Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp: result 2-1 and analysis
Jupiler Pro LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 16, 2020 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
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What was the result of Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp?
Cercle Brugge won 2-1 on August 16, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 32′P. GerkensAntwerp
- 80′G. MbenzaCercle Brugge
- 86′G. MbenzaCercle Brugge
Official lineup for Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cercle Brugge
4-5-1- 9G. Mbenza
- 7K. Hazard
- 10D. Hotić
- 14C. Vanhoutte
- 20K. Hoggas
- 15J. Omolo
- 8R. Decostere
- 19D. Velkovski
- 5N. Ueda
- 4Jérémy Taravel
- 1T. Didillon
Antwerp
3-4-2-1- 7D. Lamkel Zé
- 70Dieumerci Mbokani
- 5B. Verstraete
- 16P. Gerkens
- 11L. Refaelov
- 38F. Haroun
- 40J. Pius
- 4A. Seck
- 30Aurélio Buta
- 2R. De Laet
- 46J. Butez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cercle Brugge have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Antwerp have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2020 | Standard Liege(away) | 0-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Oostende(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Deinze(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Monaco(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2020 | Royal Excel Mouscron(home) | 1-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Club Brugge KV(away) | 1-0 | Cup |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Zwarte Leeuw(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Roda(home) | 1-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Utrecht(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Cercle Brugge wins, 1 draw, 5 Antwerp wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2020 | Cercle Brugge 1-2 Antwerp | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Antwerp 3-1 Cercle Brugge | Jupiler Pro League |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Cercle Brugge 0-3 Antwerp | Jupiler Pro League |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Antwerp 1-0 Cercle Brugge | Jupiler Pro League |
| Jan 15, 2017 | Cercle Brugge 0-1 Antwerp | Challenger Pro League |
| Nov 13, 2016 | Antwerp 0-0 Cercle Brugge | Challenger Pro League |
Last archived meeting: Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp on Jan 19, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Cercle Brugge score 1.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Antwerp score 1.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercle Brugge | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Antwerp | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4 | 8/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cercle Brugge sit 18th in Jupiler Pro League (3 points from 8 matches) and Antwerp sit 13th (7 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Antwerp | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 18 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
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