In this week 22 match, on Sun Jan 16th, AS Eupen and Cercle Brugge will play a match in Eupen in a clash of the Pro League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. AS Eupen sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Sint-Truiden. Taichi Hara scored the first goal for Sint-Truiden in the 25th minute, then Yuma Suzuki added another in the 81st minute on a feed from Christian Bruls In the end, AS Eupen was frustrated by Sint-Truiden’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sint-Truiden ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 11th placed Cercle Brugge is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Club Brugge. Senna Miangue struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 53rd minute, then D. Sousa Albino added another in the 90th minute on a feed from Rabbi Matondo In the end, Club Brugge couldn’t muster any offence and Cercle Brugge ran away with the shutout win. Cercle Brugge should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
AS Eupen and Cercle Brugge last played eachother at the Jan Breydelstadion on Sep 17th. AS Eupen was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Edo Kayembe struck first for AS Eupen in the 19th minute on a feed from Smail Prevljak, then Charles Vanhoutte tied it up for Cercle Brugge in the 35th minute on a feed from Álex Millán.
Cercle Brugge is glad to have Rabbi Matondo in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Smail Prevljak has been the most prolific scorer on AS Eupen in his last five matches with 2 goals.