Wednesday , 7 October 2026

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

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
Royal Standard de Liege
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 Liege vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Stade Sclessin.

Match Details

  • Referee Jasper Vergoote
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Liege 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

8
7
2
Royal Standard de Liege 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cercle Brugge KSV
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-19 Royal Standard de Liege 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-02-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2022-08-07 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-02-05 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-10-23 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liege
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 Liege 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 Liege 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)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liege this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Royal Standard de Liege are 7th (11 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Standard de Liege
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 Liege
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' The wait is over. Royal Standard de Liège get us underway at Stade Sclessin.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The supporters are chanting for Hannes Van der Bruggen. He replaces Francis Abu on 10 minute.
  • 15' Cercle Brugge KSV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Cercle Brugge KSV is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' With 1 assists to his name this season, Marlon Fossey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 35' Royal Standard de Liège started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' 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.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a card for Denis Dragus.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Leonardo Lopes on 45 minutes earns him a card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
  • 50' Zinho Vanheusden has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Yann Gboho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 57' Controversy at the stadium! Nathan Ngoy argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 62' A quiet spell here at Stade Sclessin. Cercle Brugge KSV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Isaac Price departs to be replaced by Cihan Canak.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Alan Minda. He replaces Yann Gboho on 67 minute.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Nils De Wilde. 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' Arnaud Bodart, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 76' What a strike from Alan Minda! The score is 0-1.
  • 78' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 83' The 27-year-old Denis Dragus has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Hayao Kawabe comes on to replace Nathan Ngoy.
  • 90' Senna Miangue is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Denkey at the 90 minute mark.
  • The points are shared — Royal Standard de Liège 0-1 Cercle Brugge KSV. Honours even.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liege 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
Dennis Eckert 2
Andi Zeqiri 1
Maxime Lestienne 1
Lazare Amani 1

Head to Head

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

Royal Standard de Liege Form

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

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-08-19 Royal Standard de Liege 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
1 / 4
1.89 Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Standard de Liege47% Draw26% Cercle Brugge KSV27%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
73%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
53%
Royal Standard de Liege or Cercle Brugge KSV
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liege38% Draw43% Cercle Brugge KSV19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege

Handicap Royal Standard de Liege covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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