📊 Form Guide

Club Brugge

LDWWWW 📈

Club Brugge are hoping to win again following a 1-3 First Division A - Play-Offs triumph versus RSC Anderlecht.

In that match, Club Brugge managed 48% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Club Brugge, the goalscorers were Romeo Vermant (14'), Hans Vanaken (43') and Christos Tzolis (45'). At the other end, Anderlecht got 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. Mario Stroeykens (45') was the scorer for RSC Anderlecht.

Their more recent scorelines shine a light on the fact that it has been a great time for the Club Brugge defence. Club Brugge have been stingy, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their last six matches standing at 4.

Antwerp

DDWLWL ⚖

Since tasting defeat last time out to Union Saint-Gilloise in First Division A - Play-Offs competition, Antwerp will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Antwerp managed 61% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 on target. Union Saint-Gilloise got 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. Mohammed Fuseini (6', 35'), Franjo Ivanović (41') and Promise David (83') scored for Union Saint-Gilloise.

Andries Ulderink's Antwerp have had reason to celebrate scoring 6 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The aggregate of goals that they have conceded during those same clashes comes to 8.

👥 Head to head

A review of their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 04/02/2024 tells us that Club Brugge have won 4 of these games and Antwerp 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 0.

A total of 18 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them for Blauw-Zwart and 7 netted by The Great Old. The average goals per game has been 3.

The previous league match between the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 2 on 06/04/2025 when it finished Antwerp 2-3 Club Brugge.

In that game, Antwerp had 48% possession and 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Vincent Janssen (63') and Michel-Ange Balikwisha (71').

Club Brugge had 15 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Ferrán Jutglà (9'), Ardon Jashari (29') and Christos Tzolis (45') scored.

The referee was Lothar D'hondt.

📰 Team News: Club Brugge

Kyriani Sabbe (minor knock) and Chemsdine Talbi (minor knock) are unavailable for Club Brugge gaffer Nicky Hayen.

It’s our opinion that Blauw-Zwart look set to make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for the game, utilising Nordin Jackers, Joaquin Seys, Joel Ordóñez, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Raphael Onyedika, Ardon Jashari, Hugo Vetlesen, Hans Vanaken, Christos Tzolis and Gustaf Nilsson.

ℹ️ Team News: Antwerp

Antwerp manager Andries Ulderink has a number of players out of action. Björn Engels (Achilles heel problems), Vincent Janssen (Meniscus tear), Jelle Bataille (Achilles tendon problems) and Anthony Valencia (Cruciate ligament tear) miss out here.

We’re of the thinking that The Great Old seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, starting the game with Senne Lammens, Semm Renders, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Denis Odoi, Olivier Deman, Mahamadou Doumbia, Dennis Praet, M. Ange Balikwisha, Tjaronn Chery, Gyrano Kerk and Mohamed Bayo.

✨ Prediction

It’s pretty clear that Antwerp will be up against it to get a goal against a Club Brugge lineup who look likely to win well here.

We think that it’s going to be a 3-0 victory for Club Brugge when all is said and done.

Peter Guest, 16:00 25/05/2025