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Dender v Cercle Brugge : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Jan, 15:00 BST, Van Roystadion, Denderleeuw

Dender are in Pro League action on Saturday afternoon, as Vincent Euvrard looks to get one over on Miron Muslić and his Cercle Brugge side at the Van Roystadion. In this preview you'll find odds from leading bookmakers for 17 different markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall performance can be explored, while there's also head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Dender or Cercle B are in the sort of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 78% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Dender are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.88.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dender
43%
15/89/5
3%
Draw
26%
11/5
3%
12/5
3%
Cercle B
32%
6/4
2%
29/20
3%
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
5/1
8%
Dender 1-0
10%
8/1
5%
7/1
11%
Dender 2-1
9%
10/117/2
Cercle B 1-0
8%
15/2
6%
13/2
6%
Cercle B 2-1
7%
9/1
5%
15/2
Dender 2-0
7%
12/1
13%
11/1
8%
Draw 0-0
7%
17/2
14%
15/2
11%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/1
9%
Cercle B 2-0
5%
11/19/1
9%
Dender 3-1
4%
22/1
10%
16/1
Dender 3-0
4%
28/120/1
9%
Cercle B 3-1
3%
20/1
11%
14/1
Dender 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
10%
Cercle B 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Cercle B 3-0
2%
22/118/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
1/1
8%
19/20
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
4/5
8%
4/5
8%
Home 1st Goal
50%
6/5
5%
11/10
Away 1st Goal
46%
5/6
2%
10/11
No 1st Goal
4%
17/2
14%
15/2
BTTS - Yes
54%
3/4
3%
3/4
5%
BTTS - No
46%
1/1
2%
19/20
7%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
9/217/4
9%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/310/3
3%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
4/1
5%
18/5
10%
Home/draw
69%
1/2
2%
8/15
3%
Away/draw
57%
2/52/5
Home/away
74%
4/11
2%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
3/10
4%
3/10
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
12/5
9%
11/5
11%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
5/2
8%
23/10
14%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
2/7
3%
3/10
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/1
8%
11/2
24%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/10
1%
1/10
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
11/1
20%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/40
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16
1%
1/18
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
17/2
14%
15/2
11%
Home DNB
61%
1/11/1
2%
Away DNB
50%
8/118/11
2%
Dender win to nil
23%
4/1-
Cercle B win to nil
16%
10/3-
Dender / Dender
18%
15/4
6%
17/5
Dender / Cercle B
3%
25/120/1
11%
Dender / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Dender
13%
11/25/1
8%
Draw / Cercle B
14%
5/19/2
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Cercle B / Dender
3%
28/122/1
10%
Cercle B / Cercle B
21%
3/114/5
3%
Cercle B / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win Pro League table

Dender have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Pro League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 3 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Dender have outscored their opponents by 27 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Dender have played 11 games at home winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

Cercle B are in 12th position in the Pro League on 24 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 4 and won 5. Cercle B have conceded 21 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Dender
Cercle B
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Genk2114341545 
Mar 8
l
 
4-0A
l
 
2-3A
Feb 8
2
Brugge2113532444 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-1F
Mar 9
l
 
3-0A
3
Union SG2181031134 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3A
4
Antwerp219661533 
l
 
1-3A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
5
Anderlecht219661533 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3F
l
 
0-5A
Mar 16
6
Gent21876631 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
7
Dender Home21777-628 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 18
8
S. Liege21777-828 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 26
Feb 1
l
 
1-0A
9
Mechelen21768827 
l
 
2-5A
Mar 16
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
10
S.Charleroi218310-327 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
w
 
2-0F
Jan 25
11
Leuven215106-425 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
12
Cercle B Away21669-1024 
Jan 18
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
13
Westerlo216510-123 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Feb 16
l
 
3-0A
14
St Truiden21579-1522 
Feb 8
d
 
3-3F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
15
Kortrijk215313-2318 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-2A
Feb 23
16
Beerschot212712-2413 
Feb 22
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-1F
l
 
3-2F
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
5
Cercle B have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
Dender 7TH
11 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
8 / 11
Conceded
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
Failed to score
3 / 11
Won
3
Draw
4
Lost
4
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Cercle B 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
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Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Cercle Brugge of late. It has been 5 Pro League matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Dender.

Dender 7th Cercle B 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Dender will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Cercle B will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
11 home / away league games
-15
Dender have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
-15
Cercle B have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/284260/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Dender
PG (predicted goals)
Cercle B
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
16%
better
CER
view stats
Games scored15
13
Failed to score6
8
Scored first10
9
Goals scored27
22
Avg. goals scored1.3
1
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for18
11
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
5%
better
CER
view stats
Games conceded15
16
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first8
10
Goals conceded33
32
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
17%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+5%

Dender v Cercle B Pro League lLine ups will show here when available.

Dender Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21547
K CoolsA ScheidlerJ PupeB Nsimba
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Cools DEF211
2
-
F Ferraro DEF213
-
R Kvet MID2141
2
-
N Rodes MID2131
2
-
G. Ruyssen DEF20
4
-
M Berte FWD204
2
-
B Nsimba FWD2042
7
-
M Verrips  GLK18
-
J Pupe DEF184
6
-
D Hrncar DEF1812
1
-
M Viltard MID15
2
-
A Scheidler FWD1452
2
-
L. Hens MID131
-
J Soladio FWD131
2
1
B Goncalves DEF121
3
-
D. Acquah MID12
1
-
R Oratmangoen FWD101
1
-
D Sylla DEF7
1
-
J. van Oudenhove MID6
2
-
R. M'Barki MID5
1
-
J. Devriendt GLK4
-
A Akman FWD41
-
K Masangu MID3
1
-
G Dietsch GLK1
-
Cercle B Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211035
T SomersK DenkeyF NazinhoS Miangue
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Francis MID212
-
T Somers FWD2112
4
-
C Ravych  DEF191
2
-
L Agyekum MID19
2
-
H Bruggen  MID1911
3
-
A Minda MID181
1
-
E. Nunes Barbosa dos Santos MID17
2
-
K Denkey FWD17101
3
-
K Olaigbe FWD173
1
-
F Augusto FWD1722
-
G Magnée DEF162
1
S Miangue DEF15
5
-
F Nazinho DEF143
4
-
I Diakité DEF13
1
M Delanghe GLK12
1
-
E Utkus  DEF10
3
1
Warleson GLK9
1
-
P. Brunner FWD8
-
M. Efekele FWD8
-
A. Ouattara FWD82
1
-
N Wilde MID7
1
-
Bruninho FWD711
-
J Lietaert DEF2
-
B Popovic DEF2
1
-