Jupiler Pro League · Regular Season - 12
Cercle Brugge vs KVC Westerlo
Fri 20 Nov 2026 · 19:45 UTC · Jan Breydel Stadion, Brugge
Cercle Brugge host KVC Westerlo on Fri 20 Nov 2026 (Jupiler Pro League); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Cercle Brugge 37%, draw 29%, KVC Westerlo 34%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Cercle Brugge €1.1M, KVC Westerlo €1.5M.
- Home advantage makes Cercle Brugge the favourite here: it adds 5 points to their win chance.
- Only 2 of KVC Westerlo's expected starters are past their position's peak age.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Cercle Brugge goals first.
- 1–114%
- 0–09%
- 1–09%
- 0–18%
- 2–18%
- 1–28%
- Other scores44%
Best pick for your pool
The score with the most expected points under each pool's scoring, from the provisional chances.
voetbalpoules.nl1–1expected 3.3 pts
Team Elo: Cercle Brugge 1692 · KVC Westerlo 1733
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Cercle Brugge · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.6 (Elite) · Elo 1785
KVC Westerlo · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.2 (Good) · Elo 1783
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Cercle Brugge
17th in Pro League · 6 pts from 10
- 1 NovWAntwerp Belgium Pro League1688
- 25 OctLUnion St. Gilloise Belgium Pro League1701
- 10 OctLAnderlecht Belgium Pro League1723
- 19 SepLCharleroi Belgium Pro League1667
- 12 SepDOH Leuven Belgium Pro League1703
KVC Westerlo
8th in Pro League · 14 pts from 10
- 31 OctLAnderlecht Belgium Pro League1820
- 24 OctDSK Beveren Belgium Pro League1782
- 11 OctWAntwerp Belgium Pro League1799
- 20 SepWSt. Truiden Belgium Pro League1769
- 12 SepWStandard Liege Belgium Pro League1734
Season outlook
From the Jupiler Pro League simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercle Brugge | 6 /10 | 32.8 | 0% | 0% | 49% | 16th |
| KVC Westerlo | 14 /10 | 42.1 | 0% | 1% | 6% | 8th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 18th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: possession-based
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Cercle Brugge: direct · high-pressing (how Lars Friis plays) · KVC Westerlo: balanced profile (how Issame Charaï plays)