Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belgian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Anderlecht nor Club Brugge as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Anderlecht form and stats
Last season, Anderlecht's Belgian Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.Anderlecht have collected 14 points from their Pro League home games so far after 3-5-2. Anderlecht have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The home team returns after sharing the points with Standard Liège on their last time out; the Pro League game ended 1-1. Before that, Anderlecht drew at home versus Sporting Charleroi.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Genk are coming to town in three days.
The Anderlecht fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. From these home matches, Anderlecht have conceded only 9 goals.
Club Brugge form and stats
Club Brugge was sent out of Belgian Cup in the 16th finals last season.The strength of Club Brugge on their travels this season is incredible with 21 points collected from 8 Pro League away games. Club Brugge has 7-0-1 on the road, with 18 goals scored and 4 conceded. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Club Brugge hope to make it five in this match.
The supporters enjoyed Club Brugge's previous game versus Mechelen, a Pro League 3-0 win played at home. A 1-3 loss hosting Real Madrid before that.
Club Brugge has another fixture away, a Pro League game, against Gent in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The Club Brugge manager P. Clement has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 8 league matches. Club Brugge are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 3 - 5 (Anderlecht wins - draws - Club Brugge wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Vanaken 9 goals |   N. Chadli 7 goals |  D. Okereke 7 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Club Brugge missing players
| Anderlecht | Club Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Scored | S | 21 | 41 | ||
| 30 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 6.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 211 | 107 | Total Shots | T S | 143 | 250 | ||
| 104 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 62 | 98 | ||
| 37% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 34 | 45 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Gent | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 35 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Zulte-Waregem | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Genk | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Anderlecht | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 22 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 19 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 11 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -28 | 8 |