Kilmarnock vs Cercle Brugge Predictions

• Kilmarnock scored in 11 of their final 13 home games last season.
• Cercle Brugge only kept one clean sheet in their last ten matches last term.
• Belgium’s UEFA country coefficient is nine positions higher than Scotland’s.

Killie return to Europe

Cercle Brugge return to the Europa League for the first time since 2010 and they may get off to a flying start against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.

The hosts were last in Europe in the 2019/20 campaign, where they lost 3-2 on aggregate to Welsh outfit Connah’s Quay, and they head into this tie as huge underdogs.

Belgians can get the win at Rugby Park

They ended last season by winning just one of their final five games, including two heavy defeats against Rangers and Celtic, and Cercle Brugge picked up good results against the likes of Genk, Anderlecht, and Club Brugge in the latter stages of the campaign.

However, they did only keep one clean sheet in their final ten games and Kilmarnock scored in 11 of their last 13 at home, so backing both teams to score appeals.

I do expect Cercle Brugge, who play in a league ranked nine positions higher than Kilmarnock, to win, and 2-1 looks a solid correct score option.