On Sat Feb 19th, Cercle Brugge hosts Beerschot-Wilrijk in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Cercle Brugge sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against OH Leuven. Rabbi Matondo struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 32nd minute, then Mathieu Maertens tied it up for OH Leuven in the 40th minute But luckily in the 67th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Moussa Al Tamari. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Cercle Brugge should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 18th placed Beerschot-Wilrijk, recorded a 2-1 win against Kortrijk. Marlos Moreno scored the first goal for Kortrijk in the 10th minute, but Felipe Avenatti got the equalizer for Beerschot-Wilrijk in the 30th minute But luckily in the 42nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ilias Sebaoui. Beerschot-Wilrijk looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 27th of July, Cercle Brugge took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Olivier Deman struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 40th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Beerschot-Wilrijk couldn’t muster any offence and Cercle Brugge ran away with the shutout win.
Beerschot-Wilrijk’s most prolific scorer has been Ilias Sebaoui. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Both Dino Hotić and Kevin Denkey have been the hottest scorers for Cercle Brugge in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.