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Royal Antwerp
Belgian Pro League | Gameweek 1
Jul 30, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
Bosuilstadion
Antwerp
1 - 0
Cercle Brugge
Daland (45+1' og.)
FT(HT: 1-0)

Ravych (58'), Francis (72')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Belgian Pro League clash between Royal Antwerp and Cercle Brugge, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Cercle Brugge 2-0 Westerlo
Saturday, June 3 at 7.30pm in Belgian Pro League

We said: Royal Antwerp 2-1 Cercle Brugge

Antwerp were excellent in the closing stages of last season and have already secured their first piece of silverware for the season, winning the Super Cup last week. They are unbeaten against this opponent in their last five encounters, and we fancy they will extend that record with another win in this one. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Royal Antwerp win with a probability of 59.76%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Cercle Brugge had a probability of 18.66%.

The most likely scoreline for a Royal Antwerp win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.01%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.18%), while for a Cercle Brugge win it was 0-1 (5.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Royal Antwerp in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Royal Antwerp.

Result
Royal AntwerpDrawCercle Brugge
59.76% (1.015 1.02) 21.58% (-0.238 -0.24) 18.66% (-0.772 -0.77)
Both teams to score 54.05% (-0.587 -0.59)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.51% (-0.108 -0.11)43.49% (0.113 0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.11% (-0.107 -0.11)65.89% (0.111 0.11)
Royal Antwerp Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.84% (0.28400000000001 0.28)14.16% (-0.28 -0.28)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.16% (0.549 0.55)41.84% (-0.543 -0.54)
Cercle Brugge Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.97% (-0.892 -0.89)37.03% (0.897 0.9)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.18% (-0.899 -0.9)73.82% (0.904 0.9)
Score Analysis
    Royal Antwerp 59.75%
    Cercle Brugge 18.66%
    Draw 21.57%
Royal AntwerpDrawCercle Brugge
1-0 @ 10.25% (0.16 0.16)
2-0 @ 10.01% (0.24 0.24)
2-1 @ 9.95% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-0 @ 6.53% (0.225 0.23)
3-1 @ 6.49% (0.07 0.07)
3-2 @ 3.22% (-0.044 -0.04)
4-0 @ 3.19% (0.141 0.14)
4-1 @ 3.17% (0.065 0.07)
4-2 @ 1.57% (-0.006 -0.01)
5-0 @ 1.25% (0.067 0.07)
5-1 @ 1.24% (0.038 0.04)
Other @ 2.89%
Total : 59.75%
1-1 @ 10.18% (-0.09 -0.09)
0-0 @ 5.24% (0.026 0.03)
2-2 @ 4.94% (-0.118 -0.12)
3-3 @ 1.07% (-0.042 -0.04)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 21.57%
0-1 @ 5.21% (-0.102 -0.1)
1-2 @ 5.06% (-0.174 -0.17)
0-2 @ 2.59% (-0.116 -0.12)
1-3 @ 1.68% (-0.1 -0.1)
2-3 @ 1.64% (-0.08 -0.08)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 18.66%

How you voted: Antwerp vs Cercle Brugge

Royal Antwerp
88.2%
Draw
5.9%
Cercle Brugge
5.9%
17
Head to Head
Apr 9, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 32
Antwerp
2-1
Cercle Brugge
Popovic (72' og.), Alderweireld (85' pen.)
Hotic (42')
Sep 11, 2022 3pm
Apr 9, 2022 7.45pm
Oct 31, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 12
Cercle Brugge
0-1
Antwerp

Hotic (45+2'), David (52'), Daland (70'), Vanhoutte (90+1')
Frey (57' pen.)
Vines (39'), Yusuf (60'), Verstraete (63'), Samatta (70'), De Laet (89')
Jan 20, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 25
Antwerp
1-0
Cercle Brugge
Lamkel Ze (84')
Boya (37'), Lamkel Ze (84')

Kanoute (41'), Musaba (79'), Bates (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1GentGent5410116513
2Anderlecht641175213
3Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge640273412
4Club BruggeBrugge53111541110
5MechelenMechelen631295410
6Union SGUnion SG5311107310
7EupenEupen6312910-110
8Royal AntwerpAntwerp522110468
9Genk52216248
10Sint-Truiden622256-18
11RWD MolenbeekRWDM5212513-87
12Leuven6123812-45
13CharleroiCharleroi604247-34
14Standard Liege603336-33
15Westerlo6015713-61
16KortrijkKortrijk6015417-131

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