Cercle Brugge vs Oostende Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Cercle Brugge

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Cercle Brugge enter this game following on from a 0-0 First Division A tied result vs Oostende.

In that game, Cercle Brugge had 51% possession and 5 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Oostende had 3 shots at goal with 0 on target.

It has been seldom in recent times where Cercle Brugge have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Cercle Brugge have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 11 goals on the way. We will find out if that trend will be continued on into this next match.

Analysis of their past results shows that Cercle Brugge:

• are winless against Oostende in their previous 10 matches in the league.
• are without a win at home for the past 3 league games.

Oostende

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The stats don’t lie, and Oostende have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals overall. Defensively, Oostende can certainly do much better.

Looking at their past form shows that Oostende:

• are undefeated by Cercle Brugge when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 matches in the league. A very decent away record against them.
• are without a win away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 03/08/2019 shows us that Cercle Brugge have won 1 of these and Oostende 4, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.

An aggregate of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them for Groen en Zwart and 9 created by De Kustboys. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The last league clash between these sides was First Division A match day 25 on 29/01/2022 when the final score was Cercle Brugge 0-1 Oostende.

On that occasion, Cercle Brugge had 55% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

On the other side, Oostende had 11 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Maxime D'Arpino (76') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Arthur Denil.

ℹ️ Team News: Cercle Brugge

Sousa (Torn Meniscus), Edgaras Utkus (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Emilio Kehrer (Muscle fiber tear) will not be able to play for Cercle Brugge manager Dominik Thalhammer.

In all likelihood, Groen en Zwart look set to use the 4-4-2 formation for this game with Radoslaw Majecki, Robbe Decostere, Boris Popovic, Jean Marcelin, Louis Torres, L. da Silva, Dino Hotic, H. van der, Gnantin Yann Gboho, Ayase Ueda and Kévin Denkey.

📋 Team News: Oostende

Due to a mostly available group of players, there’s only the one fitness issue for the Oostende gaffer Yves Vanderhaeghe to contend with. Maxime D'Arpino (Meniscal Injury) misses out for this game. Alessandro Albanese will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

We’re of the thinking that De Kustboys might play in a 3-4-3 lineup, starting Guillaume Hubert, Zech Medley, Anton Tanghe, Osaze Urhoghide, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Sieben Dewaele, Kenny Rocha Santos, David Atanga, Thierry Ambrose, Fraser Hornby and Nick Bätzner.

✨ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Cercle Brugge will probably be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.

In contrast, Oostende might well find it a difficult task finding the net themselves although we do think that they will probably end up hitting back at some stage here.

Our selection here is for a comfortable 3-1 margin for Cercle Brugge at the end of this one.

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

Renata Leite, 01:43 13/09/2022