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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.

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
1Genk26193451312060
2Club BruggeBrugge26157456302652
3Union SGUnion SG251210339211846
4Royal AntwerpAntwerp26127745291643
5Anderlecht25126744232142
6GentGent2591063528737
7Standard Liege269892029-935
8CharleroiCharleroi2596103028233
9Leuven2671182327-432
10Dender2687113144-1331
11Westerlo2585124444029
12Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge2578102636-1029
13MechelenMechelen2577114037328
14Sint-Truiden2659123250-1824
15KortrijkKortrijk2654172149-2819
16Beerschot WilrijkBeerschot VA2528152253-3114


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