📏 Form Guide

Cercle Brugge

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Cercle Brugge go into this match following a 1-1 First Division A - Play-Offs drawn result against KRC Genk.

In that game, Cercle Brugge had 40% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Cercle Brugge was Kazeem Olaigbe (78'). For their opponents, Genk had 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Tolu Arokodare (18') scored for KRC Genk.

In their past six fixtures, Miron Muslic's Cercle Brugge have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a total of 11 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.83.

Antwerp

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Since a loss in their previous game against Club Brugge in First Division A - Play-Offs action, Antwerp will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Antwerp managed 58% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. For their opponents, Club Brugge had 13 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Raphael Onyedika (44'), Michał Skóraś (60') and Philip Zinckernagel (96') scored for Club Brugge.

The trend of at least one team not scoring a goal in games featuring Antwerp has been fairly consistent recently. Checking on their last six meetings reveals that it has occurred 5 times. In those clashes, their opponents have managed a goal tally of 6 and Antwerp have scored 5. However, time will tell whether that trend will be maintained in this upcoming match.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings stretching back to 31/10/2021 reveals that these encounters have not been kind to Cercle Brugge. They’ve not managed to come away with any victories at all while Antwerp have just been stronger than them, getting wins in 83 per cent of those match-ups.

A combined sum of 13 goals were scored between them in this period, with 3 for Groen en Zwart and 10 for The Great Old. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The last league game between these sides was First Division A match day 17 on 09/12/2023 when it ended Cercle Brugge 1-3 Antwerp.

In that game, Cercle Brugge managed 39% possession and 15 shots at goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Kévin Denkey (70').

Antwerp had 15 shots on goal with 9 on target. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (20'), Chidera Ejuke (57') and George Ilenikhena (97') scored.

The match was refereed by Nathan Verboomen.

📰 Team News: Cercle Brugge

It’s our opinion that Groen en Zwart will possibly use a 4-2-3-1 system in the match with Warleson, Hugo Siquet, Edgaras Utkus, Jesper Daland, Christiaan Ravych, L. da Silva, H. van der, Alan Minda, Thibo Somers, Felipe Augusto and Kévin Denkey.

📋 Team News: Antwerp

Antwerp boss Mark van Bommel has not got a full squad to pick from. Björn Engels (Achilles heel problems) and Jean Butez (Broken hand) are those who can’t be considered.

We’re of the thinking that The Great Old appear most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, going with Senne Lammens, Jelle Bataille, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Toby Alderweireld, Owen Wijndal, Mandela Keita, Eliot Matazo, Jacob Ondrejka, Chidera Ejuke, M. Ange Balikwisha and Vincent Janssen.

✨ Prediction

Our feeling is that Antwerp and Cercle Brugge should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. Therefore, we predict a very close game with a 1-1 score at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 11:03 21/04/2024