Anderlecht and Club Brugge are both riding high in the Pro League with their 3rd and 2nd positions respectively. Let's hope for a wonderful match!
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (44) in Pro League
- Club Brugge have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Pro League
Anderlecht are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 3rd place whatever happens now. Brugge have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 2nd place no matter what happens.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Anderlecht form and stats
35 points is a decent return from 17 Pro League games here at Lotto Park for Anderlecht. The data says 10 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. Ever since the Cercle Brugge game Anderlecht has been unbeatable here at Lotto Park producing five straight wins.
In their previous game, the manager Kompany led his Anderlecht to a defeat away at Union Saint-Gilloise. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Lotto Park. Cullen (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.2/10. Cullen scored one goal and had 75 successful passes (of 85 total).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Anderlecht have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost zero.
The Anderlecht manager Kompany has got the team scoring with 41 from 17 home games in the league. 19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Club Brugge form and stats
Club Brugge's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Club Brugge collect 36 points from their 17 away matches in the Pro League. 11 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats). Club Brugge have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of nine victories in a row regardless of arena.
204 minutes! That's how long the Brugge goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Club Brugge are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Antwerp. Mechele, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Mechele won 7 of 8 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Mechelen.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Club Brugge are regular goalscorers on their travels. 21 goals have been conceded by Brugge in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the participants faced each other previously this season; Club Brugge - Anderlecht 2-2. Numbers for the prior ten meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Anderlecht, four draws and five wins for Club Brugge. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Zirkzee 15 goals |   C. De Ketelaere 14 goals |  L. Refaelov 12 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Club Brugge missing players
| Anderlecht | Club Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 73 | 41 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 36 | 73 |
| 39 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 37 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 86% |
| 57% | 59% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 65% | 60% |
| 43% | 41% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 53% | 46% |
| 20% | 24% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | 20% |
| 57% | 65% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 65% | 60% |
| 29% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 37% |
| 17% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 14.6 | 15.8 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 13.8 | 15.4 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 39% | 43% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 38% | 36% |
| 10.1 | 9.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4 | 3.3 |
- All of Anderlecht's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Anderlecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Anderlecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Anderlecht have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals (41) at home in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (44) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in Pro League
- Anderlecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Club Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Club Brugge have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Pro League
- Club Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Club Brugge is in the best form (6-0-0) in Pro League
| 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 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 51 | 77 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 35 | 72 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 63 |
| 5 | Gent | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 54 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 61 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 37 | -4 | 52 |
| 8 | Genk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 51 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 51 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 41 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -27 | 37 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 14 | Standard Liege | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 36 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -24 | 32 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -27 | 32 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 38 | -38 | 28 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 43 | -43 | 16 |
