Cercle Brugge KSV vs St. Liege – Cercle Brugge is aiming to improve upon their previous performance, a 2-3 First Division A victory over SV Zulte Waregem.
Cercle Brugge enjoyed 45% of the game’s possession and three of its eight shots on goal were successful. Hugo Siquet (6′), Ayase Ueda (8′), and Thibo Somers (83′) scored goals for Cercle Brugge.
Two of Zulte Waregem’s 11 shots on goal at the other end were successful. For SV Zulte Waregem, goals were scored by Alioune Ndour (59′) and Lukas Willen (68′).
Recent years have seen few occasions where Cercle Brugge have maintained a perfect record. In reality, Cercle Brugge has allowed goals in five of their last six matches, resulting in a total of eight goals conceded. In any case, we’ll just have to wait and see if this game’s trend will be repeated elsewhere.
Standard Liège and their visiting supporters are hoping for a better outcome after losing their most recent First Division A match against Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
In that contest, Standard Liège had 55% of the ball and made 14 total attempts, five at goal, with two of them being successful. Merveille Bokadi and Filippo Melegoni both scored goals for Standard Liège in the 55th and 91st minutes, respectively.
Twelve of Oud-Heverlee Leuven’s shots on goal were on target, with three of them. For Oud-Heverlee Leuven, goals were scored by Jón Dagur Orsteinsson (63′, 67′) and Nathan Opoku (43′).
The fact that Standard Liège have scored 21 goals in their previous six games—an average of 3.5 goals per contest—shows how biased they are toward winning contests. Nine of these goals were scored by opposition teams.
Cercle Brugge KSV vs St. Liege – Betting Analysis
A comparison of their previous head-to-head matches dating back to 08/08/2020 reveals that Cercle Brugge has won 0 and Standard Liège three, with a total of three games ending in draws.
The two teams combined for ten goals over the course of those games, with three of them coming from Groen en Zwart and seven from Les Rouches. That equals 1.67 goals per game on average.
The two teams’ most recent league meeting took place on Match Day 24 of the First Division A on February 4, 2023, and was decided by a score of Cercle Brugge 1–1 Standard Liège.
Cercle Brugge enjoyed 43% possession on that particular day and only one of their 13 total attempts on goal were successful. Ayase Ueda scored the goal (91′).
Only one of Standard Liège’s eight shots on goal were on target. The winner was Philip Zinckernagel (81′). Bert Put served as the match’s arbitrator.
When comparing these two groups, we believe that Standard Liège may find it challenging to defeat Cercle Brugge, who we predict will score and take the lead.
What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices on the 90 min. result market, the win for Cercle Brugge can be had for 2, a wager on a draw is 3.74, and putting your money on a victory for Standard Liège gets 3.68. They are the best bets available as of now.
Cercle Brugge KSV vs St. Liege – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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