KV Oostende have some catching up to do from their 17th spot, and they have a chance vs Cercle Brugge. Read more!
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals (47) in Pro League
- Cercle Brugge have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Pro League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for KV Oostende and Cercle Brugge.
KV Oostende form and stats
When playing at home in the Pro League, KV Oostende have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 10 games. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for KV Oostende with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Kortrijk game, 75 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
KV Oostende's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Antwerp (placed 3rd). Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Batzner for missing a penalty kick versus Antwerp in the 71st minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome. Midfield player Matam got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Matam hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Heartbreak before that as Oostende lost 1-2 at Mechelen's place.Goals keep flowing in this team's league rounds, with 9 in a row having three goals or more (over 2.5).
KV Oostende are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
There's been little loot from Cercle Brugge's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Pro League. Cercle Brugge only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
There were no winners in Cercle Brugge's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Union Saint-Gilloise (placed 2nd). Goalkeeper Majecki made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Union Saint-Gilloise. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. The attacker Somers got a match rating of 7.81 in that game. Somers scored one goal.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Sporting Charleroi's place.Betting fact: Both sides have scored at least once in 10 of this club's last 13 league fixtures.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cercle Brugge have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Oostende have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when facing Cercle Brugge.The teams have played each other previously this season, with the result Cercle Brugge - KV Oostende 2-2 logged in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ueda 7 goals |  A. Denkey 6 goals |   F. Hornby 5 goals |
KV Oostende missing players
Cercle Brugge missing players
| KV Oostende | Cercle Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 22 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 47 | 20 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 86% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 76% |
| 76% | 80% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 43% |
| 33% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 62% | 70% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 19% |
| 33% | 20% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 6 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.5 | 12.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 11.4 | 12.7 |
| 4.4 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 24% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| 13.2 | 11.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 14.3 | 11.8 |
| 5 | 4.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4 |
- Cercle Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cercle Brugge have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Pro League
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- KV Oostende have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- KV Oostende have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KV Oostende have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals (47) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Pro League
- KV Oostende haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KV Oostende is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 46 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Gent | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Westerlo | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Sporting Charleroi | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Anderlecht | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -9 | 22 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -17 | 21 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 19 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 17 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -18 | 15 |
