Cercle Brugge KSV vs St. Truiden Prediction: Brugge will need to turn the tables around

Cercle Brugge KSV vs St. Truiden: Prediction and odds on the Match on 26 April 2025

Prediction for the Jupiler Pro League encounter for the 26th of April 2025. In this fixture, Cercle Brugge KSV will play St. Truiden at the Jan Breydel Stadium. The two teams' recent meeting ended in a win for St. Truiden at their home ground. Can Cercle Brugge take advantage of their turf? Below, I will preview this game and offer the best betting opportunities. 

Cercle Brugge KSV: Forms and Statistics

Cercle Brugge KSV will need to turn the tables around after a poor performance in the first leg of this game. However, it is still an open race in the relegation battle but this team will have to get it right here. Having played three times in this postseason, this team has only one win, coming against a bottom-placed Beerschot VA, ending 2-1. 

In the meantime, Cercle Brugge KSV have lost only one of their last nine home matches, coming against Club Brugge. In other encounters, they won four times and drew four. Ahead of this game, Cercle Brugge KSV sit 14th in the standings with five goals scored and six conceded. 

Cercle Brugge KSV: Team News and Expected Lineup

Cercle Brugge KSV have only three injury concerns ahead of this game. Kader Ouattara has a broken leg, and Senna Miangue has not recovered from knee surgery. 

🔖 Cercle Brugge KSV’s Predicted XI (4-3-3):

Maxime Delanghe, Ibrahim Diakité, Edgaras Utkus, Lucas Perrin, Christiaan Ravych, Erick Nunes, Lawrence Agyekum, H. van der, Thibo Somers, Steve Ngoura, Flavio Nazinho.

⛔️Unavailable: Senna Miangue, Abdoul Kader Ouattara, Dalangunypole Gomis

👤 Head Coach: Jimmy De Wulf

St. Truiden: Form and Statistics

St. Truiden got the job done against Cercle Brugge in the first leg of this game but it is not yet over. While this team has now won two times since the beginning of the postseason, their inconsistency and inability to win consecutive matches will be what they have to deal with here. Having lost to Kortrijk, it is now clear this team has to be at the top of their game, having also struggled to pick a win against Beerschot VA. 

In the first leg of this game, St. Truiden dominated, winning each half of that contest. In that encounter, Adriano Bertaccini scored a hat trick, converting three of the four big chances created. Ahead of this game, St. Truiden have scored in eight of their last five matches while conceding seven in the same run.

St. Truiden: Team News and Expected Lineup

Not a total bad news for Felice Mazzù ahead of this game. Only Shogo Taniguchi with an Achilles tendon rupture and Isaías Delpupo dealing with Ankle injury will miss this game. 

🔖 St. Truiden’s Predicted XI (4-3-3):

Leo Kokubo, Rein Van Helden, Visar Musliu, Loïc Lapoussin, Louis Patris, Joel Chima Fujita, Rihito Yamamoto, Ryoya Ogawa, Billal Brahimi, Adriano Bertaccini, Didier Lamkel Ze

⛔️Unavailable: Senna Miangue, Abdoul Kader Ouattara, Dalangunypole Gomis

👤 Head Coach: Felice Mazzù 

Cercle Brugge KSV vs St. Truiden Head-to-Head Statistics

The last five meetings between the two teams ended in two draws. However, St. Truiden won two times and Cercle Brugge won one time. In the last five meetings between these two teams, Cercle Brugge KSV scored seven goals, while St. Truiden scored five.

Cercle Brugge KSV vs St. Truiden Betting Tips & Odds

• Two of the last four meetings between Cercle Brugge KSV and St Truiden ended with a draw. A full-time draw option is available on 1Xbet with odds at 3.37.
• In four of the last five meetings between Cercle Brugge KSV and St. Truiden, both teams have not failed to score. This option is available on Bet365 with odds at 1.75.
• Cercle Brugge KSV have won the last two matches in their home games. A win for the home team is available on Betway with odds at 2.20.
• St. Truiden have won two of the last three meetings against Cercle Brugge KSV. A win for the visitors is available on Bet365 with odds at 3.20.

Cercle Brugge KSV vs St. Truiden Match Prediction 26 April 2025

Cercle Brugge KSV did not do a good job in the midweek game but it is not all over, as a draw could get them back to the top of the table. However, St. Truiden's level of play was brilliant in the first leg and it is just tough to write them off even on the road. While looking at how things have ended between the two teams, this is clearly shaping to be a very tight contest, especially with their inability to defeat each other. 

At home, Cercle Brugge KSV should be the side doing the most work, as a win here could take them to the top of the standings. On the other hand, St Truiden struggled on the road, with only one win to show for it in their last five games. This is going to be a very close game, but at home, Cercle Brugge KSV should win. Also, the two teams have been playing well offensively, and it is tough to rule out a high-scoring contest. 

Our match prediction: is a win for Cercle Brugge KSV in at least one half with odds of 1.66 on the 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip: is both teams to score with odds at 1.75 on the Bet365 bookmaker.  

Our last match prediction: is a win for Cercle Brugge KSV with odds at 2.20 on the Betway bookmaker.