📊 Form Guide

Cercle Brugge

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Cercle Brugge fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 3-1 First Division A - Play-Offs triumph vs Sint-Truidense VV.

In that game, Cercle Brugge had 50% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Cercle Brugge, the goals were scored by Lucas Perrin (25'), Thibo Somers (43') and Paris Brunner (91'). On the other side, Sint-Truiden got 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Louis Patris (58') was the scorer for Sint-Truidense VV.

It has been all too rare in recent times that Cercle Brugge have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Cercle Brugge have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 10 goals during that time.

KV Kortrijk

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After being beaten in their last game against Beerschot in First Division A - Play-Offs action, KV Kortrijk and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, KV Kortrijk had 64% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Beerschot had 5 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Antoine Colassin (10') and Marwan Al Sahafi (40') scored for Beerschot.

In the course of their six most recent matches, Bernd Storck's KV Kortrijk have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 12 times - yielding them the goals per game average of 2.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings stretching back to 01/04/2023, neither club has come out on top overall with Cercle Brugge winning 2 of those games, KV Kortrijk 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

17 goals were scored between them in this period, with 10 from Groen en Zwart and 7 for De Kerels. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The last league contest featuring these clubs was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 1 on 30/03/2025 which ended up with the score at KV Kortrijk 2-2 Cercle Brugge.

On that occasion, KV Kortrijk managed 40% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The goals were scored by Bram Lagae (14') and Abdelkahar Kadri (90').

For their opponents, Cercle Brugge had 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Lawrence Agyekum (54') and Thibo Somers (80') scored.

The match was refereed by Lawrence Visser.

🗞️ Team News: Cercle Brugge

Senna Miangue (Knee surgery), Dalangunypole Gomis (Hamstring injury) and Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Broken leg) won’t be able to feature for Cercle Brugge boss Jimmy De Wulf.

We think that Groen en Zwart may well use the 4-2-3-1 system in the match, handing starts to Warleson, Gary Magnée, Lucas Perrin, Christiaan Ravych, Ibrahim Diakité, Abu Francis, H. van der, Flavio Nazinho, Thibo Somers, Lawrence Agyekum and Steve Ngoura.

ℹ️ Team News: KV Kortrijk

KV Kortrijk boss Bernd Storck has not got a full squad to pick from. Mark Mampassi (Adductor injury), Brecht Dejaegere (minor knock), Lucas Pirard (Adductor injury), Marko Ilic (Broken jaw), Patrik Gunnarsson (Knock) and Gilles Dewaele (Knee surgery) won’t be making appearances.

From our viewpoint, De Kerels seem likely to elect for a 3-4-3 lineup, choosing Ebbe De Vlaeminck, Jean-Kevin Duverne, Ryotaro Tsunoda, James Ndjeungoue, Nayel Mehssatou, Abdoulaye Sissako, Dermane Karim, Dion De Neve, Abdelkahar Kadri, Nacho Ferri and Thierry Ambrose.

🔮 Prediction

We believe that Cercle Brugge will most probably convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.

At the other end, KV Kortrijk might well find it a difficult task to get shooting opportunities but do we see them converting at least once.

We’re tipping a controlled 3-1 winning margin for Cercle Brugge at the conclusion of the game.

Peter Guest, 13:00 03/05/2025