Cercle Brugge hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 16th position in the Pro League table. Visiting Anderlecht holds 9th place with 27 pts.
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.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
With 3 Pro League wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats from their home games, Cercle Brugge, who have the most conceded goals (47) in Pro League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Cercle Brugge's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Antwerp (placed 3rd). Ahead of that match, Cercle Brugge won a home game hosting Zulte-Waregem (2-0).
Cercle Brugge are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 11 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Anderlecht form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Anderlecht so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Anderlecht, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The manager F. Vercauteren was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Stade Constant Vanden Stock. Anderlecht suffered a 1-2 loss to Club Brugge (placed 1st). Before that, Anderlecht travelled to Antwerp and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
Anderlecht are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Anderlecht have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cercle Brugge and Anderlecht have met before this season: Anderlecht - Cercle Brugge 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Cercle Brugge won 1 game, 0 matches ended with a draw and Anderlecht has 9 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 9 / 1Top Goalscorers
  N. Chadli 7 goals |  K. Roofe 6 goals |   S. Peeters 5 goals |
Cercle Brugge missing players
Anderlecht missing players
| Cercle Brugge | Anderlecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 47 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 70% | 68% |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 59% |
| 68% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 32% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 20% | 18% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 20% | 18% |
| 59% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 55% |
| 9% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 41% |
| 32% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 36% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 84 | 40 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 51 | 164 |
| 31 | 13 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 28 | 80 |
| 61% | 85% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 36% | 31% |
- Anderlecht have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cercle Brugge has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8)
- Cercle Brugge has the most conceded goals (47)
- Cercle Brugge has the most conceded goals in the first half (21)
- Cercle Brugge has the most dropped points from leading position (17)
- Cercle Brugge has the the worst goal difference (-28)
- Cercle Brugge have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- 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 | Club Brugge | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 39 | 52 |
| 2 | Gent | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 42 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 6 | Genk | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 26 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -17 | 20 |
| 14 | Waasland-Beveren | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 20 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 18 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -28 | 11 |