Stats, trends, game results, player info, head-2-head, selected XIs and a lot more: Get all you want to know about Cercle Brugge - Westerlo!
- Cercle Brugge have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Pro League
- All of Westerlo's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Cercle Brugge form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Cercle Brugge at their home stadium (Jan Breydelstadion) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Cercle are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Cercle Brugge shared the glory with Mechelen in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Cercle Brugge's goalie Majecki played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Mechelen with a stunning eight saves. The goalie Majecki was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.4 out of ten. Majecki saved a penalty.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Gent (after extra-time) in the Belgian Cup. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cercle have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.
An interesting fact: 8 of the most recent 10 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
A decent goal production from Cercle Brugge in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Westerlo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Westerlo played 3-3 against Antwerp in their previous match. Drawing 3-3 against Antwerp after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Roeck needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Madsen got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Madsen scored one goal and had 37 successful passes (of 44 total).
That result followed a home victory 6-0 versus KV Oostende.We have checked recent matches where Westerlo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Westerlo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. The Westerlo manager Roeck has some worries about the defense as 21 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The most recent reported match between these squads is the Westerlo - Cercle 2-0 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings involving these teams: Cercle Brugge won five, Westerlo triumphed in four and we saw one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Foster 8 goals |   A. Ueda 7 goals |  A. Denkey 6 goals |
Cercle Brugge missing players
Westerlo missing players
| Cercle Brugge | Westerlo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 25 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 37 |
| 25 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 33 |
| 94% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 75% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 61% |
| 28% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 39% |
| 56% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 28% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.2 | 15.9 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.4 | 11.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 38% | 38% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 47% | 46% |
| 12.2 | 9.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 16.4 | 13.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 3.4 |
- All of Westerlo's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cercle Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cercle Brugge have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Pro League
- Westerlo 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 | Genk | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 46 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Gent | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | OH Leuven | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -13 | 19 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -18 | 15 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -19 | 13 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -18 | 11 |
