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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liege 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louviere Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

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
#11 Position #9
1 Points 2
1 Played 2
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 0
2 Scored 5
2 Conceded 5
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liege this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

Royal Standard de Liege are 11th (1 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Standard de Liege
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Sclessin. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The whistle greets Francis Abu as he departs to be replaced by Hannes Van der Bruggen.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Standard de Liege in their trying to find a way past Cercle Brugge KSV's compact .
  • 20' Cercle Brugge KSV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The 25-year-old Francis Abu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Royal Standard de Liege started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a card for Denis Dragus.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Leonardo Lopes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' Nathan Ngoy was booked on 57.
  • 62' Royal Standard de Liege are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cercle Brugge KSV's shape.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Royal Standard de Liege. Isaac Price is replaced by Cihan Canak.
  • 67' Alan Minda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yann Gboho on 67 minute.
  • 68' Nils De Wilde has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leonardo Lopes on 68 minute.
  • 70' A change in the Royal Standard de Liege ranks — Wilfride Kanga exits the field as Noah Ohio enters on 70.
  • 75' Royal Standard de Liege have won 363 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' Brilliant from the ! Alan Minda makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 76.
  • 78' Boris Popovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 78.
  • 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Standard de Liege side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' The whistle greets Nathan Ngoy as he departs to be replaced by Hayao Kawabe.
  • 90' Another substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV to replace Kevin Denkey by Senna Miangue on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Irvin Cardona 1
Philip Zinckernagel 1
Anthony Limbombe 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
2.15 Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Royal Standard de Liege or Cercle Brugge KSV 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Standard de Liege40% Draw24% Cercle Brugge KSV36%
Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
64%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
60%
Royal Standard de Liege or Cercle Brugge KSV
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liege34% Draw37% Cercle Brugge KSV29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 3
3.2%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege

Handicap Royal Standard de Liege covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

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