Pro League match preview and statistics: Club Brugge fight Anderlecht

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion (29975 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Club Brugge - Anderlecht!

Insights:
  • Club Brugge have the most scored goals (73) in Pro League
  • Anderlecht is in the best form (5-1-0)

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Club Brugge are already the Pro League winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one. Anderlecht are staying put at 3rd place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

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Club Brugge form and stats

37 points is a decent return from 17 Pro League games here at Jan Breydelstadion for Club Brugge. The data says 12 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Anderlecht (1-2).

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Goals decide football matches and Brugge are scoring many of them at home; 34 on target from 17 league matches. Club Brugge have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Anderlecht form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. The fact that Anderlecht have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Anderlecht have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Club Brugge.

Anderlecht are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 17 away games so far. As opposed to that, Anderlecht have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Anderlecht - Brugge 2-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Club Brugge won seven games, one match ended with a draw and Anderlecht has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two

Top Goalscorers

AnderlechtL. Nmecha
L. Nmecha
14 goals
BruggeK. Diatta
K. Diatta
10 goals

Club Brugge missing players

Anderlecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Club Brugge Anderlecht
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 4 17 34
24 12 3 Won W 3 6 15
4 1 0 Drew D 1 6 13
6 4 1 Lost L 0 5 6
73 34 8 Scored S 11 26 51
26 15 6 Conceded C 5 23 34
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 88%
82% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 76% 74%
68% 65% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 59% 47%
26% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 41% 29%
12% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 9%
47% 41% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 65% 56%
41% 35% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 29%
15% 24% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.5
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.8 9.1 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.7 9.9
4.7 4.2 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.2 3.7
46% 47% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 79% 48% 40%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Anderlecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Pro League
  • Anderlecht is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Club Brugge have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Pro League
  • Club Brugge have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Pro League
  • Club Brugge have the most clean sheets (14) in Pro League
  • Club Brugge have the most points (37) at home in Pro League
  • Club Brugge have the most scored goals (73) in Pro League
  • Club Brugge have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Pro League
  • Club Brugge have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in Pro League
  • Club Brugge have the the best goal difference (+47) in Pro League
  • Club Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 34 24 4 6 73 26 17 12 1 4 34 15 17 12 3 2 39 11 47 76
2 Antwerp 34 18 6 10 57 48 17 9 4 4 30 25 17 9 2 6 27 23 9 60
3 Anderlecht 34 15 13 6 51 34 17 9 7 1 25 11 17 6 6 5 26 23 17 58
4 Genk 34 16 8 10 67 48 17 9 5 3 38 20 17 7 3 7 29 28 19 56
5 KV Oostende 34 15 8 11 49 41 17 9 5 3 33 21 17 6 3 8 16 20 8 53
6 Standard Liege 34 13 11 10 52 41 17 7 7 3 26 20 17 6 4 7 26 21 11 50
7 Gent 34 14 7 13 55 42 17 8 3 6 29 21 17 6 4 7 26 21 13 49
8 Mechelen 34 13 9 12 54 54 17 5 5 7 29 30 17 8 4 5 25 24 0 48
9 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 14 5 15 58 64 17 7 4 6 32 29 17 7 1 9 26 35 -6 47
10 Zulte-Waregem 34 14 4 16 53 69 17 6 2 9 23 38 17 8 2 7 30 31 -16 46
11 OH Leuven 34 12 9 13 54 59 17 8 2 7 24 23 17 4 7 6 30 36 -5 45
12 AS Eupen 34 10 13 11 44 55 17 5 6 6 24 30 17 5 7 5 20 25 -11 43
13 Sporting Charleroi 34 11 9 14 46 49 17 5 6 6 18 16 17 6 3 8 28 33 -3 42
14 Kortrijk 34 11 6 17 44 57 17 5 2 10 24 35 17 6 4 7 20 22 -13 39
15 Sint-Truiden 34 10 8 16 41 52 17 6 3 8 20 20 17 4 5 8 21 32 -11 38
16 Cercle Brugge 34 11 3 20 40 51 17 6 1 10 25 26 17 5 2 10 15 25 -11 36
17 Waasland-Beveren 34 8 7 19 44 70 17 3 2 12 21 40 17 5 5 7 23 30 -26 31
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 34 7 10 17 32 54 17 4 5 8 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 32 -22 31

Table
  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 34 24 4 6 73 26 17 12 1 4 34 15 17 12 3 2 39 11 47 76
2 Antwerp 34 18 6 10 57 48 17 9 4 4 30 25 17 9 2 6 27 23 9 60
3 Anderlecht 34 15 13 6 51 34 17 9 7 1 25 11 17 6 6 5 26 23 17 58
4 Genk 34 16 8 10 67 48 17 9 5 3 38 20 17 7 3 7 29 28 19 56
5 KV Oostende 34 15 8 11 49 41 17 9 5 3 33 21 17 6 3 8 16 20 8 53
6 Standard Liege 34 13 11 10 52 41 17 7 7 3 26 20 17 6 4 7 26 21 11 50
7 Gent 34 14 7 13 55 42 17 8 3 6 29 21 17 6 4 7 26 21 13 49
8 Mechelen 34 13 9 12 54 54 17 5 5 7 29 30 17 8 4 5 25 24 0 48
9 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 14 5 15 58 64 17 7 4 6 32 29 17 7 1 9 26 35 -6 47
10 Zulte-Waregem 34 14 4 16 53 69 17 6 2 9 23 38 17 8 2 7 30 31 -16 46
11 OH Leuven 34 12 9 13 54 59 17 8 2 7 24 23 17 4 7 6 30 36 -5 45
12 AS Eupen 34 10 13 11 44 55 17 5 6 6 24 30 17 5 7 5 20 25 -11 43
13 Sporting Charleroi 34 11 9 14 46 49 17 5 6 6 18 16 17 6 3 8 28 33 -3 42
14 Kortrijk 34 11 6 17 44 57 17 5 2 10 24 35 17 6 4 7 20 22 -13 39
15 Sint-Truiden 34 10 8 16 41 52 17 6 3 8 20 20 17 4 5 8 21 32 -11 38
16 Cercle Brugge 34 11 3 20 40 51 17 6 1 10 25 26 17 5 2 10 15 25 -11 36
17 Waasland-Beveren 34 8 7 19 44 70 17 3 2 12 21 40 17 5 5 7 23 30 -26 31
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 34 7 10 17 32 54 17 4 5 8 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 32 -22 31

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.