Westerlo vs Cercle Brugge Prediction: A competitive opening game is expected

Het Kuipje will host the opening game between Westerlo and Cercle Brugge in the Belgian Pro League. The winning chances of this game are close, and both teams will have high hopes. How will this encounter unfold?

Westerlo finished the previous season 11th in the regular season from 30 matches. However, having qualified for the conference league playoffs group, Westerlo failed to step up as they missed the qualification, winning two, drawing three, and losing four of their ten encounters.

However, Westerlo had a good preseason game, defeating Young Boys and Gent, while they drew Helmond in a goalless encounter. However, their only defeat was against Servette, a game that ended 3-2 in Geneva. 

Cercle Brugge will hope they can do better this season, having only made Europa League football last season. In their previous game this season, Cercle Brugge played Kilmarnock in a road game and picked a 1-1 draw. 

However, their preseason games saw Cercle Brugge defeat AEK Larnaca, draw Monaco, and then lose to Feyenoord. Heading into this fixture, Cercle Brugge won three of their last five games, and they will be confident to get things right here. 

This is an open game for both teams to grab, and they are expected to do their best. Looking at their last meetings, we witnessed so many goals, especially with the fact that both teams always show offensive solidity. Also, Cercle Brugge have the better team and better team performance between these sides, and despite being on the road, I expect them to be able to take maximum points.