On the 7th of January, Cercle Brugge will host Westerlo at Jan Breydelstadion in a clash of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Cercle Brugge is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Mechelen. Kevin Denkey struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 3rd minute on a feed from Abu Francis, then in the 71st minute, Rob Schoofs sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Nikola Storm earning Mechelen a comeback draw. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Cercle Brugge should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 7th placed Westerlo is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Antwerp. Maxim De Cuyper struck first for Westerlo in the 44th minute, then Nicolas Madsen added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Arbnor Muja. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Westerlo should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Cercle Brugge and Westerlo last played eachother at the Het Kuipje on Sunday Jul 24th. Westerlo won by a score of 2 to 0. Erdon Daci struck first for Westerlo in the 40th minute, then Vetokele added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Bernat In the end, Cercle Brugge was frustrated by Westerlo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Westerlo ended the match with the shutout victory.
Westerlo is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Lyle Foster and Maxim De Cuyper each having 3 goals in their last five. Cercle Brugge is glad to have Ayase Ueda in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.