Tuesday , 28 July 2026

Royal Standard de Liège vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
Royal Standard de Liège
0 – 1
Full Time
Cercle Brugge KSV
Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Stade Sclessin HT 45' · FT 45'
Denis Dragus 44' Y
Y 45' Leonardo Lopes
Nathan Ngoy 57' Y
Y 78' Boris Popovic

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Standard de Liège vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Stade Sclessin.

Match Details

  • Referee Jasper Vergoote

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liège 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louvière Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

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Royal Standard de Liège 16 games · Avg 1.9 goals Cercle Brugge KSV
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-19 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-02-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2022-08-07 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-02-05 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-10-23 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 0–1 L
13 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–1 D
04 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 0–1 L
30 Jul K. Sint-Truidense VV A 0–1 L
23 Apr Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 2–3 L
14 Apr Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 3–1 W
Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Royal Standard de Liège A 1–0 W
13 Aug KRC Genk H 0–1 L
05 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 2–0 W
30 Jul Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
23 Apr SV Zulte-Waregem A 3–2 W
15 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Royal Standard de Liège Cercle Brugge KSV
#8 Position #15
40 Points 31
30 Played 30
11 / 7 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 10 / 13
27 Scored 39
35 Conceded 47
-8 GD -8
1.33 PPG 1.03
37% Win % 23%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (40 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Royal Standard de Liege launch into their encounter with Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 5' Aiden O'Neill has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hannes Van der Bruggen is hanging Francis Abu on the field on 10 minute.
  • 15' Alan Minda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Cercle Brugge KSV seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Royal Standard de Liege currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' Royal Standard de Liege receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Leonardo Lopes on 45 minutes earns him a card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
  • 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 57' Nathan Ngoy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 63' A change in the Royal Standard de Liege ranks — Isaac Price exits the field as Cihan Canak enters on 63.
  • 67' Another change for Cercle Brugge KSV made on 67 minute. Yann Gboho leaves to be changed by Alan Minda.
  • 68' Nils De Wilde has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leonardo Lopes on 68 minute.
  • 70' Royal Standard de Liege make a change. Wilfride Kanga trudges off to be replaced by Noah Ohio on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin Denkey, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Sclessin with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 76' Alan Minda puts Cercle Brugge KSV on the lead.
  • 78' Boris Popovic was booked on 78.
  • 83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Nathan Ngoy departs to be replaced by Hayao Kawabe.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Kevin Denkey as he leaves the pitch. Senna Miangue steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • Full Time. Cercle Brugge KSV beats Royal Standard de Liege

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Hoefkens

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jimmy De Wulf

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Selim Amallah 4
Renaud Emond 3
Samuel Bastien 2
Jesper Daland 2
Nicolas Raskin 1
Moussa Sissako 1
Dino Hotic 1
Irvin Cardona 1

Head to Head

2023-08-19 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-02-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2022-08-07 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-02-05 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-10-23 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2023-08-19 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-08-13 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège D 2023-08-04 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2023-07-30 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 Royal Standard de Liège L 2023-04-23 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–2 Royal Standard de Liège L 2023-04-14 Royal Standard de Liège 3–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-08-19 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KRC Genk L 2023-08-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2023-07-30 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-04-23 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-04-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.05 Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Royal Standard de Liège or Cercle Brugge KSV 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liège33% Draw32% Cercle Brugge KSV35%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
65%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
67%
Royal Standard de Liège or Cercle Brugge KSV
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liège23% Draw53% Cercle Brugge KSV24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.3%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.4%
0 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège

Handicap Royal Standard de Liège covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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