Cercle Brugge vs Kilmarnock Prediction 31.07.2024 | Europa League

• Competition: Europa League Qual.
• Date: 01.08.2024
• Kickoff: 19:00 UK / 20:00 CEST
• Venue: Jan Breydel Stadion (Brugge)

Cercle Brugge failed to confirm the role of favorites in the first leg of the 2nd qualifying round for the Europa League against Kilmarnock. The Scottish club played very well and fought for 1-1, a result that gives them a chance for a rematch in Belgium. Cercle Brugge suffered a convincing defeat in the Belgian championship 3-0 against Westerlo and that is enough to signal an alarm because this team has the quality to do much better.

Kilmarnock has always been in the shadow of the biggest Scottish clubs like Celtic and Rangers, but they were not too often even in the top half of the Premiership. A draw in the first match against Cercle Brugge is a sign that this club is doing well. They did a solid preparatory period in which they won 3 times and lost 2 matches

Cercle Brugge vs Kilmarnock pick: CERCLE BRUGGE TO WIN AND COVER AH -1

The club which last season was 4th in the table of the very strong Jupiler League and beat Antwerp, Genk and other excellent Belgian clubs has great ambitions and placement in the 3rd round of qualification for the Europa League should not be questioned. Kilmarnock is not a team to be underestimated, as they showed in the first match, but that result from Scotland is another reason why Cercle Brugge will be aggressive and try to score as soon as possible. That one goal could start an avalanche, so we expect a victory with a 2 or more goal difference. A victory with AH -1 seems quite possible, in case of a victory with exactly one goal difference, the stake is returned