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Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
Jan Breydel Stadion, Brugge
Referee
N. Laforge
Form

Recent form

Club Brugge KV
96Excellent

Last 5 matches · 5W-0D-0L · +11 goal difference

Cercle Brugge
38Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Match Winner
Club Brugge KV to win

BetGenius backs Club Brugge KV to win (Match Winner) at 75% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

75%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Club Brugge KV enter this Bruges derby in excellent form to start the Jupiler Pro League campaign, sitting fourth in the table after winning both of their opening fixtures with a flawless record of six goals scored and zero conceded. Following convincing 3-0 victories against Kortrijk and OH Leuven, the home side boasts strong attacking output led by N. Tresoldi, who already has two goals, alongside creative contributions from M. Diakhon and Carlos Forbs.

Cercle Brugge arrive in 11th position having picked up two points from their first two league outings, drawing 2-2 away at Standard Liege and 3-3 at home against St. Truiden. While Cercle have demonstrated significant attacking firepower with five goals scored in two matches, their defence has looked vulnerable, conceding an average of 2.5 goals per match.

Head-to-head history heavily favours Club Brugge, who have won five of the last ten meetings without suffering a single defeat (5 wins, 5 draws), including each of the last four encounters. With Cercle struggling to keep clean sheets and Club Brugge excelling at both ends of the pitch, the hosts are positioned as clear favourites.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Club Brugge have won both league fixtures this season by a 3-0 margin, conceding zero goals.
  2. Cercle Brugge have drawn both of their league matches, conceding five goals across the two games (2.5 per game).
  3. In the last 10 head-to-head encounters, Club Brugge remain undefeated against Cercle Brugge with 5 wins and 5 draws.
  4. Club Brugge have won each of the last four head-to-head meetings between the sides.
  5. N. Tresoldi leads Club Brugge's attack with 2 goals, supported by M. Diakhon who has registered 2 assists.
Availability

Team news

Club Brugge KV

  • J. OrdonezFoot Injury

Cercle Brugge

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Club Brugge KV at homeCercle Brugge away
4
Played
4
4-0-0
W-D-L
0-2-2
2.5
Scored /game
1.3
0.3
Conceded /game
1.8
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
80%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 3.8 goals per game (Club Brugge KV at home plus Cercle Brugge away).

Players

Key players this season

Club Brugge KV

  • H. Vetlesen4G
  • N. Tresoldi4G
  • Carlos Forbs3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1GentPromotion - Champions League (League phase)8+1122
2Club Brugge KVPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)8+1521
3CharleroiPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)8+921
4Union St. GilloisePromotion - Conference League (Qualification)8+1820
5Anderlecht8+316
15OH Leuven8-85
16RAAL La Louvière8-104
17KortrijkRelegation - Challenger Pro League8-163
18Cercle BruggeRelegation - Challenger Pro League8-73
History

Head-to-head

5
Club Brugge KV
5
Draws
0
Cercle Brugge

Club Brugge KV have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.1 goals a game, only 40% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-08-23Club Brugge KV1-0Cercle Brugge
  • 2026-02-15Cercle Brugge1-2Club Brugge KV
  • 2025-08-09Club Brugge KV2-0Cercle Brugge
  • 2025-03-09Cercle Brugge1-3Club Brugge KV
  • 2024-09-01Club Brugge KV3-0Cercle Brugge
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Match Winner
Club Brugge KV to win
75%
Confidence

Club Brugge have opened the league season with back-to-back 3-0 wins and have won the last four head-to-head fixtures against Cercle Brugge. With Cercle conceding five goals in their first two matches, Club Brugge have a strong edge to take all three points in a game expected to surpass 2.5 total goals.

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Published August 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.