Royal Standard de Liège vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Standard de Liège vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Stade Sclessin.
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jasper Vergoote
6 games this season
🟨 5.2/game
⚽ 14.2 goals/game
🟥 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | #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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV has kicked off!
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 10' The crowd applauds Francis Abu as he leaves the pitch. Hannes Van der Bruggen steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
- 15' Nils De Wilde needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' Royal Standard de Liege is showing some good football. However, Royal Standard de Liege are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Francis Abu made 6 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 35' Aron Donnum has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 40' Cercle Brugge KSV looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Christiaan Ravych scoring 1 goals.
- 44' Denis Dragus has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 44.
- 45' Leonardo Lopes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 55' 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.
- 57' Royal Standard de Liege receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
- 62' Hannes Van der Bruggen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 242 appearances.
- 63' Cihan Canak gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Isaac Price and will look to change the dynamic.
- 67' Yann Gboho makes way for Alan Minda at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
- 68' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nils De Wilde is hanging Leonardo Lopes on the field on 68 minute.
- 70' Another change for Royal Standard de Liege made on 70 minute. Wilfride Kanga leaves to be changed by Noah Ohio.
- 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
- 76' Alan Minda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
- 78' A moment of madness from Boris Popovic on 78 minutes earns him a card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
- 83' Arnaud Bodart, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 85' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Nathan Ngoy departs to be replaced by Hayao Kawabe.
- 90' A change in the Cercle Brugge KSV ranks — Kevin Denkey exits the field as Senna Miangue enters on 90.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 24
- 7
- 16
- 4
- 22
- 13
- 8
- 20
- 3
- 11
Bench
- 6
- 2
- 30
- 10
- 61
- 51
- 21
- 27
Coach
Carl Hoefkens
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
-
22
Leonardo Lopes ↓ Nils De Wilde 68'
-
10
Yann Gboho ↓ Alan Minda 67'
- 23
-
9
Kevin Denkey ↓ Senna Miangue 90'
- 17
- 34
- 1
- 5
- 41
- 4
- 66
Bench
-
18
Senna Miangue ↑ 90'
-
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↑ 10'
-
27
Nils De Wilde ↑ 68'
- 21
- 7
-
11
Alan Minda ↑ 67'
- 77
Coach
Jimmy De Wulf
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 |
Head to Head
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
2 / 4
1.61
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 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Cercle Brugge KSV win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
72%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
56%
Royal Standard de Liège or Cercle Brugge KSV
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | Cercle Brugge KSV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 15% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 23% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 15% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
35%
✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
21%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

