Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo Prediction: This match is crucial for both sides

This match for round 6 of the Jupiler Pro League Conference Group is between Cercle Brugge and Westerlo, and it will take place at the Jan Breydel Stadion.

Cercle Brugge - home team are favored

In their previous matches, Cercle Brugge had a record of 2 wins against Westerlo and Standard Liège and 1 loss against Gent, with 2 draws with Standard Liège and Gent. Cercle Brugge was able to score 11 goals while only allowing six goals to be scored against them. During the current league season, Cercle Brugge has scored 1.47 goals on average every game they have played. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was given 68 yellow cards and 4 red cards, which resulted in a total of 13.68 fouls committed on average over all of their matches. The average rating for Cercle Brugge's team is 6.71 points per game.

Westerlo - will look to get back to winning ways

Westerlo comes into this match having won one of their previous five matches against Standard Liège, lost three with Gent, Cercle Brugge, and Gent, and drawn one (against Standard Liège) of their most recent five matches. The club scored ten goals while also allowing 13 goals to be scored against them in those matches. Westerlo averaged 1.79 goals scored and 1.56 goals conceded per game when playing their matches away from home. The squad was given 57 yellow cards and two red cards, and they committed a total of 312 fouls during the game. The average rating for Westerlo's team is 6.58 points per game. The Westerlo team has only managed to keep control of the ball an average of 49.88% of the time so far this season.

Head-Head Statistics

Cercle Brugge and Westerlo have competed against one another 30 times over the course of the previous seasons. Cercle Brugge has emerged victorious in 14 of those contests, while Westerlo has prevailed in 11 of those contests. A total of five of the games were decided by a draw. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Cercle Brugge scored 50 goals, while Westerlo was only able to score 44 goals.

Expert Betting Tips

I am looking forward to a contest that is more competitive, with the home team being favored to earn a difficult victory in their venue. In the meanwhile, I do not believe that Westerlo will leave this field without leaving a mark, and as a result, I am looking forward to seeing goals scored by both teams here.