In this 29th week match, on Sat Feb 26th, Cercle Brugge will travel to Mechelen to battle Mechelen in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 5th placed Mechelen is fresh off their 2-1 win against Antwerp. Hugo Cuypers scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 24th minute, then Nikola Storm added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Sandy Walsh. Mechelen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while cercle Brugge sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Beerschot-Wilrijk. Kevin Denkey struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 27th minute on a feed from Dino Hotić, then Rabbi Matondo added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Beerschot-Wilrijk 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 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Nov 27th, Cercle Brugge was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Edgaras Utkus struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 34th minute on a feed from Dino Hotić, but Nikola Storm got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 43rd minute.
Cercle Brugge’s most prolific scorer has been Rabbi Matondo. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Nikola Storm has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Mechelen.