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

What to watch for

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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.

Attack

Westerlo score 3.8 goals per match

Westerlo3.8 Cercle Brugge1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Cercle Brugge score 1.2.

Defence

Cercle Brugge concede 2.8 goals per match

Westerlo1.4 Cercle Brugge2.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Westerlo concede 1.4.

Last time

Last meeting, 17 January 2026: Westerlo – Cercle Brugge 0:2

LDWW

Cercle Brugge are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Player in form

Norman Bassette: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG2.58

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.6).

Streak

Westerlo unbeaten in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 23 August, 0:4 against Lommel SK.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Norman Bassette

Westerlo · forward

7goals 1assist 7.18avg rating

Last match, SK Beveren: 2 goals, rating 8.0.

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

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

Westerlo

at home · 10

3W3D4L2.5scored per match2.5conceded per match

Cercle Brugge

away · 10

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

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 17 Jan 2026 · Pro League Westerlo 0:2 Cercle Brugge Bayram 6' (s) · Adewumi 39'. Cercle Brugge: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

1wins

1 draw3.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

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Expected lineups

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

AJJungdal LFFlø SKKimura ALLapage DOOurega IFFofana CSSandra NKBohamdi-Kamoni ISSakamoto SSSaito NBBassette GCCoucke VKKonaté RCCaicedo EKKakou IDDiakité HBVan Der Bruggen LRLe Roux DVVanzeir AMManneh TAAkinsola SNNgoura

WesterloCercle 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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