KVC Westerlo vs Club Brugge Prediction: Both sides hoping for their first win

On Sunday, in the Belgian Pro League, Club Brugge will travel to Het Kuipje to take on KVC Westerlo. However, the two teams will be hoping to pick up their first victory of the new campaign.

KVC Westerlo prepare for this match after their previous match against Eupen ended in a stalemate (2-2) in the First Division A. KVC Westerlo had 60% of the possession in that game, and they had 22 shots on goal, with only 5 of them hitting the target. Nicolas Madsen (in the 69th minute) and Lucas Stassin (in the 91st minute) were the ones to score for KVC Westerlo. On the other end of the field, Eupen had 13 shots on goal, with six of them finding their mark. Eupen's goals were scored by Yentl Van Genechten in the 20th and 55th minutes. The evidence suggests that KVC Westerlo have been unable to keep their opponents from scoring in five of their most recent six matches, resulting in a total of 14 goals conceded to their opponents. According to their previous results, KVC Westerlo has not suffered a league loss to Club Brugge in either of their most recent two encounters. In addition, Westerlo have failed to win a league match at home in either of the last two contests.

Club Brugge will be coming into this match with the intention of reversing their fortunes after suffering a defeat in their most recent match in the Conference League Qualifiers competition, which was played against AGF Aarhus. A goal was scored by Felix Beijmo for AGF Aarhus in the third minute. The Club Brugge squad managed by Ronny Deila has scored 10 goals over their most recent six matches, which results in an average of 1.67 goals scored per match for them. In the 16 league matches that have taken place between the two teams in the most recent season, Club Brugge has not been defeated by KVC Westerlo while they have competed against each other outside of their home stadium. In addition to that, the away team has won both of their most recent league matches despite playing them away from home.

There have been a total of 40 matches played between the two teams, with Club Brugge coming out on top 31 times and suffering defeat just twice. After defeating Westerlo in their previous 13 matches in a row, Brugge have now gone two matches without a victory. Both of Club Brugge's most recent matches against KVC Westerlo ended without either team scoring a goal. The solitary victory for KVC Westerlo at their own stadium came against Club Brugge during the 1999-2000 campaign (1-0 in October 1999). Since then, the Club Brugge have not suffered a loss in any of their 17 games played against them away from home.

Although it seems likely that KVC Westerlo will be able to score a goal against this Club Brugge lineup, it is also possible that a single goal will not be enough to avert a loss. As a result, we are projecting that Club Brugge will emerge victorious in the match with a squeaker of a score, anywhere between 1-2.