Cercle Brugge KSV

vs

RAAL La Louviere

Preview

Cercle Brugge (home)

• Cercle Brugge KSV head into Saturday’s relegation group contest with RAAL La Louviere in 2nd spot with 32 points from 31 matches, one place above their visitors who sit 3rd with 31.
• The home side have made a mixed start to their life under Lars Friis, who was appointed as their head coach in March 2026.
• The Green & Whites have made a slow start to life under Friis, and have won just once, drawn twice and lost twice in their last five.
• Their recent form includes a 1-3 home defeat to this weekend’s visitors, a wild 3-2 away win at champions in waiting RSC Anderlecht and a 2-2 draw away to mid-table Zulte-Waregem.

RAAL La Louviere (away)

• RAAL La Louviere have had a similarly mixed run of results of late (W1, D3, L1) but Frederic Taquin’s men have been better on the road than at home in this campaign.
• The visitors have won three, drawn six and lost six of their 15 away games in this division.
• The Belgians like to sit in compact blocks, and will use their wing-backs to overload the flanks in a more structured and phase-driven manner.

Head-to-Head

• Cercle Brugge are winless in their last two against RAAL La Louviere.
• Cercle Brugge suffered a 1-3 home defeat to this weekend’s visitors in their recent meetings.

Key Players

• Pape Moussa Fall has been in scorching form for RAAL.
  • Three of RAAL’s eight goals have come in his last five.
• Edan Diop is Cercle Brugge’s most likely goalscorer.
  • He notched one in one Relegation Group game and scored three in his last five overall.
• Nolan Gillot is a creative spark for RAAL with three assists in his side’s last five.

Betting Insights

• The odds for the away win are 3.7, a tempting price given RAAL’s recent success against Cercle.
• Over 2.5 goals is available at 1.73, which looks reasonable given both sides’ recent scoring.

Prediction