In a weekend match on Sun Feb 19th, in week 26, Cercle Brugge will play host to Club Brugge in a Pro League match in the anticipated Brugge derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 8th placed Cercle Brugge is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against OH Leuven. OH Leuven had 8 on net, and Cercle Brugge had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Cercle Brugge is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Club Brugge is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Benfica. João Mário struck first for Benfica in the 51st minute from the penalty spot, then David Neres added another in the 88th minute In the end, Club Brugge was frustrated by Benfica’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Benfica ended the match with the shutout victory. Club Brugge looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 2nd of September, Club Brugge was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Andreas Skov Olsen struck first for Club Brugge in the 43rd minute on a feed from Ferran Jutglà, then Jean Marcelin added another on an own goal in the 59th minute In the end, Cercle Brugge was frustrated by Club Brugge’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Club Brugge ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Noa Lang and Hans Vanaken have been the hottest scorers for Club Brugge in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Ayase Ueda has been the most prolific scorer on Cercle Brugge in his last five matches with three goals.