Week 8 brings us a match on Sep 11th, where Cercle Brugge will host Antwerp at Jan Breydelstadion in a clash of the Pro League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Cercle Brugge sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Club Brugge. Andreas Skov Olsen scored the first goal for Club Brugge in the 43rd minute, then Jean Marcelin added another on an own goal in the 59th minute In the end, Cercle Brugge couldn’t muster any offence and Club Brugge ran away with the shutout win. Cercle Brugge looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Antwerp recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Westerlo. Vincent Janssen scored the first goal for Antwerp in the 33rd minute on a penalty, then Koji Miyoshi added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Jurgen Ekkelenkamp At the end of 90 a dissapointed Westerlo couldn’t manage to score, and Antwerp took the shutout win. Antwerp is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Antwerp won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Antwerp is glad to have Vincent Janssen in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Olivier Deman and Ayase Ueda are the top scorers for Cercle Brugge in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.