On the 17th of March, Cercle Brugge will host Genk at Jan Breydelstadion in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Cercle Brugge sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Anderlecht. Islam Slimani scored the first goal for Anderlecht in the 9th minute, then Islam Slimani added another in the 85th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cercle Brugge couldn’t manage to score, and Anderlecht took the shutout win. Cercle Brugge is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Genk is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Bryan Heynen scored the first goal for Genk in the 24th minute on a penalty shot, but Bart Nieuwkoop got the equalizer for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 42nd minute on a penalty shot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 44th minute on a goal by Simon Adingra. Genk should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
Genk and Cercle Brugge last played eachother at the Luminus Arena on Sat Aug 20th. Genk was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Bryan Heynen struck first for Genk in the 41st minute on a feed from Gerardo Arteaga, but Olivier Deman got the equalizer for Cercle Brugge in the 46th minute.
Mbwana Samatta has been the most effective weapon for Genk lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Cercle Brugge’s most prolific scorer has been Ayase Ueda. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.