Antwerp vs Cercle Brugge Prediction: Both teams can’t give up yet

Bosuilstadion will be the venue for this championship group Jupiler Pro League encounter between Antwerp and Cercle Brugge. The last time these two teams faced, Antwerp secured a 0-1 win on the road. Can Cercle Brugge replicate that performance here?

Antwerp is coming off a three straight games without a win. In their last game, this side played Club Brugge and lost 1-2, with the reverse fixture also ending 4-1. However, one of their encounters against Union Saint-Gilloise also ended in a 0-3 home defeat. In fact, Antwerp have won just one of their recent matches, which was the reverse game of this fixture. However, some other games ended in defeats to Genk, Club Brugge, and Anderlecht, while they played to draws with Union Saint-Gilloise. So far this season, Antwerp have a total of 29 points, positioning them in the bottom spot of the championship group.

Cercle Brugge are coming off a win over Genk, an encounter that ended 4-1. In that game, Cercle Brugge had to come from behind to stage a four-goal comeback, with Felix Lemarechal, Melamine Efekele, Thibo Somers, and Ahoueke Steev Kevin all scoring for this team. However, prior encounters to that win did see this team go four consecutive games without a win. In that span, Cercle Brugge lost to Antwerp and Anderlecht while they drew two others. In their last five games, Cercle Brugge scored six goals while conceding six.

The last five meetings between these sides ended in wins for Antwerp. In that stretch, Cercle Brugge scored just two goals, while Antwerp scored eight. 

This game is tricky, looking at the two sides' form. While we have not witnessed a draw in recent meetings, this game might actually be different. However, it is still tough to go with that pick. However, while both teams’ meetings have not produced many goals, we might be in for a similar result here, with both sides settling for 1-1.