Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge Prediction: Will history repeat itself?

Club Brugge vs Cercle Brugge will square it off at Jan Breydel Stadium in round 6 of the Jupiler Pro League. The last time this game ended in a win for a side was in 2022. How will this one end?

Club Brugge are coming off a league win over Dender, a game that ended 1-2. In that encounter, Club Brugge scored twice in the first 13 minutes of the match through Gustaf Nilsson and Christos Tzolis’s strike. In the meantime, Club Brugge won consecutive wins for the first time this season, with the first against Antwerp. In the meantime, Club Brugge failed to win four straight matches before those wins, losing three and drawing one. Club Brugge has accumulated 7 points this season, scoring six goals and conceding 6. 

Cercle Brugge suffered a 1-4 defeat against Wisla in the Conference League but qualified for the main tournament thanks to a 6-1 win in the first leg. In the meantime, the last league encounter by this side was against Leuven, and they settled for a 1-1 draw. In that encounter, Cercle Brugge took the lead in the 16th minute through Ahoueke Steeve Kevin’s strike, and despite Oscar Gil being handed a red card early in the second half, they could not take maximum points. Heading into this game, Cercle Brugge have just one win in the league this season while drawing one. However, the visiting team heads into this game with only one defeat in their last five matches. 

I will take a chance on Club Brugge in this derby. Cercle Brugge have been decent this season and brilliant in this fixture. In the meantime, the home team looks more like a complete side on both ends of the field and should have the upper hand. Also, while the visiting Cercle Brugge will stay strong, I expect them to be able to get on the scoresheet.