Tuesday , 22 September 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 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
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 Louviere 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 Louviere 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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Stade Maurice Dufrasne as Royal Standard de Liege face off against Cercle Brugge KSV in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Cercle Brugge KSV fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vincent Euvrard might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Ibrahim Diakite, a Guinea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Cercle Brugge KSV come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Emmanuel Kakou has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 33' The referee shows Royal Standard de Liege player a card on 33.
  • 38' The referee shows Cercle Brugge KSV player a card on 38.
  • 41' The Belgium midfielder Lukas Mondele breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 0-1!
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Standard de Liege needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dennis Eckert makes it 1-1.
  • 49' Dennis Eckert puts Royal Standard de Liege on the lead.
  • 50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dennis Eckert makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 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.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 363 games and scored 330 goals.
  • 65' The travelling Cercle Brugge KSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Dante Vanzeir is replaced by Jean Amani on 66 minute.
  • 71' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Dennis Eckert departs to be replaced by Bruny Nsimba.
  • 76' 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.
  • 78' Krys-Anthony Kouassi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steve Ngoura on 78 minute.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Erick. He replaces Lukas Mondele on 83 minute.
  • 88' What a strike from Christiaan Ravych! The score is 3-2.
  • The final score is 2-2.

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
Dennis Eckert 2
Samuel Bastien 2
Jesper Daland 2
Nicolas Raskin 1
Moussa Sissako 1
Christiaan Ravych 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 Louviere 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 Louviere 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
3 / 4
2.14 Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Standard de Liege52% Draw23% Cercle Brugge KSV25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
75%
Draw or Cercle Brugge KSV
48%
Royal Standard de Liege or Cercle Brugge KSV
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liege40% Draw40% Cercle Brugge KSV20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege

Handicap Royal Standard de Liege covers Push Cercle Brugge KSV covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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