Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo Preview & Prediction | 2022-23 Belgian First Division A
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THE FACTS
When is Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo on and what time does it start? Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo will take place on Saturday 3rd June, 2023 – 19:30 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo? Visit each team’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo on in the UK? Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo in the UK? Cercle Brugge vs Westerlo cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE LOWDOWN
Cercle Brugge
Last season, Cercle Brugge missed out on a top eight finish by finishing tenth so this time around, having managed to make the European playoff places, this season will already be viewed as a success. Although they do come into this final day of the 2022/23 Jupiler Pro League campaign sitting second in the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff group and some way off Gent, who have already ensured European qualification.
The home team do come into this on the back of a 4-0 hammering of a Standard Liege side that appear to have mentally checked out for the season in their most recent outing, last weekend. They have had an enjoyable and entertaining European playoff group with their last four matches consisting of 20 goals.
Under the management of Miron Muslic, Cercle Brugge will be pleased with their 2022/23 Jupiler Pro League campaign and they do come into this one on the back of some good form. Their aforementioned hammering of Standard Liege means they have suffered just one defeat in their last seven matches and just two losses in their last ten.
Westerlo
Following promotion last season, Westerlo have enjoyed an extremely impressive return to the Belgian top-flight. Despite losing key man Lyle Foster in the January transfer window to Vincent Kompany’s Burnley, the visitors have been excellent and entertaining in finishing in the top eight and the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff group. They have had a difficult end of the campaign and ‘split’ but the season will be viewed as a successful one.
The visitors have won just one of their five matches in the European playoff spots as they come into this on the back of a 3-1 defeat at home to Gent. That loss continued their incredibly entertaining style of football and general results that have been happening throughout the campaign.
In their 39 games so far this season, there has been 137 goals in Westerlo’s matches with an average of over 3.5 goals per game. That high-scoring theme has been continued in the European playoff spots with their five matches having consisted of 23 goals.
THE PREDICTION
Heading into the final day of the 2022/23 Jupiler Pro League season, both of these sides will be content and happy with how their season has gone and they will both believe that have already overperformed throughout the campaign. Whilst both sides have comfortably missed out on UEFA Europa Conference League qualification, they will both be keen to finish the season with a flourish and another high-scoring and entertaining encounter is expected. With Cercle's aforementioned recent record, combined with Westerlo's results throughout the season, this should be fun for the neutral.
TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE & OVER 2.5 GOALS
