Saturday , 8 August 2026

Royal Standard de Liege vs Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2026-27
Royal Standard de Liege
2 – 2
Full Time
Cercle Brugge KSV
Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 16:15 UTC Stade Maurice Dufrasne HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 41' Lukas Mondele
Dennis Eckert 45+5' 1–1
Dennis Eckert 48' 2–1
2–2 88' Christiaan Ravych
Adnane Abid 33' Y
Y 38' Valy Konate

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 Louvière Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

8
7
2
Royal Standard de Liege 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cercle Brugge KSV
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2025-12-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Royal Standard de Liege 2025-08-23 Royal Standard de Liege 0–3 Cercle Brugge KSV 2025-02-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2024-11-23 Royal Standard de Liege 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liege
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 2–2 D
22 Mar KVC Westerlo H 0–0 D
15 Mar Royal Antwerp FC A 1–1 D
08 Mar SV Zulte-Waregem A 1–0 W
27 Feb UR La Louvière Centre H 1–1 D
22 Feb KRC Genk A 3–0 W
Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Royal Standard de Liege A 2–2 D
22 Mar RSC Anderlecht A 3–2 W
15 Mar UR La Louvière Centre H 1–3 L
08 Mar K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–2 L
01 Mar FC Verbroedering Dender EH H 0–0 D
20 Feb KAA Gent A 1–0 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

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 8th (40 pts). Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 5' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 359 games and scored 326 goals.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vincent Euvrard might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Standard de Liege and Cercle Brugge KSV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' Adnane Abid catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 33.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Valy Konate gets a card.
  • 41' Lukas Mondele does the damage! The net is bulging and Cercle Brugge KSV surge ahead!
  • 46' 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.
  • 48' GOAL! Dennis Eckert scores on 48. Assisted by Casper Nielsen
  • 49' The Iran Dennis Eckert breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 2-1!
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Dennis Eckert gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' Another substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV to replace Dante Vanzeir by Jean Amani on 66 minute.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Bruny Nsimba. He replaces Dennis Eckert on 71 minute.
  • 76' A quiet spell here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. Royal Standard de Liege seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Steve Ngoura departs to be replaced by Krys-Anthony Kouassi.
  • 83' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Lukas Mondele departs to be replaced by Erick.
  • 88' Christiaan Ravych is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • The points are shared — Royal Standard de Liege 2-2 Cercle Brugge KSV. Honours even.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Euvrard

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lars Friis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Selim Amallah 4
Renaud Emond 3
Samuel Bastien 2
Jesper Daland 2
Dennis Eckert 2
Johanna Omolo 1
Thibo Somers 1
Andi Zeqiri 1

Head to Head

2026-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2025-12-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Royal Standard de Liege 2025-08-23 Royal Standard de Liege 0–3 Cercle Brugge KSV 2025-02-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2024-11-23 Royal Standard de Liege 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV

Royal Standard de Liege Form

2026-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2026-03-22 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KVC Westerlo D 2026-03-15 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege D 2026-03-08 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–1 Royal Standard de Liege W 2026-02-27 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 UR La Louvière Centre D 2026-02-22 KRC Genk 0–3 Royal Standard de Liege W

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2026-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2026-03-22 RSC Anderlecht 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2026-03-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 UR La Louvière Centre L 2026-03-08 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2026-03-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 FC Verbroedering Dender EH D 2026-02-20 KAA Gent 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.3 Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Royal Standard de Liege or Cercle Brugge KSV 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Standard de Liege40% Draw28% Cercle Brugge KSV32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
67%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
60%
Royal Standard de Liege or Cercle Brugge KSV
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liege26% Draw48% Cercle Brugge KSV26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege

Handicap Royal Standard de Liege covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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