Cercle Brugge vs Dender Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 01 Mar 2026

Pro League Betting Preview: Cercle Brugge vs Dender

Cercle Brugge take on Dender at Jan Breydel Stadion, with kick-off set for 13:15 on Sunday 1 March.

Dender +0.75 should be a great wager for their clash against Cercle Brugge at -115. It allows us to split the Asian Handicap stake between +0.5 and +1.0 and we’re optimistic of a strong performance.

Cercle Brugge have suffered back-to-back Pro League home defeats. In their last league game, they beat Gent 1-0 on the road at Planet Group Arena. The Green and Black enjoyed 55% possession and managed four shots on target, with a 45th minute winner from Dante Vanzeir proving the difference.

Dender have suffered four consecutive losses, recently being beaten at home by Sint-Truiden 4-1 at Van Roy Stadium. The Denderleeuw side had just 39% of the ball and recorded four shots on goal, while Noah Mbamba was on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Cercle have not lost to Dender in the past three meetings, with their last encounter ending in a 0-0 draw at Van Roy Stadium. The past 3 H2H matches have involved two draws and one Cercle win.

Pro League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Cercle Brugge	30	7	10	13	39	47	-8	39:47	31
4	Dender	30	3	10	17	24	51	-27	24:51	19

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4 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.5 goals from 12.2 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal. Cercle have had 43.4% possession and 4.9 corners per match. On average, they have conceded 1.6 goals from 13.5 attempts and 5.1 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 6.0 corners.

Top scorer Gary Magnee has found the net 4 times, with Flavio Nazinho and Pieter Gerkens getting 3 apiece. Steve Ngoura has recorded the most assists with 2.

Dender have 2 victories, 6 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 0.9 goals from 11.8 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 47.8% possession, 4.1 corners in their favour and 5.5 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.8 goals from 13.5 attempts and 4.4 shots on goal.

Bruny Nsimba is the leading goalscorer with 4, Roman Kvet has 3, with Noah Mbamba and David Toshevski getting 1. Bruny Nsimba has had 3 assists in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Cercle Brugge confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Warleson (GK), Gary Magnee, Emmanuel Kakou, Christiaan Ravych, Valy Konate, Lawrence Agyekum, Ibrahima Diaby, Hannes van der Bruggen, Pieter Gerkens, Oumar Diakite, Dante Vanzeir.

Dender confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Gauthier Gallon (GK), Luc Marijnissen, Luc De Fougerolles, Bryan Goncalves, Fabio Ferraro, Marsoni Sambu, Nathan Rodes, Noah Mbamba, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Roman Kvet, David Toshevski.

Cercle Brugge vs Dender Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Cercle Brugge vs Dender betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, a corners betting angle, correct score insight, top player prop bets and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Match Prediction

We’re going to side with Dender at +0.75. The Asian Handicap price of -115 looks like an attractive bet for this Pro League game and the numbers suggest that we can receive a payout.

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Key Cercle Brugge vs Dender league stats:

• The +0.75 line has been covered by Dender in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
• The -0.75 line hasn’t been covered by Cercle in 11 consecutive games at home.
• The -0.75 line hasn’t been covered by Cercle in 16 of their last 19 games at home.
• The -0.75 line hasn’t been covered by Cercle in 16 of their last 20 games.
• The -0.75 line hasn’t been covered by Cercle in 2 of their last 3 games against Dender.

The best football betting sites make it a 53.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, our research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

Dender Asian Hcp +0.75 @ -115 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Cercle Brugge 1 - 1 Dender

When it comes to the correct score, we’re going to take a chance on a 1-1 outcome. We’ll go for the +510 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Roman Kvet to Score +430

Roman Kvet (Dender) has registered two goals in his past five Pro League matches on the road. Based on the numbers, we are looking to bet the +430 for him to find the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Roman Kvet Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+450

First

+1150

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Corners Prediction

Dender Over 3.5 Corners -119

The past 5 Dender matches have involved them having an average of 5.20 corners, with Cercle Brugge conceding over 3.5 corners in their last ten games. There’s everything to like about the Dender Team Corners line which looks low and we’d expect them to go over at -119.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Cercle Brugge

Total

10.90 4.90 6.00

Home

9.40 4.90 4.50

Away

11.00 5.20 5.80

Dender

Total

9.60 4.10 5.50

Home

7.90 3.60 4.30

Away

10.30 4.00 6.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-116

Under 9.5

-122

Cercle Brugge Corners

Over 5.5

-120

Under 5.5

-118

Dender Corners

Over 3.5

-115

Under 3.5

-123

Most Corners

1

-227

X

+700

2

+220

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Cercle Brugge vs Dender Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The bookies have Cercle Brugge as -139 favourites for this Pro League clash, with the Full-Time Result betting odds implying that they are 58% likely to win. Dender are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +360.

As the name suggests, the Half-Time Result market is settled at the break. Should you take this option, then you can choose between Cercle at +125, Dender at +350 or the draw at +130.

The lowest odds can be found for Over 2.5 Goals, which means at least three goals being netted. A different approach is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been priced at -147.

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Full-Time Result

1

-139

X

+275

2

+360

Half-Time Result

1

+125

X

+130

2

+350

Double Chance

1X

-556

12

-400

X2

+105

Draw No Bet

1

-345

2

+225

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.75

-109

2 Hcp +0.75

-118

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-100

Over 2.5

-130

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-147

No

+104

There’s the chance to back Oumar Diakite at +600 to be the First Goalscorer. He’s the favourite and available at similar odds to find the net last instead.

Oumar Diakite (Cercle Brugge)

First

+250

Anytime

+600

Bruny Nsimba (Dender)

First

+320

Anytime

+850

Mohamed Berte (Dender)

First

+370

Anytime

+950

Lawrence Agyekum (Cercle Brugge)

First

+380

Anytime

+1000

Roman Kvet (Dender)

First

+450

Anytime

+1150

Gary Magnée (Cercle Brugge)

First

+475

Anytime

+1200

Hannes Van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge)

First

+475

Anytime

+1200

Erick Nunes Barbosa dos Santos (Cercle Brugge)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

Christiaan Ravych (Cercle Brugge)

First

+500

Anytime

+1200

Ragnar Oratmangoen (Dender)

First

+510

Anytime

+1400

Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Dender)

First

+550

Anytime

+1500

Nathan Rodes (Dender)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Noah Mbamba (Dender)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Fabio Ferraro (Dender)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Malcolm Viltard (Dender)

First

+800

Anytime

+2200

Emmanuel Kakou (Cercle Brugge)

First

+800

Anytime

+2200

Cercle Brugge have not won at Jan Breydel Stadion in the past ten matches. The Green and Black have managed seven defeats and three draws in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.30 goals per match and conceding 2.40.

Dender haven’t tasted victory in four consecutive matches on the road. The Denderleeuw side have recorded five losses, three draws and two wins in the previous 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

The previous Jan Breydel Stadion encounter involved a 0-0 draw between Cercle and Dender.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Cercle Brugge Home Stats		0-3-7	3.70	1.30	2.40	8	2	9	1
Dender Away Stats		2-3-5	2.50	1.00	1.50	6	4	7	3

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Cercle Brugge vs Dender Lineups & Team News

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