Belgian Pro League · Matchday 12 
Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo: Match Preview & Stats
Our picks
Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off
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See today's ready predictions →Our record
Cercle Brugge: 4 of 4 right
Westerlo: 3 of 4 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Belgian Pro League, Matchday 12
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge
- Since last match
- Cercle Brugge: 13 days (Belgian Pro League) · RAAL La Louvière (0‑1) Westerlo: 13 days (Belgian Pro League) · Sporting Charleroi (1‑5)
- Next match
- Cercle Brugge: 7 days (Belgian Pro League) later Westerlo: 7 days (Belgian Pro League) later
Last starting XI
Cercle Brugge 3-4-2-1
- 1 Coucke
- 2 Diakité
- 24 Kondo
- 33 Caicedo
- 15 Magnée
- 18 Le Roux
- 28 van der Bruggen
- 12 Konaté
- 30 Akinsola
- 71 Martens
- 9 Ngoura
Coach: Pedro Caixinha 
at RAAL La Louvière, 1-0 · First Division A · 7 Nov
Westerlo 4-2-3-1
- 99 Jungdal
- 2 Flø
- 40 Balogh
- 5 Kimura
- 88 Ferraro
- 45 Fofana
- 14 Sandra
- 20 Congreve
- 13 Sakamoto
- 7 Saito
- 9 Bassette
Coach: Issame Charaï 
vs Sporting Charleroi, 1-5 · First Division A · 7 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
Cercle Brugge
- FW Joel NdalaInjured · Day to day
Westerlo
- MF Pape DiongSuspended
- MF Dogucan HaspolatInjured · Day to day
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
Cercle Brugge
Low impact Westerlo
Low impact Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)
Cercle Brugge Westerlo Cercle Brugge Playing above results (positive regression candidate) Westerlo Balanced (results match underlying play) OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
Cercle Brugge
Westerlo
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
Cercle Brugge
- 1. FW Steve Ngoura 3G · 2ATeam attack 23.0% Team shots 24.0%
- 2. DF Gary Magnée 0G · 1ATeam attack 13.0% Team shots 6.0%
- 3. FW Dante Vanzeir 1G · 0ATeam attack 9.0% Team shots 7.0%
Westerlo
- 1. FW Norman Bassette 7G · 0ATeam attack 18.0% Team shots 19.0%
- 2. FW Shunsuke Saito 5G · 1ATeam attack 15.0% Team shots 10.0%
- 3. FW Cameron Congreve 0G · 2ATeam attack 10.0% Team shots 11.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | Cercle Brugge | Westerlo |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 7/10 | 10/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2/10 | 8/10 |
| Both teams scored | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Clean sheet | 1/10 | 3/10 |
| Failed to score | 3/10 | 1/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 1.1 / 1.8 | 2.5 / 2.2 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Cercle Brugge
- W 1-0 at RAAL La Louvière (A) Belgian Pro League · 7 Nov
- W 2-1 vs
Royal Antwerp (H) Belgian Pro League · 1 Nov - L 2-5 at
Union St.Gilloise (A) Belgian Pro League · 25 Oct - W 2-1 at Sporting Hasselt (A) Belgian Cup · 16 Oct
- L 1-2 vs
Anderlecht (H) Belgian Pro League · 10 Oct
Westerlo
- L 1-5 vs Sporting Charleroi (H) Belgian Pro League · 7 Nov
- L 1-4 at Anderlecht (A) Belgian Pro League · 31 Oct
- D 4-4 vs
SK Beveren (H) Belgian Pro League · 24 Oct - W 2-0 vs Patro Eisden (H) Belgian Cup · 16 Oct
- W 5-1 vs Royal Antwerp (H) Belgian Pro League · 11 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
Cercle Brugge
- 1-15 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 3 scored, 3 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 1 scored, 3 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 2 scored, 3 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 2 scored, 4 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 4 scored, 7 conceded
Westerlo
- 1-15 minutes: 7 scored, 0 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 1 scored, 4 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 3 scored, 7 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 5 scored, 5 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 3 scored, 7 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 7 scored, 7 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Belgian Pro League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
Cercle Brugge
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Ngoura (2 pens) | 4 | 2 |
| Babatunde Akinsola | 2 | 0 |
| Dante Vanzeir | 1 | 1 |
| Erick Nunes | 1 | 1 |
| Abdoulie Manneh | 1 | 0 |
Westerlo
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Bassette (2 pens) | 8 | 0 |
| Shunsuke Saito (1 pen) | 5 | 1 |
| Cisse Sandra | 2 | 2 |
| Nikola Storm | 2 | 0 |
| Isa Sakamoto | 1 | 4 |
Goals and assists in the Belgian Pro League this season.
Corners and yellow cards
Cercle Brugge Westerlo - 6.1 Corners won 3.4
- 5.1 Corners conceded 5.7
- 1.4 Yellow cards 1.3
- 2.0 Opponents' yellow cards 1.8
Per match in the Belgian Pro League this season. Average per club and match: 5.1 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
Cercle BruggeWesterlo0 to 100 against this season's Belgian Pro League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
10Cercle Brugge wins10Westerlo wins25 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 17 Jan 2026 · Belgian Pro League Westerlo 0-2 Cercle Brugge
- 17 Aug 2025 · Belgian Pro League Cercle Brugge 4-1 Westerlo
- 16 Feb 2025 · Belgian Pro League Cercle Brugge 1-1 Westerlo
- 28 Jul 2024 · Belgian Pro League Westerlo 3-0 Cercle Brugge
- 30 Jan 2024 · Belgian Pro League Westerlo 4-2 Cercle Brugge
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union St.Gilloise | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30:7 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 |  Club Brugge | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27:9 | +18 | 28 |
| 3 |  Gent | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20:6 | +14 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 26:13 | +13 | 27 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14:12 | +2 | 20 |
| 6 |  Lommel | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15:13 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 |  Genk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18:15 | +3 | 15 |
| 8 |  Standard Liège | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18:16 | +2 | 15 |
| 9 | Westerlo | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26:30 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 |  OH Leuven | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12:17 | -5 | 12 |
| 11 |  KV Mechelen | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13:20 | -7 | 12 |
| 12 |  St.Truiden | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22:22 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18:24 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 |  Zulte Waregem | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13:20 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13:23 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14:22 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | RAAL La Louvière | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13:24 | -11 | 7 |
| 18 |  Kortrijk | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4:23 | -19 | 4 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Belgian Pro League: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Title | Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercle Brugge | 9 | ||||
| Westerlo | 14 |
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