Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge Prediction: an interesting derby ahead

Club Brugge will host Cercle Brugge in their derby match at the Jan Breydel Stadium. The two teams will hope to challenge for a win as they play in the round 7 of the Belgium Pro League. In this match, we give a well detailed analysis of this match with the betting outcome expected. 

Club Brugge kept their winning streak alive on Friday with a 3-1 comeback victory over Sporting Charleroi. Since their 1-1 draw with Zulte Waregem on August 5, the Blauw-Zwart have won their last three league games. They scored eight goals and allowed only two. Club Brugge currently sits in third place in the Jupiler League with 13 points after six games, two points behind the league-leading tie between Genk and Royal Antwerp.

Cercle Brugge and SV Zulte Waregem played a 1-1 draw in their previous matchup in the First Division A. Cercle Brugge had 60% of the possession and 23 shots (6 on goal) in that game. Cercle Brugge's Ayase Ueda (11') is the lone player to register a goal. Conversely, Zulte Waregem had eight shots, with 4 of them being on target. SV Zulte Waregem got a goal from Nicolas Rommens in the 16th minute. Cercle Brugge's offensive has struggled in their last six games, scoring only three goals. Seven goals have been scored against Groen en Zwart in these contests. It's possible, though, that trend won't continue into this game. 

Cercle Brugge has not been victorious in their last eight league matches away from home against Club Brugge. A genuinely awful streak. It's usually very tough to call the winner of a city derby, but this one looks like an outlier. The Club Brugge undefeated streak would be surprising, given that Club Brugge is the superior squad based on the players listed in the protocol. While betting on goals seems like a solid choice, we continue to believe that betting on the winner is best avoided in these types of games. Brugge has scored 20 goals in just six matches this season. Three or more goals have been scored in the past four direct matchups. We recommend going with Over 2.5 goals, but the combination of betting on Club Brugge to win and Over 2.5 goals also looks very enticing.