Patro Eisden Maasmechelen vs Cercle Brugge Live Stream, Predictions (May 18)

📏 Form Guide

Patro Eisden Maasmechelen

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Patro Eisden Maasmechelen will be hoping to bounce back here after the 1-3 Belgian Cup defeat last time out to Club Brugge.

The only name on the scoresheet from Patro Eisden Maasmechelen was Lukas Van Eenoo (31'). Casper Nielsen (13'), Hans Vanaken (48') and Ardon Jashari (81') scored for Club Brugge.

It has been a rare occasion in recent times where Patro Eisden Maasmechelen have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Patro Eisden Maasmechelen have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 10 goals during that time.

Cercle Brugge

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Since being beaten in their last game against Beerschot in First Division A - Play-Offs action, Cercle Brugge will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Cercle Brugge had 37% possession and 23 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Cercle Brugge, goals were scored by Lawrence Agyekum (6') and Paris Brunner (95'). Beerschot got 13 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Apostolos Konstantopoulos (48', 50'), Loïc Mbe Soh (56') and Faisal Al Ghamdi (78') scored for Beerschot.

Cercle Brugge have had no problems opening up opposition defences of late, having scored 10 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Cercle Brugge have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same games. That kind of pattern might not be sustained into this next game, though.

📋 Team News: Patro Eisden Maasmechelen

The Patro Eisden Maasmechelen manager Stijn Stijnen doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this match with a fully healthy squad to pick from.

📋 Team News: Cercle Brugge

Cercle Brugge manager Jimmy De Wulf has a number of players out of action. Dalangunypole Gomis (Hamstring injury), Abdoul Kader Ouattara (Broken leg) and Senna Miangue (Knee surgery) are not able to play.

💡 Prediction

We feel that Cercle Brugge and Patro Eisden Maasmechelen could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.

It could well end in a draw. We therefore think that it’s going to be a tight encounter with a 1-1 score draw at full-time.

💵 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Looking at the bookies’ prices on the 90 minute result market, putting your money on Patro Eisden Maasmechelen is best priced at 2.55, a bet on a draw is 3.5 and staking on a win for Cercle Brugge can get you 2.3. Those are the best of the prices offered at present.

Lucas Pereira, 00:00 18/05/2025