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

What to watch for

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

Attack

Westerlo score 3.2 goals per match

Cercle Brugge1.6 Westerlo3.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Cercle Brugge score 1.6.

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 xG2.31

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.3).

Streak

Westerlo have scored in 7 matches in a row

DWWWWDL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 22 goals in those 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.

Steve Ngoura

Cercle Brugge · forward

3goals 2assists 6.85avg rating

Last match, Antwerp: 2 assists, rating 7.6.

Norman Bassette

Westerlo · forward

7goals 1assist 7.16avg rating

Last match, Anderlecht: rating 6.9.

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 Cercle Brugge at home and Westerlo away, as in this match.

Cercle Brugge

at home · 10

3W2D5L1.4scored per match1.7conceded per match

Westerlo

away · 10

5W0D5L1.4scored per match1.7conceded 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.

2wins

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

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Cercle Brugge (4-2-3-1, last: Antwerp) · Westerlo (4-2-3-1, last: Anderlecht).

Official around 19:45, Fri 20 Nov

GCCoucke IDDiakité GKKondo RCCaicedo TAAdaramola LRLe Roux HBVan Der Bruggen TAAkinsola AMManneh ENNunes SNNgoura AJJungdal FFFerraro ALLapage SKKimura LFFlø CSSandra IFFofana SSSaito ISSakamoto CCCongreve NBBassette

Cercle BruggeWesterlo

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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