro Cavanda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 46' The whistle greets Uche Agbo as he departs to be replaced by Razvan Marin.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cercle Brugge KSV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' Renaud Emond has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 57' Fresh legs for Cercle Brugge KSV! Benjamin Delacourt comes on to replace Xavier Mercier.
- 58' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Mehdi Carcela comes on to replace Samuel Bastien.
- 63' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adrien Bongiovanni.
- 69' Royal Standard de Liège are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cercle Brugge KSV backline.
- 74' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Benjamin Lambot suffering a number of foals already.
- 75' Time for substitution for Royal Standard de Liege. Moussa Djenepo is replaced by Orlando Sa.
- 79' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Yoann Etienne is withdrawn and Vitinho gets his opportunity.
- 84' Luis Pedro Cavanda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 377 appearances.
- 85' Cercle Brugge KSV player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' Xavier Mercier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- It finishes all square. Royal Standard de Liège and Cercle Brugge KSV share the spoils 0-0.
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 |
| Jesper Daland | 2 |
| Dennis Eckert | 2 |
| Samuel Bastien | 2 |
| Flavio Nazinho | 1 |
| Nicolas Raskin | 1 |
| Moussa Sissako | 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
1.65
Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
80%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
47%
Royal Standard de Liège or Cercle Brugge KSV
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | Cercle Brugge KSV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 18% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 25% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
20%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

