The guesting Antwerp side are probably odds-on favourites at Cercle Brugge, as the away side own a 12 point edge from their twelve league fixtures this season.
- Cercle Brugge have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Pro League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Pro League this season. Cercle Brugge have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Jan Breydelstadion.
The Cercle Brugge supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Tienen in Belgian Cup and win 3-0.
In the match before that, Cercle hosted Standard Liege and drew the Pro League game 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Cercle Brugge perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cercle as a small favourite), we find six games. Cercle Brugge has won one of these, drawn two and lost three.
Cercle aren't scoring a lot here at Jan Breydelstadion in the league, with only 4 goals from 6 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cercle Brugge defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Antwerp form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Antwerp playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Antwerp, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Westerlo.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Club Brugge in the Pro League.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Antwerp in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Antwerp, two draws and four defeats.
A new game in only four days for Antwerp, the Europa League home match versus Fenerbahce. Busy days.
The Antwerp manager B. Priske Pedersen has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 6 league matches. Antwerp have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these teams: Cercle Brugge won one, Antwerp triumphed in seven and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Frey 12 goals |   A. Millán Iranzo 3 goals | M. Benson Hedilazio 3 goals |
Cercle Brugge missing players
Antwerp missing players
| Cercle Brugge | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 19 | 10 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 58% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 75% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 9 | 8.4 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 12.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.3 | 12 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 28% | 19% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 52% | 45% |
- Antwerp have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Antwerp have scored at least twice as many goals away as Cercle Brugge have scored home.
- Antwerp have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Pro League
- Antwerp have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cercle Brugge have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Cercle Brugge have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Cercle Brugge have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Pro League
- Cercle Brugge have yet to win a game at home.
- 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 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Mechelen | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | AS Eupen | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Gent | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | Genk | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Standard Liege | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | OH Leuven | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -18 | 2 |