Week 2 brings us a match on Jul 30th, where Cercle Brugge will host Anderlecht at Jan Breydelstadion in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Cercle Brugge recorded a 0-2 loss against Westerlo. Erdon Daci scored the first goal for Westerlo in the 40th minute, then Vetokele added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Bernat In the end, Cercle Brugge was frustrated by Westerlo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Westerlo ended the match with the shutout victory. Cercle Brugge looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Anderlecht is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against KV Oostende. Majeed Ashimeru struck first for Anderlecht in the 39th minute, then Fábio Silva added another in the 88th minute In the end, KV Oostende couldn’t muster any offence and Anderlecht ran away with the shutout win. Anderlecht is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Antoine Colassin and Fábio Silva are the top scorers for Anderlecht in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Thibo Somers has been the most prolific scorer on Cercle Brugge in the last five matches with 2 goals.