Club Brugge fights Anderlecht in Pro League fray

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 22.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion (29975 seats)

Tempo is expected at Jan Breydelstadion when Club Brugge challenge Anderlecht in what promises to be a fine fixture. Here's the preview!

Insights:
  • Club Brugge is in the best form (5-1-0) in Pro League
  • Anderlecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Club Brugge is in the 2nd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Anderlecht have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 3rd place no matter what happens.

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!

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Club Brugge form and stats

Club Brugge have performed here at Jan Breydelstadion this season with 10 wins from 17 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 1. Brugge haven’t lost a league-game in 13 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Gent, 105 days ago.

A good away victory last time out for Club Brugge, who won 3-1 against Antwerp.

Ahead of that match, Club Brugge won a home game hosting Union Saint-Gilloise (1-0).

Goals decide football matches and Club Brugge are scoring many of them at home; 36 on target from 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Brugge have conceded only 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Anderlecht form and stats

As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Anderlecht have produced an overall stat of 8-5-4 so far.

The manager Kompany was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stade Constant Vanden Stock. Anderlecht suffered a 0-2 loss to Union Saint-Gilloise. Midfield player Cullen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Cullen had 70 successful passes (of 86 total).

Before that, Anderlecht secured a home win against Antwerp with the score 2-1.

Anderlecht has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 31 goals from 17 games.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other already this season, with the final score Anderlecht - Brugge 0-0 registered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Club Brugge four wins, five draws and Anderlecht one victory. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AnderlechtJ. Zirkzee
J. Zirkzee
16 goals
Club BruggeC. De Ketelaere
C. De Ketelaere
14 goals
Club BruggeH. Vanaken
H. Vanaken
12 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
39 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
25 12 4 Won W 2 9 20
10 6 1 Drew D 0 5 11
4 1 1 Lost L 4 5 8
79 38 9 Scored S 8 36 79
38 16 3 Conceded C 8 20 42
95% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
82% 84% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 68% 82%
56% 53% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 56%
44% 37% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 47% 41%
18% 16% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 16% 18%
56% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 54%
41% 47% 67% Clean Sheets C S 17% 32% 31%
8% 5% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 26% 21%
 
6.3 7.3 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.1 5.5
4.6 3.6 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.6 3.7
1.9 1.7 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.7
9 4 3 Red cards R C 0 2 7
 
14.8 16.7 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11 13.1 14.2
5.5 5.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.2 5.2
37% 34% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 37% 39%
 
10.4 9.3 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 10.6 9.9
3.4 2.7 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 3.3
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Anderlecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Club Brugge is in the best form (5-1-0) in Pro League

  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 34 24 5 5 78 27 17 10 3 4 32 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 51 77
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 4 26 33 76 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 3 14 17 43 -43 16

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 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 24 5 5 78 27 17 10 3 4 32 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 51 77
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 4 26 33 76 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 3 14 17 43 -43 16

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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.