Cercle Bruges vs Standard Liege Prediction & Betting Tips - Jupiler Pro League

Prediction published on 15/01/2021, 06:50  by James | Modified on 15/01/2021 at 07:50 in Jupiler Pro League Prediction

Two struggling sides meet in the Belgian top flight this weekend when Cercle Brugge welcome Standard Liege to Jan Breydelstadion on Sunday. The hosts are worse off, floundering in 16th after picking up 19 points from 20 games. They are only above the relegation zone on goal difference. Standard are nine points better off in tenth place. The visitors are coming off the back of their first win in what felt like forever. In actuality, their winless run came off the back of eight failed attempts at getting three points, seven of which were in the league. The 3-1 home win over Waasland-Beveren was the first game that Standard scored three goals in since October 2020. While that win is a relief for Standard, their away drought still looms large going into this fixture. October was also the last time they won an away match in any competition; eight away games, six of which have been defeats, have passed since then.

Cercle Brugge are without a win in eight games, but it's not all bad. At least the 1-1 draw on their last outing at Beerschot ended the seven-game streak of defeats they were enduring. At home, they remain thirsty for points. They have been parching for six games on their turf, all 18 points taken home by the greedy guzzling visitors. They can reminisce with Standard about the glory days of October 2020 as that was when Cercle enjoyed their last home win, a 5-2 hammering of Gent. If the form of these teams wasn't enough of an indication that this is unlikely to be a thrillfest, look at their recent meetings. Five of the last seven encounters between the sides featured fewer than three goals. Back under 2.5 goals.