Dender vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on January 18th, 2025

Dender and Cercle Brugge will be playing against each other on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), in a Pro League football game in Belgium, check the Dender vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Dender vs Cercle Brugge will occur

The game will be played in the small Van Roystadion stadium, in the city of Denderleeuw, with a capacity for 6429 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Dender vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025

The Pro League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.82 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.69 goals per match played.

Dender last match

In the last match played, Dender met Gent, in a match valid for the Pro League. The match ended in a draw by 0-0. The coach V. Euvrard's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-5-2 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.20 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Despite the team's less-than-exciting average performance, Mohamed Berte is certainly one of the players on the roster to watch for the future. On the field he showed a good physical presence and good footwork, proving to be crucial to Dender game.

Cercle Brugge last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Cercle Brugge, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Mechelen team with a final score of 1-0.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.50, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Dender vs Cercle Brugge h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Pro League, Dender ranked 7th place while Cercle Brugge was in 15th place. Dender initiated hostilities with a 3-5-2 formation while Cercle Brugge played using a 3-4-3 tactic.

These teams the last time they met which was on 19-10-2024 played out a 0-0 draw in a highly contested Pro League match during the 2024/2025 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Dender team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Cercle Brugge has been more irregular.

Dender

Pro League leaderboard now

The Dender team with 28 points currently occupies the 7th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 7 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses.

Which means that in the 22nd round, the team has no advantage, over Standard Liège team who is in the position 8.

Dender analysis

At the end of round 21 of Pro League, Dender collected 27 goals scored and 33 goals conceded.

With an average ball possession of 42.52% per game in the current league, Dender cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Cercle Brugge they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Dender

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Aurelien Scheidler. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season and has helped Dender come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Cercle Brugge

Pro League leaderboard now

The Cercle Brugge team with 24 points currently occupies the 12th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 6 wins, 6 draws, and 9 losses.

Cercle Brugge analysis

Cercle Brugge, with 22 goals scored and 32 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 21 rounds.

As we approach the Regular Season, Cercle Brugge is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.67 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Best goalscorer from Cercle Brugge

In this season, the individual highlight is Kevin Denkey that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 10 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Cercle Brugge achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Dender is Aurelien Scheidler, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cercle Brugge is Kevin Denkey, he has scored in 10 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.12 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cercle Brugge is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.24 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Cercle Brugge in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.81 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Cercle Brugge side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Dender who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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