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Cercle Brugge

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Cercle Brugge will be hoping for a better result following a 3-0 First Division A - Play-Offs defeat in their last game at the hands of RSC Anderlecht.

In that match, Cercle Brugge managed 43% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. At the other end, Anderlecht had 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Théo Leoni (30', 56') and Anders Dreyer (33') scored for RSC Anderlecht.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Cercle Brugge have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Cercle Brugge have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 8 goals in the process. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.

RSC Anderlecht

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Brian Riemer's RSC Anderlecht have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 8 times in the course of their previous 6 matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during that period comes to 7.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 26/01/2022 shows that Cercle Brugge have won 2 of these games & RSC Anderlecht 4, with the tally of drawn results standing at 0.

A combined sum of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 3 of them from Groen en Zwart and 10 netted by Paars-wit. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The last league match between these clubs was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 5 on 24/04/2024 when it finished RSC Anderlecht 3-0 Cercle Brugge.

In that match, RSC Anderlecht had 57% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The scorers were Théo Leoni (30', 56') and Anders Dreyer (33').

For their opponents, Cercle Brugge got 7 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

The match was refereed by Bram Van Driessche.

📰 Team News: Cercle Brugge

Jordan Semedo (Knock), Edgaras Utkus (Eyebow fracture) and Nazinho (minor knock) aren’t available for Cercle Brugge manager Miron Muslic.

It’s our opinion that Groen en Zwart should make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation, handing starts to Warleson, L. da Silva, Jonas Lietaert, Christiaan Ravych, Hugo Siquet, Abu Francis, H. van der, Alan Minda, Felix Lemarechal, Felipe Augusto and Kévin Denkey.

ℹ️ Team News: RSC Anderlecht

RSC Anderlecht boss Brian Riemer has multiple availability issues to deal with. Thorgan Hazard (Cruciate ligament tear) and Yari Verschaeren (Hamstring injury) will miss out on this game.

It’s our belief that Paars-wit might play in a 4-3-3 system, giving starts to Colin Coosemans, Killian Sardella, Zeno Debast, Jan Vertonghen, Ludwig Augustinsson, Theo Leoni, Mats Rits, Thomas Delaney, Francis Amuzu, Kasper Dolberg and Mario Stroeykens.

✨ Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that RSC Anderlecht and Cercle Brugge could end up without much reward for their efforts here.

At this stage, it appears to have the makings of a possible draw. We therefore see a tight encounter with a 0-0 scoreline at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 13:02 28/04/2024