On Sat Nov 5th, in week 16, Cercle Brugge will host OH Leuven in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Cercle Brugge, recorded a 1-1 draw against Kortrijk. Boris Popovic struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 9th minute on a feed from Leo da Silva Lopes, then Billel Messaoudi tied it up for Kortrijk in the 79th minute earning Kortrijk a comeback draw. Cercle Brugge is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed OH Leuven is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Gent. Hugo Cuypers struck first for Gent in the 42nd minute, then Mario González tied it up for OH Leuven in the 73rd minute earning them at least the one point. OH Leuven is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season OH Leuven won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
OH Leuven is fortunate enough to have Mario González in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 6 goals. Both Kevin Denkey and Ayase Ueda have been the hottest scorers for Cercle Brugge in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.