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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

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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

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Royal Standard de Liege vs Cercle Brugge KSV — Jupiler League at Stade Sclessin.

Royal Standard de Liege 30 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jasper Vergoote

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

Royal Standard de Liege 16 games · Avg 1.9 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

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

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royal Standard de Liege are 8th (40 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Royal Standard de Liege launch into their encounter with Cercle Brugge KSV.
5' Aiden O'Neill has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hannes Van der Bruggen is hanging Francis Abu on the field on 10 minute.
15' Alan Minda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' 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.
35' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Royal Standard de Liege currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' Royal Standard de Liege receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
45' A moment of madness from Leonardo Lopes on 45 minutes earns him a card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
50' 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.
55' 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.
57' Nathan Ngoy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
62' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
63' A change in the Royal Standard de Liege ranks — Isaac Price exits the field as Cihan Canak enters on 63.
67' Another change for Cercle Brugge KSV made on 67 minute. Yann Gboho leaves to be changed by Alan Minda.
68' Nils De Wilde has so much to prove this time. 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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin Denkey, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Sclessin with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
76' Alan Minda puts Cercle Brugge KSV on the lead.
78' Boris Popovic was booked on 78.
83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
85' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Nathan Ngoy departs to be replaced by Hayao Kawabe.
90' The crowd applauds Kevin Denkey as he leaves the pitch. Senna Miangue steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
Full Time. Cercle Brugge KSV beats Royal Standard de Liege

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Hoefkens

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

22
Leonardo Lopes ↓ Nils De Wilde 68'
10
Yann Gboho ↓ Alan Minda 67'
23
Olivier Deman
9
Kevin Denkey ↓ Senna Miangue 90'
17
Francis Abu ↓ Hannes Van der Bruggen 10'
34
Thibo Somers
1
Warleson
5
Boris Popovic
41
Hugo Siquet
4
Jesper Daland
66
Christiaan Ravych

Bench

Coach Jimmy De Wulf

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Selim Amallah	4
Renaud Emond	3
Samuel Bastien	2
Jesper Daland	2
Nicolas Raskin	1
Moussa Sissako	1
Dino Hotic	1
Irvin Cardona	1

Head to Head

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

4 / 4

1.05 Royal Standard de Liege xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

I would bet for: Royal Standard de Liege or Cercle Brugge KSV 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Standard de Liege33% Draw32% Cercle Brugge KSV35%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liege or Draw

65%

Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV

67%

Royal Standard de Liege or Cercle Brugge KSV

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Standard de Liege23% Draw53% Cercle Brugge KSV24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

14.4%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.3%

1 – 2

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

3.8%

1 – 3

2.5%

3 – 1

2.4%

0 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege

Handicap	Royal Standard de Liege covers	Push	Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	20%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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