Cercle Brugge vs Anderlecht Predictions

• Anderlecht beat Cercle Brugge in both league games last season, by an aggregate score of 8-0.
• Anderlecht finished 19 points above their hosts last season before the league split.
• The visitors beat Westerlo 5-2 in their season opener.

Anderlecht in need of a response

Anderlecht fell short in Europa League qualifying in midweek as they were dumped out by Sweden’s Hacken, but they can get back to winning ways on Sunday when they head to Cercle Brugge.

The hosts only narrowly avoided the drop last season as they ended up in the promotion/relegation play-off.

Cercle Brugge opened the new season with a 0-0 draw with Dender, while the visitors hit the ground running by thrashing Westerlo 5-2.

Anderlecht dominated this fixture last season as they did the league double of Cercle Brugge – winning 5-0 at this ground and 3-0 in their home game – and they should be able to claim the spoils here despite their midweek exertions.

Cercle Brugge failed to score in both league meetings last term but they can at least hit a consolation effort here. Anderlecht have just one clean sheet in their last eight competitive games and the hosts scored in 10 of their final 12 home games last season, so a 2-1 win for the visitors is the correct score prediction.