December 23rd features a match where Mechelen will play host to Cercle Brugge in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Mechelen recorded a 2-2 draw against Zulte-Waregem. Birger Verstraete struck first for Mechelen in the 16th minute on a feed from Geoffry Hairemans, then Novatus Dismas added another on an own goal in the 41st minute. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while cercle Brugge sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sint-Truiden. Ayase Ueda struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 69th minute on a feed from Kevin Denkey, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sint-Truiden was frustrated by Cercle Brugge’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cercle Brugge ended the match with the shutout victory. Cercle Brugge should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 13th, Cercle Brugge hosted Mechelen at the Jan Breydelstadion in their last match together. Cercle Brugge and Mechelen battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Cercle Brugge nor Mechelen could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Cercle Brugge is fortunate enough to have Ayase Ueda in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Julien Ngoy and Alessio Da Cruz are the top scorers for Mechelen in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.