The league table in Pro League tells a story about these teams so far, with Antwerp leading Cercle Brugge by 15 points. Match preview to follow:
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cercle Brugge is in the worst form (0-1-5)
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Antwerp and Cercle Brugge.
Antwerp form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Antwerp have to build on here at Bosuilstadion in the Pro League.
Heartbreak before that as Antwerp lost 0-3 at Mechelen's place.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Antwerp, as the Pro League home game vs KV Oostende is only three days away.
The Antwerp fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Antwerp's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
There's been little loot from Cercle Brugge's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Pro League. Cercle Brugge only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
Before that, Cercle Brugge travelled to Beerschot-Wilrijk and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cercle Brugge manager P. Clement as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Kortrijk.
Cercle Brugge find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Cercle Brugge have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Cercle Brugge - Antwerp 2-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Antwerp won six, Cercle Brugge won one and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Ugbo 10 goals |   D. Mbokani Bezua 8 goals |  L. Refaelov 6 goals |
Antwerp missing players
Cercle Brugge missing players
| Antwerp | Cercle Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 34 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 30 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 76% |
| 57% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 24% |
| 24% | 30% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 62% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 57% |
| 14% | 10% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 10 | 4.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 37% | 38% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 50% | 47% |
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cercle Brugge is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 30 | 45 |
| 2 | Genk | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 34 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | KV Oostende | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Standard Liège | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Zulte-Waregem | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 29 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Gent | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Mechelen | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 20 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -20 | 19 |