Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cercle Brugge and Royal Antwerp, taking place on Saturday, 09 December 2023, at Jan Breydelstadion in Brugge.
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Cercle Brugge, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Cercle Brugge players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-1 away defeat at the hands of Union Saint-Gilloise. They came away from that fixture with 40% of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, Union Saint-Gilloise managed 12 attempts on goal, with 6 on target.
It's fair to say that manager Miron Muslic will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 5 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They've kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 6 matches.
They have had a good run of form at Jan Breydelstadion recently, having won 4 out of their last 6 home games.
On an individual basis, Kévin Denkey will be looking to get on the scoresheet again at Jan Breydelstadion having scored 6 goals in Cercle Brugge's last 6 home games in the league.
Royal Antwerp, Recent FormRoyal Antwerp head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 1-0 home win against Oud-Heverlee Leuven in their last league encounter. In that game they recorded 64 % of the possession, with 18 attempts on goal, 5 on target. Their opponents found the target on 4 of their 10 shots on goal.
While they have been strong in attack with 14 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 8 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, and overall this season they have recorded 8 clean sheets in 16 games.
Having drawn 3 of their last 6 away games they have at least put some points on the board, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win. Their away form in the early part of the season has produced an unusually high number of draws, with 4 draws in 8 away league games.
On an individual basis, Michel-Ange Balikwisha will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Royal Antwerp's last 6 league games.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 1-0 win for Royal Antwerp.
The Great Old have managed to keep a clean sheet against Cercle in each of their previous 2 visits to Jan Breydelstadion. The Cercle defence has struggled against The Great Old in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 13 games. In their past 5 meetings, Antwerp's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Groen en Zwart will have to take their chances when they come.
Antwerp has won the last 3 games they've played against Cercle in the league.
Cercle manager Miron Muslic has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Abu Francis (Meniscus), Leo Lopes (Hamstring), Christiaan Ravych (Hamstring) and Hannes Van der Bruggen (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Mark van Bommel has a number of injury concerns in his Antwerp squad to contend with: Björn Engels (Hamstring), Jacob Ondrejka (Unknown) and Anthony Valencia (Broken foot)
Cercle Brugge Playing at home | Royal Antwerp Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1.3 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 31' | Time first goal scored | 47' |
| 44' | Time first goal conceded | 45' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1.4 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
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