Westerlo vs Club Brugge Prediction: Brugge to eke past the home team

This match for round 33 of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League will take place at Het Kuipje and feature a matchup between Westerlo and Club Brugge. The visiting squad won their previous match at home against Seraing by a score of 2-0, while the home team from Brugge played Anderlecht to a scoreless draw.

As a result of their encounter against Anderlecht, which ended in a scoreless tie in the First Division A, Westerlo will hope for a win in this game. During that game, Westerlo had a 41% possession rate and 13 shots on goal, with six of them landing in the target area. Anderlecht, the team that they were playing against, had 16 shots on goal, but only two of them were successful. Recent matches that have included Westerlo have frequently been entertaining affairs, with a great deal of goalmouth action being a consistent feature of these contests. Over the course of their most recent meetings, a total of 20 goals have been scored between both sides which works out to an average of 3.33 goals per match, with Westerlo responsible for 11 of those goals.

Club Brugge comes into this encounter on the heels of a 2-0 victory over Seraing in their most recent game in First Division A. During that match, Club Brugge had 69% of the control of the ball and 26 shots on goal, with 11 of those shots landing in the target area. Ferrán Jutglà in the 56th minute and Antonio Nusa in the 90th minute both found the back of the net for Club Brugge. On the other side of the field, Seraing had five shots on goal, but none of them were successful in hitting the target. In recent matches involving Club Brugge, it has become clear that there is a pattern developing in which at least one team is getting a clean sheet. When we examine their activities over the past six weekends, we find that this has transpired five times. During these matches, their rivals have scored a total of nine goals, while Club Brugge has only managed eight. Club Brugge enters this match against Westerlo having not suffered a defeat against them in any of the previous 15 league matches that were played away from Club Brugge's home turf.

Westerlo and Club Brugge have met 23 times in the last seasons, with Westerlo winning one game and Club Brugge winning 19. A total of three of the games were decided by a draw. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Westerlo scored 14 goals, while Club Brugge amassed 57 goals overall.

Both teams have been performing quite well this season, and despite the fact that they both have an opportunity to advance to the championship play-offs group, they will undoubtedly endeavor to win this match. On the other hand, Club Brugge is working hard to come back to their previous level of play, and similar to the previous two weekends, if they are successful in carrying out their game plan today, they will unquestionably prevail. Additionally, Westerlo is renowned for their top play in terms of goal scoring, so scoring on their field here should not present any difficulties.