GolVolt — Anderlecht vs Cercle Brugge: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Cercle Brugge without a win in 11 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 draws and 8 defeats. Last win: 24 April, 2:1 against Dender.

Defence

Cercle Brugge concede 2.8 goals per match

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Last 5 matches in all competitions. Anderlecht concede 1.2.

Last time

Last meeting, 10 October: Cercle Brugge – Anderlecht 1:2

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Player in form

Tawfik Bentayeb: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

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The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Streak

Cercle Brugge have scored in 4 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 6 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Tawfik Bentayeb

Anderlecht · forward

3goals 1assist 7.13avg rating

Last match, Cercle Brugge: 1 goal, rating 7.7.

Steve Ngoura

Cercle Brugge · forward

3goals 0assists 6.77avg rating

Last match, Union Saint-Gilloise: 1 goal, rating 6.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Anderlecht at home and Cercle Brugge away, as in this match.

Anderlecht

at home · 10

7W2D1L2.1scored per match0.9conceded per match

Cercle Brugge

away · 10

2W3D5L1.8scored per match2.3conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 10 Oct 2026 · Pro League Cercle Brugge 1:2 Anderlecht Manneh 11' · Bentayeb 86' · Bertaccini 90+3'

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0 draws3.6 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Anderlecht (4-1-4-1, last: Gent) · Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1, last: Union Saint-Gilloise).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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