Jupiler League : Cercle Brugge - Charleroi

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Jupiler League : Cercle Brugge - Charleroi PRO League, Belgium	29/09/2012 20:00	full time result	Charleroi Win	4.0	Bet at Tipico
Betting prediction was written by Anton

CERCLE BRUGGE - CHARLEROI STATS

Cercle Brugge is having a terrible start of season with only 1 point taken in 8 games and 7 losses in row including a correction against the other club of Brugge last week (4-0).

Cercle Brugge is the worst attacking side of the league with only 6 goals scored but also the worst defence with 21 goals conceded.

Charleroi is also having a difficult start of season with only 2 wins in 8 games, they drew once and lost 5 games. They scored 10 goals and conceded 18 goals.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

The crisis is deep in Cercle Brugge after last defeat against Club Brugge. They showed no sign of improvement during this game and it was obvious the all team suffers from a lack of confidence. Proof of this state of mind is the penalty missed by Iatchouck in first half when the score was 1-0. After this penalty, the all team fell into resignation.

They desperately need a win to break this spiral of defeat and move forward.

Situation of Charleroi is pretty different, a new board of directors arrived in the club in September, with a new policy and some money to invest in the club.

So even if the scenario of the last game involved heavy regrets (loss 1-2 with a goal of Genk at 92th minute), we can still speak of a wonderful evening at the “Stade du Pays de Charleroi” as many supporters came back to the stadium.

New owner and his team clearly won their bet, giving back to the club all the fervor it deserves, and proving that the link between the club and his fans was not permanently broken.

1X2 BET CERCLE BRUGGE - CHARLEROI PREVIEW

For one of the first time of the season, the market sees Cercle Brugge as favourite for this game @ 2.00 with Bet365. Best price for Draw is offered by Pinnacle @ 3.74 and Charleroi to win is priced @ 4.00 with Tipico.

Cercle Brugge cannot afford another loss, especially at home, they will take some risks in order to score (they didn’t score a goal since august 18^th and a loss 2-3 against Leuven) and try to regain a bit of cohesion between the players.

Charleroi, despite the last defeat at home against Genk, showed some good football since few games and they will probably become better and better during the season as many new players have joined the club late.

Considering the level of play showed by Cercle Brugge so far this season, Charleroi @ 4.00 is value for this game.

ASIAN HANDICAP PREDICTIONS

Best odds for Asian market are offered by Pinnacle once again, the handicap is set at Cercle Brugge -0.5 @ 1.99 and for Charleroi + 0.5 @ 1.93.

In the last meetings between these 2 teams, the advantage is clearly for Cercle Brugge with 3 large wins and 2 draws.

However, considering the disastrous start to the season made by Brugge, to back on Charleroi + 0.5 seems to be a good option here.

TOTAL GOALS PREDICTIONS

The over is favourite here @ 1.81 with Pinnacle whereas best price for the under is offered by Tipico @ 2.15.

On their last 5 games, the total goals of Cercle Brugge went 3 times over 2.5 goals, same statistic for Charleroi.

In a games between the 2 worst defence of the championship, and despite the awkwardness of strikers from both teams, I do not believe the total will go under here.