Pro League: What this fixture might miss in elegance it should compensate in guts and commitment. Get set for Cercle Brugge - Zulte-Waregem!
- Cercle Brugge is in the best form (5-0-1) in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Pro League
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
Cercle Brugge's results here at Jan Breydelstadion in the Pro League have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Cercle Brugge here at Jan Breydelstadion, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Thomas Didillon not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
Happy days for Cercle Brugge in their previous game, a Pro League match away at AS Eupen (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Daland, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Daland won 7 of 10 duels.
Before that, Cercle Brugge had a home game versus Club Brugge which ended with a victory 2-0.The manager Thalhammer will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Anderlecht in only three days.
Cercle has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 14 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.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
Playing away, Zulte-Waregem have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Pro League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Zulte-Waregem, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Standard Liège (placed 14th) in the Pro League last time out. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager fauw when Gano scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Bock was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.42. The defender Bock served one assist, hit two key passes and won 0 of 5 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Mechelen.A quick return to home after this game, as Zulte-Waregem are hosting OH Leuven in the Pro League only three days away.
The visiting Zulte-Waregem have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 10 games. Zulte-Waregem's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Zulte-Waregem - Cercle Brugge 2-4 registered in the official records. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Cercle Brugge won three games, two matches ended with a tie and Zulte-Waregem got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  J. Vossen 12 goals |  Z. Gano 11 goals |   R. Matondo 5 goals |
Cercle Brugge missing players
Zulte-Waregem missing players
| Cercle Brugge | Zulte-Waregem | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 30 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 45 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 50% | 45% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 71% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 48% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 64% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 71% |
| 23% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 14% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 4.7 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.8 | 13.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.1 | 10.8 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 34% | 27% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| 9.9 | 9.9 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 17.4 | 16.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.3 | 6 |
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cercle Brugge is in the best form (5-0-1) in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Zulte-Waregem 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 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 30 | 47 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 39 |
| 5 | Gent | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Genk | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | Standard Liège | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -20 | 23 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -14 | 23 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -19 | 19 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -29 | 9 |
