Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Anderlecht will be looking to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Mechelen when they take on Cercle Brugge in the Jupiler League round 24. Anderlecht are eager to climb to second place in the standings, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in Wednesday’s football match. Christian Kouame is on Africa Cup of Nations, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
Cercle Brugge, on the other hand, are on a three-game winning run in the Belgian top flight, meaning that they are high on spirits ahead of the trip to Brussels. Since both sides are likely to go for a win in midweek clash, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. Both Edgaras Utkus and Waldo Rubio are rated doubtful for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Lior Refaelov):
Lior Refaelov is an Israeli footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for the Belgium giants with whom he has been a mainstay since his arrival in 2011. Rafaelov began his career at Maccabi Haifa where he played 161 league appearances and scored 30 goals before moving to Belgium.
The experienced 30-year-old Israel international has made his senior debut for his country in 2007 and has since earned over 30 caps for Israel. Lior Rafaelov is a player of vast international experience despite the fact Club Brugge are his first and so far only club in Europe.
The 30-year-old attacking midfielder is a major force upfront who has scored six times during Brugge’s Europa League campaign in 2014-15, while he also scored the winner in the Belgian Cup final to earn his club a first trophy in eight years. Last season Rafaleov repeated the feat, having scored in the 2016 Belgian Cup Final, but it wasn’t enough for Club Brugge to avoid getting defeated 2-1 to Standard Liege.