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Cercle Brugge vs. Union: Belgian Championship Match Prediction
In the capital of Belgium, Bruges, on December 8, Cercle Brugge will host Union Saint-Gillois. At first glance, the guests are the favorites of the match, but the hosts intend to show their best football and give the opponent a tough fight on their home field. How will the confrontation end and what bets to play? You will find out the answer in our forecast
Command Analysis
Cercle Brugge
BelgiumCurrent form
In the Belgian championship, the team is fighting for survival and occupies the penultimate line in the standings with 15 points, three points behind the Conference League zone. The team seems to be playing well, but in some moments the team lacks skill. In the last round, the club lost to Beerschot (2:3), leading after the first half 2:0 in the score. This week, Cercle Brugge met Sint-Truiden in the 1/8 finals of the country cup and also suffered a defeat (0:1).
After four matches in the UEFA Conference League, the Green-Blacks have seven points and are in 11th place in the main draw of the competition. The team suffered only one defeat, losing to Vikingur (1:3), and in the last match, Muron Muslić charges emerged victorious, playing at home against the Scottish Hearts (2:0). It is worth noting the first round match against the Swiss St. Gallen, where the Belgians scored six goals against their opponents and won 6:2 in the end.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Belgian club will miss the game due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Cercle Brugge have won just one of their last six games
- The team concedes an average of 1.9 goals per match
Probable line-up : Room, Diakite, Rawicz, Kakou, Miang, Efekele, De Wilde, Alex, Brunner, Felipe Augusto, Olaigbe.
Union St.Gilloise
BelgiumCurrent form
In the Belgian Championship, Sebastian Pocognoli charges are showing a good game and occupy seventh place in the standings, lagging behind the TOP-6 on additional indicators. Over 16 rounds, the club suffered only three defeats, won five victories and achieved eight draws. In the last confrontation, Union emerged victorious in the match against Antwerp (2:1), and also made it to the quarterfinals of the country cup this week, beating Genk (3:2).
Union has shown good results in the Europa League, but has managed to win only one game, with two defeats and the same number of draws. In the last round, the Belgians beat Dutch Twente on their away field (1:0), scoring the only goal in the 11th minute of the match. The team is closing the 1/16 final zone and is ahead of those catching up only on additional indicators.
Disqualifications and injuries
The club will be without help from the injured Teclab and Castro-Montes.
Interesting trends for betting
- Union have scored at least one goal in nine games in a row in all competitions
- The team suffered three defeats in a row in all tournaments
Probable line-up : Maurice, Machida, McAllister, Burgess, Vanhoutte, Lapoussin, Khalaili, Boufal, Sadiki, David, Fuseini.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
In 2 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings between the opponents, this score was recorded
13.00Bet 1st half: Cercle Brugge win
In 2 of the last 5 matches, the hosts won in the first half
4.60Bet 2nd half: Union will score
In 3 of the last 5 games, the visitors scored in the second half
1.55Tip and bets
The hosts will certainly strive to win and will play with full dedication. Cercle Brugge have classy players in attack, superior in class and experience to their opponents. It is most likely worth counting on a goal extravaganza, since the visitors have finished three of the five matches with a total over and do not intend to sit in defense.
Forecast - total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.87
Bet on the outcome
Cercle Brugge will try to seize the initiative and act as the first number at their stadium, and in the last face-to-face game the hosts beat Union. The home club must earn three points at home and leave the relegation group. We believe that the "green-blacks" will use their experience and are capable of getting at least a draw.
Prediction - Cercle Brugge will not lose with odds of 1.92
Bet on corners
Cercle Brugge will play attacking football and will probably spend a lot of time near the opponent goal, but Union will try to respond. There should most likely be a lot of corners.
Forecast - total corners over 10.5 with odds of 2.03
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