Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 19.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne (27670 seats)

Cercle Brugge have come here for an intriguing duel versus the home side Standard Liège. Read up on the game with this thorough Pro League preview!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Standard Liège form and stats

Standard Liège's first Pro League home game here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from 17 matches.

Standard Liège drew their last game, 1-1 away at Sporting Charleroi (placed 11th). The striker Drăguş bested all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 7.32 out of 10. Drăguş scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Union Saint-Gilloise with the scoreline 0-1.

Standard Liège has scored {0 goals} so far and conceded {1 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Cercle Brugge form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Pro League ended in defeat. Last season Cercle Brugge had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 5, drew 4 and lost 8.

Cercle Brugge might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Genk proved too strong as Cercle Brugge slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Jan Breydelstadion. Midfielder Francis was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Francis hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Sporting Charleroi.

{0 goals} so far away for Cercle Brugge, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Standard Liège victories, four draws and one Cercle Brugge win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

StandardD. Drăguş
D. Drăguş
1 goals
Cercle BruggeA. Denkey
A. Denkey
1 goals
Cercle BruggeT. Somers
T. Somers
1 goals

Standard Liège missing players

Cercle Brugge missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Standard Liège Cercle Brugge
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
2 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 5.3
9.7 13 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 5
2.3 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.3 8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 13.3
2.7 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2
12% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
17.7 24 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 15 11
4.7 8 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 3.3
Standard Liège Last season Cercle Brugge
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
39 19   Played P   20 40
15 9   Won W   7 16
9 4   Drew D   5 13
15 6   Lost L   8 11
57 32   Scored S   30 63
59 25   Conceded C   33 55
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
87% 95%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 82%
56% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 52%
41% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 38%
13% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 15%
51% 47%   BTTS BTTS   60% 60%
31% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 22%
23% 16%   Failed to Score F T   25% 25%
 
5 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 5.5
5.2 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.5
2.4 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 1.9
11 6   Red cards R C   4 5
 
11.7 12.6   Shots (avg) S (   12.7 13.8
3.9 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 4.6
37% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 34%
 
12.7 12.1   Shots against (avg) S A   12.9 10.8
4.4 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 3 3 0 0 8 1 2 2 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 9
2 Gent 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
3 Club Brugge 3 2 1 0 7 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 0 6 7
4 Antwerp 3 2 0 1 7 1 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 6
5 Genk 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 6
6 Sint-Truiden 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
7 Anderlecht 3 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 6
8 RWDM 3 2 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 6
9 AS Eupen 3 1 1 1 3 7 2 0 1 1 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 -4 4
10 Cercle Brugge 3 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
11 Sporting Charleroi 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
12 Mechelen 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 1
13 Standard Liège 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 1
14 Westerlo 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 -3 1
15 OH Leuven 3 0 1 2 3 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 6 -5 1
16 Kortrijk 3 0 0 3 2 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 9 -8 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 34 23 6 5 78 37 17 14 1 2 44 15 17 9 5 3 34 22 41 75
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 70 41 17 13 2 2 33 16 17 10 4 3 37 25 29 75
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 15 33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 17 10 6 1 40 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 17 9 4 4 28 16 17 7 4 6 36 22 26 56
6 Standard Liège 34 16 7 11 58 45 17 10 3 4 34 17 17 6 4 7 24 28 13 55
7 Westerlo 34 14 9 11 61 53 17 8 4 5 40 26 17 6 5 6 21 27 8 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 13 11 10 50 46 17 8 7 2 31 18 17 5 4 8 19 28 4 50
9 OH Leuven 34 13 9 12 56 48 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 48
10 Sporting Charleroi 34 14 6 14 45 52 17 7 2 8 23 27 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 48
11 Anderlecht 34 13 7 14 49 46 17 6 4 7 27 23 17 7 3 7 22 23 3 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 17 7 6 4 29 27 17 4 1 12 20 36 -14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 17 4 5 8 16 29 17 4 2 11 21 32 -24 31
15 AS Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 17 4 4 9 22 33 17 3 3 11 18 42 -35 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 6 9 19 50 78 17 3 4 10 27 46 17 3 5 9 23 32 -28 27
17 KV Oostende 34 7 6 21 37 76 17 5 1 11 18 33 17 2 5 10 19 43 -39 27
18 RFC Seraing 34 5 5 24 28 68 17 1 4 12 8 29 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 20

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 3 3 0 0 8 1 2 2 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 9
2 Gent 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
3 Club Brugge 3 2 1 0 7 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 0 6 7
4 Antwerp 3 2 0 1 7 1 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 6
5 Genk 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 6
6 Sint-Truiden 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
7 Anderlecht 3 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 6
8 RWDM 3 2 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 6
9 AS Eupen 3 1 1 1 3 7 2 0 1 1 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 -4 4
10 Cercle Brugge 3 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
11 Sporting Charleroi 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
12 Mechelen 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 1
13 Standard Liège 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 1
14 Westerlo 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 -3 1
15 OH Leuven 3 0 1 2 3 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 6 -5 1
16 Kortrijk 3 0 0 3 2 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 9 -8 0

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