Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp prediction

Cercle Brugge – Antwerp, Jupiler Pro League, Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM (GMT). Venue: Jan Breydel Stadion

Cercle Brugge is #18 in the table (3 pts) and Antwerp #11 (10 pts). Cercle Brugge has not won any of its last 5 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Cercle Brugge 1, draws 2, Antwerp 3. Their last meeting, on January 31, 2026, ended Cercle Brugge 0-4 Antwerp.

Cercle Brugge

12:30 PM

Antwerp

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Cercle Brugge host Antwerp needing a result to arrest a difficult league start, but their home record has offered little protection so far. Antwerp have also been unstable, yet arrive with a timely league win and a notably stronger recent record in this matchup. The key battle is whether Cercle’s high wing-backs can sustain pressure without exposing the channels in transition. Team news remains the late variable, particularly around the reported Ndala and Benítez availability issues.

Predicted score and probabilities

The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 5 key factors are in the full analysis.

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Head-to-head analysis

Antwerp have dominated the recent series, winning most of the last ten meetings and recording several shutouts. Cercle’s lone success in that sample is the exception rather than the prevailing pattern, while Antwerp also won heavily on their latest visit to this ground.

Form (last 5)

Cercle BruggeLeague position #18 · 3 ptsL L L

AntwerpLeague position #11 · 10 ptsL L W

Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp stats

	Cercle Brugge	Antwerp
Played	9	9
Goals scored	11	15
Goals conceded	21	20
Clean sheets	0	2

Last meetings

2026-01-31Cercle Brugge 0-4 Antwerp
2025-10-04Antwerp 1-1 Cercle Brugge
2025-03-01Cercle Brugge 0-0 Antwerp
2024-10-06Antwerp 3-0 Cercle Brugge
2024-05-12Antwerp 1-2 Cercle Brugge
2024-04-21Cercle Brugge 0-1 Antwerp