December 26th features a match where Club Brugge will travel to Brugge to battle Cercle Brugge in a meeting of these two Pro League teams in the anticipated Brugge derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 14th placed Cercle Brugge, recorded a 2-3 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Edgaras Utkus struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 8th minute on a feed from Dino Hotić, then Rabbi Matondo added another in the 24th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 91st minute on a goal by Jesper Daland to cap off a wild match. Cercle Brugge is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while club Brugge sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Anderlecht. Charles De Ketelaere struck first for Club Brugge in the 9th minute on a feed from Noa Lang, then Francis Amuzu got the equalizer for Anderlecht in the 73rd minute on a feed from Lior Refaelov . Club Brugge should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 6th, Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge battled to a 1-1 draw. Ruud Vormer struck first for Club Brugge in the 35th minute, then Waldo Rubio tied it up for Cercle Brugge in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Cercle Brugge.
Charles De Ketelaere has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Club Brugge. Cercle Brugge is glad to have Rabbi Matondo in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals.