📊 Form Guide

RSC Anderlecht

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RSC Anderlecht won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 2-0 First Division A loss in their previous game against KVC Westerlo.

In that game, RSC Anderlecht managed 63% possession and 17 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Westerlo got 15 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Matija Frigan (1') and Dogucan Haspolat (21') scored for KVC Westerlo.

A common aspect of recent RSC Anderlecht games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.

Taking their prior 6 matches before this one, in 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would have lost. Such a trend might not follow through into this match, of course.

Heading into this fixture, RSC Anderlecht haven't been beaten in the league by Cercle Brugge in their last 4 matches.

Cercle Brugge

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Cercle Brugge head into the encounter after a 2-0 Conference League win with the defeat of Jagiellonia Białystok in their most recent game.

In that game, Cercle Brugge had 57% possession and 23 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For Cercle Brugge, the goalscorers were Hannes Van der Bruggen (8') and Felipe Augusto (50'). Jagiellonia Bialystok had 5 shots at goal with 2 on target.

During their six latest matches, Ferdinand Feldhofer's Cercle Brugge have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 5 times thus yielding them a goals per game average of 0.83.

Their previous form shows that Cercle Brugge:

• have not won against RSC Anderlecht when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 3 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their past head to head meetings going back to 12/03/2023 shows that these encounters have not been kind to Cercle Brugge. They’ve not managed to come away with any wins at all whereas RSC Anderlecht have simply been better than them, finishing as winners in 83% of those games played.

An aggregate of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 16 for Paars-wit and 1 netted by Groen en Zwart. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.

The last league match between the two was First Division A match day 14 on 10/11/2024 when the final score was Cercle Brugge 0-5 RSC Anderlecht.

In that match, Cercle Brugge had 41% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

At the other end, RSC Anderlecht got 10 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Kasper Dolberg (18', 62', 75'), Théo Leoni (72') and Luis Vázquez (90') scored.

The referee was Wesli De Cremer.

ℹ️ Team News: RSC Anderlecht

Kasper Dolberg (Knee problems), Théo Leoni (ankle sprain), Killian Sardella (Hamstring muscle injury), Yari Verschaeren (Groin injury), Tristan Degreef (Back injury) and Leander Dendoncker (Ill) will not be taking part for RSC Anderlecht boss David Hubert.

📋 Team News: Cercle Brugge

Cercle Brugge manager Ferdinand Feldhofer has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Senna Miangue (Knee surgery), Alan Minda (Muscle injury), Dalangunypole Gomis (Hamstring injury) and Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Broken leg) are not able to play.

🧠 Prediction

Our thinking is that Cercle Brugge have the capability to score a goal against this RSC Anderlecht lineup, however that possibly won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We reckon that it will be both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for RSC Anderlecht by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s see what happens here.

Victor Martins, 17:00 16/03/2025