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 ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Cercle Brugge concede 2.4 goals per match

Anderlecht1.4 Cercle Brugge2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Anderlecht concede 1.4.

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

Goals3

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

Player in form

Steve Ngoura: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG2.88

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.9).

Streak

Cercle Brugge have scored in 5 matches in a row

DLLLW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Tawfik Bentayeb

Anderlecht · forward

3goals 1assist 7.03avg rating

Last match, Westerlo: rating 6.5.

Steve Ngoura

Cercle Brugge · forward

3goals 2assists 6.85avg rating

Last match, Antwerp: 2 assists, rating 7.6.

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

8W1D1L2.3scored per match0.8conceded 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 (4-3-3, last: Westerlo) · Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1, last: Antwerp).

CCCoosemans AMMaamar GBBiancone LPPétrot LAAugustinsson IKKoutsoupias MSStroeykens TAAasgaard LAAmbros MCCvetkovic JSSeke GCCoucke IDDiakité GKKondo RCCaicedo TAAdaramola LRLe Roux HBVan Der Bruggen TAAkinsola AMManneh ENNunes SNNgoura

AnderlechtCercle Brugge

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.

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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.

Volt matchup

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