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Anderlecht vs Cercle Brugge KSV Prediction & Betting tips
The quarter finals will take place in the cup this week. Anderlecht and Cercle can shift their focus of the competition to try and give their season shine in the cup. Who can go to the semi-finals?
Anderlecht:
We are going to have to come back from the observation that Vincent Kompany is ‘stubborn’. He has learned a lot since he became a trainer at the beginning of this season. For example, that it cannot be ‘beautiful’ every time you want to take a result home with you. There is still a lot of work to be done, because no one says that they will show the same mentality on Wednesday against Cercle or Sunday against KV Mechelen. “We work every day to make that clear to them. They have to get used to it. The efficiency was good, you say? I was not completely satisfied. There are still phases that can be played out better. Making the right choices. ”
It didn’t look good on Sunday when Hannes Delcroix limped off the field. The defender does not make it to the cup match against Cercle Brugge. Delcroix twisted his knee. The ligaments have not been affected, but there is an accumulation of fluid in the joint, which causes a lot of pain. It is not an option to draft it on Wednesday evening and so Kompany will have to reach for Lissens or Sardella. For the rest, Anderlecht came out of the Clasico unharmed. Yari Verschaeren is also improving and should make his return appearance in a friendly match soon.
Kompany played at Sclessin with two strikers. But is that system a one-off or will he use it in the coming matches? It worked for the match against Standard, but there are also flaws. Nmecha and Diaby are not pure number nines. They are two good attackers and they can play together. This allows the block to play higher and put more pressure on the opponent’s defense. It will be a lot more difficult against a midfield like that of Club Brugge. That is possible against Mechelen, but then you have to take Diaby into account. He has accepted a very thankless role, but will he continue to do so? He had to walk a lot, put pressing.
Cercle Brugge:
Cercle Brugge has booked a particularly important victory against Waasland-Beveren, a direct competitor in the relegation battle. With seven out of nine, Yves Vanderhaeghe has put down a nice series at Cercle Bruges. The team now has three points more than Mouscron and four more than Waasland-Beveren. “We have taken an important victory against a direct competitor,” realizes the trainer of Cercle Brugge. In any case, the program of Cercle Brugge still looks very tough, with matches against Genk, Ghent, Beerschot, OH Leuven and Ostend. Mouscron and Waasland-Beveren may still benefit from this and so it is still all hands on deck for the Association.
Cercle Brugge and Waasland-Beveren played a particularly important game against Jan Breydel in the fight against relegation. And that created a lot of tension, but not very eye-catching football. Cercle continued on his momentum after the 1-0, but forgot to do something with his dominance. The Association spilled the odds. Ten minutes before time it was still hit: Denkey took care of the redemption.
At the Association left back Vitinho again made quite an impression. The Brazilian has now been playing at the Jan Breydel Stadium for two seasons, but only now seems to be able to continue with his club: “After two difficult seasons, things are going much better for me personally this year. Although I may feel even more comfortable on the right back. But if the coach needs me here, I’ll play in this position without grumbling, “said the star.
Anderlecht vs Cercle Brugge KSV head to head matches
14.02.21 JL Cercle Brugge KSV Anderlecht 0 : 0
13.09.20 JL Anderlecht Cercle Brugge KSV 2 : 0
26.01.20 JL Cercle Brugge KSV Anderlecht 1 : 2
03.11.19 JL Anderlecht Cercle Brugge KSV 2 : 1
16.12.18 JL Cercle Brugge KSV Anderlecht 2 : 1
* Our advice is: Anderlecht to win
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.50
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