Royal Standard de Liege vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Royal Standard de Liege vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
- Royal Standard de Liege 30 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
- Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Laforge
- Referee Florian Lemaire
- Referee Christof Dierick
- Referee Rien Vanyzere
- Referee Jonathan Lardot
- Referee Vito Di Vincenzo
- Referee
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 Liege | 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 Louviere Centre | 30 | 31 |
| 15 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 30 | 31 |
| 16 | FC Verbroedering Dender EH | 30 | 19 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Mar | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Mar | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Feb | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Feb | KRC Genk | A | 3–1 | W |
| 12 Feb | Club Brugge KV | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug | Royal Standard de Liege | A | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Mar | Club Brugge KV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Mar | KAA Gent | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Feb | Royal Excel Mouscron | A | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Feb | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Feb | KV Mechelen | H | 3–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Royal Standard de Liege | 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)
H2H (16 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Royal Standard de Liege are 8th (40 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stade Maurice Dufrasne will turn into a battlefield for Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' Royal Standard de Liege have won 363 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 15' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 20' Kylian Hazard, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 25' Warleson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 30' The 31-year-old Nicolas Gavory has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 35' Naomichi Ueda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 40' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liege does not make any changes. Selim Amallah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eden Shamir, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Maurice Dufrasne with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 55' Samuel Bastien adds to his 0 season tally! Royal Standard de Liege lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 59' Felipe Avenatti picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 69' Collins Fai is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Standard de Liege so far.
- 73' The Cercle Brugge KSV bench stirs into life. Kylian Hazard is withdrawn and Alexander Corryn gets his opportunity.
- 77' A moment of madness from Dino Hotic on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
- 78' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba on, Maxime Lestienne off on 78 minutes.
- 83' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thibo Somers is hanging Guy Mbenza on the field on 83 minute.
- 86' Duje Cop gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Selim Amallah and will look to change the dynamic.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liege Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 27
- 19
- 28
- 16
- 21
- 34
- 22
- 26
- 25
- 15
Bench
- 7
- 6
- 8
- 10
- 11
- 23
- 30
Coach
Philippe Montanier
Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 15
- 4
- 14
- 20
- 8
- 7
- 10
- 19
-
9
Guy Mbenza ↓ Thibo Somers 83'
- 21
Bench
- 6
-
25
Alexander Corryn ↑ 73'
- 18
- 26
-
34
Thibo Somers ↑ 83'
- 32
- 17
- 44
Coach
Paul Clement
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Selim Amallah | 4 |
| Renaud Emond | 3 |
| Jesper Daland | 2 |
| Samuel Bastien | 2 |
| Andi Zeqiri | 1 |
| Maxime Lestienne | 1 |
| Lazare Amani | 1 |
| Flavio Nazinho | 1 |
Head to Head
Royal Standard de Liege Form
2020-08-08
Royal Standard de Liege
1–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2020-03-07
Royal Standard de Liege
0–0
K. Sint-Truidense VV
D
2020-03-01
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
2–0
Royal Standard de Liege
L
2020-02-22
Royal Standard de Liege
1–0
Royal Antwerp FC
W
2020-02-16
KRC Genk
1–3
Royal Standard de Liege
W
2020-02-12
Royal Standard de Liege
0–0
Club Brugge KV
D
Cercle Brugge KSV Form
2020-08-08
Royal Standard de Liege
1–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
2020-03-07
Club Brugge KV
2–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
L
2020-03-01
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–0
KAA Gent
W
2020-02-22
Royal Excel Mouscron
0–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2020-02-15
K. Sint-Truidense VV
0–1
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2020-02-08
Cercle Brugge KSV
3–2
KV Mechelen
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.13
Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74
Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Standard de Liege win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 2.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 3.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
78%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
52%
Royal Standard de Liege or Cercle Brugge KSV
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.5%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.2%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liege covers | Push | Cercle Brugge KSV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 13% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 24% | 57% |
| -0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 15% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.