On Wed Jan 26th, Anderlecht hosts Cercle Brugge at Lotto Park in a meeting of these two mismatched Pro League teams. In their last match, Anderlecht recorded a 1-1 draw against Standard Liège. Yari Verschaeren struck first for Anderlecht in the 32nd minute on a feed from Lior Refaelov, then Denis Drăguş tied it up for Standard Liège in the 86th minute earning them at least the one point. Anderlecht should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Cercle Brugge recorded a 2-0 shutout win against AS Eupen. Thibo Somers scored the first goal for Cercle Brugge in the 77th minute, then Dino Hotić added another in the 82nd minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed AS Eupen couldn’t manage to score, and Cercle Brugge took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Cercle Brugge should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Anderlecht was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Olivier Deman struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 1st minute on a feed from Dimitar Velkovski, then Joshua Zirkzee tied it up for Anderlecht in the 13th minute on a feed from Sergio Gómez But luckily in the 29th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Joshua Zirkzee.
Both Rabbi Matondo and Edgaras Utkus have been the hottest scorers for Cercle Brugge in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Both Benito Raman and Lior Refaelov have been the hottest scorers for Anderlecht in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.