Westerlo vs Cercle Brugge
Het Kuipje
07.05.2023, 14:30
At Het Kuipje, Westerlo and Cercle Brugge, two teams that are vying for a spot in the Conference League, will square off against one another.
Get Your Registration Bonus!Westerlo - hoping for a win here
Westerlo will be seeking to improve on their previous performance here after suffering a 3-1 loss to Gent in their most recent match in the First Division A Playoffs. Westerlo had 41% of the possession in that game, and they had 9 shots on goal, with 3 of them finding the target. Mathias Fixelles was the only player for Westerlo to score at the 27-minute mark. On the other hand, Gent had 21 shots on goal, with only six of them hitting the target. Hyeon-Seok Hong scored Gent's goals in the 52nd, Sven Kums in the 55th, and Gift Orban in the 88th minute. Jonas De Roeck's Westerlo have scored six goals in their most recent six matches, giving them an average of one goal per game for the number of goals they've scored in those matches.
Cercle Brugge - could get back to winning ways
In the match prior to this one, Cercle Brugge and Standard Liège battled to a scoreless draw in the First Division A Playoffs match. During that game, Cercle Brugge managed to gain 41% of the possession and had 14 shots on goal, with only 2 of them being on target. Standard Liège had six shots on goal, but only one of them was successful. The Miron Muslic-led Cercle Brugge team has scored a total of 10 goals in their previous six matches. They have let in a total of six goals throughout that time span.
Head-Head Statistics
Westerlo and Cercle Brugge have a relatively decent head-to-head history, as they have played 29 times in the last seasons, with Westerlo winning 11 games and Cercle Brugge winning 13 games. In all, Westerlo has won 11 games against Cercle Brugge, while Cercle Brugge has won 13 games. A total of five of the games were decided by a draw. While Westerlo scored 41 goals in the head-to-head matchups against Cercle Brugge, Westerlo's opponent managed to score 45 goals.
Expert Betting Tips
These two teams have not been playing very well as of late, but the visiting Cercle Brugge have been having a lot of success as of late. In the meantime, given that neither of the two sides is very defense-oriented, they should both find their way onto the scoresheet.