Westerlo vs Cercle Brugge Predictions

• Westerlo saw 48 goals scored across their opening 15 home games last term
• The hosts had three or more goals scored in four of their final five matches
• There have been 19 goals scored across the last four meetings between these two

High-scoring opener at Het Kuipje

Cercle Brugge were in European action in midweek, drawing 1-1 at Kilmarnock in the first leg of their Europa League tie. They had a strong finish to last season to wind up fourth in the table and they’ll hope for another strong campaign starting with this visit to Westerlo.

These two sides have shared plenty of high-scoring games of late, with 19 goals scored across their last four meetings. Westerlo won this fixture 4-2 last term, with their home matches featuring plenty of goals.

There were 48 strikes across their first 15 home games of the campaign before the league split. The hosts also finished in entertaining fashion, with over 2.5 goals landing in four of their final five games.

Cercle Brugge scored 33 times across their 20 trips last season and the visitors kept only one clean sheet in their final 10 league matches, so expect goals to flow in their opener.