Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on November 23rd, 2024

A football match between Standard Liège and Cercle Brugge of the Pro League will take place in Belgium on Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, at 17:15h (UTC), check the Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium, in the city of Liege, with a capacity for 27670 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Standard Liège 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 2.68 goals per match played.

Standard Liège last match

Standard Liège come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Gent, valid for the Pro League, ended with a 5-0. The team coached by I. Leko lined up in the last match with a 3-5-2 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 1.85, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Boško Šutalo. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Cercle Brugge last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Cercle Brugge, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Anderlecht team with a final score of 0-5.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.25, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Standard Liège vs Cercle Brugge h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Pro League, Standard Liège was in 10th place while Cercle Brugge was in the 7th place. Standard Liège opened with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Cercle Brugge charged with a 3-4-1-2 formation.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Pro League game during the 2023/2024 season ending in a 1-1 draw.

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

Standard Liège

Pro League leaderboard now

The Standard Liège team with 18 points currently occupies the 9th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses.

The team, has the same score that the Westerlo team who occupies position 8 in the 15th round.

Standard Liège, although not having high aspirations, no relegation concerns, and occupying the middle of the league table in the Belgium Pro League, will attempt to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Standard Liège analysis

After 14 rounds, Standard Liège has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 18 goals so far and scored 9 times.

The Standard Liège team comes from a defeat in the Pro League, and its coach Ivan Leko wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

It appears that Standard Liège is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

The average ball possession of Standard Liège in this league is 41%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Cercle Brugge they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

While they’ve won once as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Standard Liège

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Andi Zeqiri. With 4 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Standard Liège team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data Standard Liège

With 10 titles won in the history of the tournament, Standard Liège team is one of the competition's leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Cercle Brugge

Pro League leaderboard now

With 15 points won, Cercle Brugge is in 14th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 7 losses, plus 3 draws.

Cercle Brugge analysis

After round 14 of Pro League we count 16 goals scored by Cercle Brugge and 26 conceded.

Recent performances have highlighted that Cercle Brugge is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

As we approach the Regular Season, Cercle Brugge is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.57 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Cercle Brugge is a more offensive team than Standard Liège, having 1830 attacks vs. 1255 from Standard Liège, having scored 16 times, in comparison, Standard Liège converted into goal 9 times.

Best goalscorer from Cercle Brugge

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Kevin Denkey. The Attacker scored 7 goals in the current season, helping Cercle Brugge to achieve victory in several disputes.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Standard Liège is Andi Zeqiri, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cercle Brugge is Kevin Denkey, he has scored in 7 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.

The market with less than 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative since Cercle Brugge has an average of 0.67 goals per game when playing away from home. This option is an alternative considering that Cercle Brugge often does not concede goals when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.25 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

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 7 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 3.29 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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