Cercle Brugge – Club Brugge will play on Thursday, January 28, starting at 17:45 in the 22nd round of the first league of Belgium. The match will be played at Jan Breydel Stadion. It is interesting that both groups play their matches “at home” on the same station.
This is the 149th derby of the city of Brugge played in the first league. Club Brugge won 87 times, 33 games ended in a draw, and Cercle Brugge won in 28 games. It is also worth noting that Club Brugge is undefeated in the last 10 direct matches, winning 8 of them.
The home team comes after a 2-1 away win in Kortrijk. This was the first victory in 10 rounds in which Cercle Brugge did not beat anyone, during which time they collected a single point. Therefore, the group coached by the Englishman Paul Clement is on the 17th position with a total of 22 points, having only one length over the last ranked Waasland-Beveren.
On the other hand, the visiting team comes after a 3-2 success at home with Genk, the match in which it was led 2-1 at the break. It was the 5th consecutive victory in the internal competition for the group led by Philippe Clement. Therefore, Club Brugge is the leader in Belgium with 51 points obtained in 23 stages, having 11 lengths over the 2nd place of Antwerp which also has a more disputed match.
Cercle Brugge has conceded a goal in the last 17 stages;
Club Brugge has the best offensive with 48 goals scored;
Club Brugge the best defensive area, only 16 goals conceded;
It is a derby, but the difference in value is obvious, and this has been seen in the direct confrontations in recent seasons. Club Brugge dominates Belgian football, while its rival aims to remain in the top league. In these conditions, we simply rely on a success of the guests, and for a more attractive share, we bet on at least a success of Bas Dost. The Dutch striker transferred from Frankfurt scored in all 4 stages in which he played for the Belgian champion.
PREDICTION: Club Brugge KV to win @ 1,40
