Royal Standard de Liège vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2024-25 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 Simon Bourdeaud'hui (Belgium)
5 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 7.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Nov | KAA Gent | A | 0–5 | L |
| 02 Nov | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Oct | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 20 Oct | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Oct | RSC Anderlecht | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 0–1 | L |
| 10 Nov | RSC Anderlecht | H | 0–5 | L |
| 03 Nov | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Oct | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 3–1 | W |
| 19 Oct | FC Verbroedering Dender EH | H | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Oct | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–3 | L |
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' What a night it is going to be! Royal Standard de Liege welcome Cercle Brugge KSV for this crunch clash at Stade Sclessin.
- 5' Arnaud Bodart needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 6' That is a card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Flavio Nazinho will be fuming at that decision.
- 11' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 368 games and scored 338 goals.
- 21' Ghana international Lawrence Agyekum has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Cercle Brugge KSV winning 0% of all matches.
- 31' The 26-year-old Bosko Sutalo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Standard de Liege must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 41' Leandre Kuavita, a Belgium midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 42' That is a card for Cercle Brugge KSV. Kevin Denkey will be fuming at that decision.
- 46' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Flavio Nazinho is withdrawn and Alan Minda gets his opportunity.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 57' What composure from Andi Zeqiri! The Switzerland international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 62' Royal Standard de Liege currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 67' Isaac Price is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Standard de Liege so far.
- 68' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Felipe Augusto trudges off to be replaced by Paris Brunner on 68 minutes.
- 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 74' Another change for Royal Standard de Liege made on 74 minute. Andi Zeqiri leaves to be changed by Muhammed Badamosi.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Francis Abu. He replaces Hannes Van der Bruggen on 77 minute.
- 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 83' Marko Bulat gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Dennis Eckert and will look to change the dynamic.
- 85' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Kazeem Olaigbe on, Thibo Somers off on 85 minutes.
- 90' Sotiris Alexandropoulos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilay Camara on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cercle Brugge KSV.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 24
- 16
- 4
- 88
- 13
- 9
- 8
- 25
- 14
- 17
Bench
- 19
- 29
- 40
- 7
- 6
- 55
- 10
- 21
- 23
Coach
Ivan Leko
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 28
- 9
- 15
-
34
Thibo Somers ↓ Kazeem Olaigbe 85'
- 21
-
20
Flavio Nazinho ↓ Alan Minda 46'
-
10
Felipe Augusto ↓ Paris Brunner 68'
- 3
-
6
Lawrence Agyekum ↓ Erick 77'
- 90
Bench
- 89
-
17
Francis Abu ↑ 77'
- 27
-
8
Erick ↑ 77'
-
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↑ 85'
- 76
-
11
Alan Minda ↑ 46'
- 7
-
13
Paris Brunner ↑ 68'
Coach
Miron Muslic
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
2024-11-23
Royal Standard de Liège
1–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2024-11-10
KAA Gent
5–0
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2024-11-02
Royal Standard de Liège
2–1
K. Sint-Truidense VV
W
2024-10-27
Royal Antwerp FC
3–0
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2024-10-20
Royal Standard de Liège
2–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
W
2024-10-06
RSC Anderlecht
3–0
Royal Standard de Liège
L
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
2024-11-23
Royal Standard de Liège
1–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
2024-11-10
Cercle Brugge KSV
0–5
RSC Anderlecht
L
2024-11-03
Cercle Brugge KSV
2–0
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
W
2024-10-27
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1–3
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2024-10-19
Cercle Brugge KSV
0–0
FC Verbroedering Dender EH
D
2024-10-06
Royal Antwerp FC
3–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.86
Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for:
Royal Standard de Liège to win 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Standard de Liège win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
81%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
43%
Royal Standard de Liège or Cercle Brugge KSV
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | Cercle Brugge KSV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 65% |
| -1.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -1 | 35% | 24% | 42% |
| -0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

