Leuven vs Cercle Brugge KSV – After suffering a defeat to Seraing by a score of 2-1 in their most recent match in First Division A, Oud-Heverlee Leuven will be seeking to rebound with a strong performance today.
During that game, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 60% possession of the ball and 19 shots on goal, with only one of them finding the back of the net.
Federico Ricca was the lone player from Oud-Heverlee Leuven to score (at the 37 minute mark). On the other end of the field, RFC Seraing had 14 shots on goal, but only four of them were on target.
Morgan Poaty scored for Seraing in the fourth minute, while Christophe Lepoint scored in the 85th minute.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven have been giving up goals at a fairly consistent rate as of late, but they have also been able to capitalize on the opportunities they have created for themselves.
In their most recent series of six matches, Oud-Heverlee Leuven have scored goals in five of those matches but have also let up goals in all six of those matches.
The match that came before this one between Cercle Brugge and Standard Liège in the First Division A ended in a 1-1 draw.
During that game, Cercle Brugge held 43 percent of the possession and had 13 shots on goal, with only three of them finding the target. Ayase Ueda was the only player for Cercle Brugge to score (at the 91 minute mark).
Standard Liège had a total of eight shots on goal, only two of which were on target. Philip Zinckernagel scored the goal for Standard Liège in the 81st minute.
The statistics speak the story, and they show that Cercle Brugge have allowed their opponents to score in 6 of their previous 6 games, with a total of 8 goals being scored by their rivals.
When it comes to defense, it seems as though Cercle Brugge have a bit of a weak spot. It will be fascinating to see whether the trend can carry on here and it will be interesting to see if it can.
Ahead of this matchup, Cercle Brugge haven’t been victorious over Oud-Heverlee Leuven in any of the four previous league matches that both teams have played in away games. Not good.
Leuven vs Cercle Brugge KSV – Betting Analysis
Examining the results of their most recent head-to-head encounters, which date back to 05/12/2020, reveals that Oud-Heverlee Leuven have won 2 of them, while Cercle Brugge have won 3, and the number of games that have ended in a draw stands at 1.
During this span, a total of 21 goals were scored between the two teams, with Groen en Zwart contributing 12 and the OHL contributing 9. That works up to an average of 3.5 goals scored per match.
On match day 16 of the First Division A season in 2022, Cercle Brugge and Oud-Heverlee Leuven competed against one another in a league match. The final score of that game was Cercle Brugge 2, Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1.
At that point, Cercle Brugge had 37% possession of the ball, 8 shots on goal, and four of those shots were on target. Both Ayase Ueda (in the 36th minute) and Christiaan Ravych (in the 91st minute) were able to find the back of the net.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven, the team they were playing against, had 9 shots on goal, with 4 of them landing in the target. Mario González scored in the 41st minute of the game.
Arthur Denil served as the referee for the event.
In order to score against an Oud-Heverlee Leuven team that we believe will most certainly score at least one goal, we foresee that Cercle Brugge will need to put in a lot of effort and show a lot of determination.
What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, the win for Oud-Heverlee Leuven can be had for 2.43, a bet on a drawn result is 3.56 and staking on the win for Cercle Brugge can get you 2.8. They’re the top market prices that can be secured at this very moment.
Leuven vs Cercle Brugge KSV – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals
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