Anderlecht have outperformed Cercle Brugge this season, but every fixture begins at 0-0. Here's all the data you need ahead of kickoff:
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Pro League
- Cercle Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Anderlecht nor Cercle 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
When playing at home in the Pro League, Anderlecht have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 11 games. Anderlecht has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Antwerp defeat 80 days ago.
Anderlecht enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Mechelen's place. The match ended 1-0 with Zirkzee scoring. Anderlecht shared the glory with Mechelen in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-0. In their previous game, the manager Kompany led his Anderlecht to a defeat away at Mechelen. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Lotto Park. Defender Hoedt got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Hoedt won 2 of 4 duels.
Ahead of that match, Anderlecht won a home game hosting Standard Liege (1-1). Before that, Anderlecht drew at home versus Standard Liege. Preceding that match was the home game against Standard Liege that was lost 1-1.The manager Kompany will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Union Saint-Gilloise in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Anderlecht are scoring many of them at home; 26 on target from 11 league matches. Anderlecht have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Cercle Brugge delivered a 3-1 draw playing at home against Zulte-Waregem (placed 16th) in their previous match. Home advantage was not enough for Cercle in their previous game as they lost hosting Zulte-Waregem, 3-1. The supporters enjoyed Cercle Brugge's previous fixture versus Zulte-Waregem (placed 16th), a 3-1 win played at home. Hotić got a match rating of 8.41 in that game, top player of the team. Hotić scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the away victory against AS Eupen with the score of 2-0. Before that, Cercle Brugge travelled to AS Eupen and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-0. A 2-0 defeat away at AS Eupen before that.After this away game Cercle Brugge return home for a Pro League game against KV Oostende. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Cercle Brugge's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. 14 goals have been conceded by Cercle in these games.
Head 2 Head
Cercle Brugge - Anderlecht 1-2 was the outcome when these sides formerly did battle, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Anderlecht won eight, Cercle Brugge triumphed in one and we saw one draw. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Zirkzee 10 goals |  L. Refaelov 9 goals |  B. Raman 7 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Cercle Brugge missing players
| Anderlecht | Cercle Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 52 | 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 33 |
| 27 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| 57% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 52% |
| 48% | 45% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 17% |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 9% |
| 65% | 82% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 65% |
| 26% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.3 | 17.3 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10 | 11.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 44% | 46% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 41% | 35% |
| 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
- All of Anderlecht's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Anderlecht have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals (26) at home in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Anderlecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cercle Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cercle Brugge have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 35 | 53 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 25 | 42 |
| 5 | Gent | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Genk | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 32 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 27 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | OH Leuven | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Standard Liege | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -12 | 25 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -21 | 23 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -16 | 23 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -25 | 19 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -27 | 12 |
