Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Westerlo and Cercle Brugge, taking place on Tuesday, 30 January 2024, at Het Kuipje Stadion in Westerlo.
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Westerlo, Recent FormA 2-2 draw against Gent will be viewed as a positive outcome for Westerlo and a valuable point into the bargain. They came away from that fixture with 40% of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, Gent managed 12 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.
Rik De Mil will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 11 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 8 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but playing at home, they have conceded a goal in 7 of their 10 games this season.
Their form has to be regarded as good of late with 5 matches unbeaten from their last 6 and 3 wins bagged along the way. If they want to get anywhere this season, they'll need to do something very quickly to fix their home form, having lost 6 of the first 10 league games at Het Kuipje Stadion.
Goalscorer Nicolas Madsen will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Westerlo.
Cercle Brugge, Recent FormCercle Brugge were forced to settle for a share of the points in their last league match, which wound up a 1-1 draw against Standard Liège. They achieved 59% possession in that match and had 18 strikes at goal, with 7 hitting the target, up against Standard Liège's tally of 7 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
When it comes to attacking power Miron Muslic will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 8 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 8 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
It's been a mixed run of away form for Cercle recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 games on the road.
In front of goal, Kévin Denkey has shown an impressive run of form over the last 6 league matches, managing to find the back of the net no less than 6 times in that run of games.
Last time these two teams met in the league it ended in disappointment for Westerlo, losing 2-1 to Cercle Brugge.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Het Kuipje Stadion, Groen en Zwart have been unable to break through the Westerlo defence and find the back of the net. Westerlo will be confident of finding the net in this one against Groen en Zwart, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 10 encounters between the two sides.
Cercle has a poor track record in the league when they visit Westerlo, losing in their last 2 games.
Westerlo manager Rik De Mil has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ilias El Hari (Knock), Matija Frigan (Unknown), Lucas Stassin (Broken leg) and Romeo Vermant (Ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Miron Muslic has a number of injury concerns in his Cercle squad to contend with: Abu Francis (Meniscus), Christiaan Ravych (Hamstring) and Hugo Siquet (Hamstring)
Westerlo Playing at home | Cercle Brugge Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1.9 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 33' | Time first goal scored | 49' |
| 31' | Time first goal conceded | 32' |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.6 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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