Cercle Brugge KSV vs Molde Prediction & Betting Tips (15 August)

Cercles de Bruges had a high-quality season in Belgium last year, finishing in 4th place, rewarded with a place in the C3 qualifying round. However, Le Cercle KSV, winners of the Scots Kilmarnock in the 2nd round of qualifying for the C3 1-1/1-0, got off to a very bad start in the championship. Beaten during the first two days at Westerlo 3-0 for a setback at home against Kortrijk 1-2, Cercle crushed Beershot at home to regain confidence 3-0. In the first leg in this 3rd round, there was no 3-0 photo.

 Molde FK, titled 5 times in Norway, is a Scandinavian club with multiple participations in C1 6 and C3 17 over the last decades. Winner of the 2023 Norwegian Cup although she missed her passage in the 5th championship, she passed the 2nd round by dominating Silkeborg 3-1/3-2 a Danish team, and walked on the heads of the Belgians from Circle 3- 0. The difference is probably made, but be careful because consistency is not Molde's strong point in recent months, 4th in the Norwegian championship, 10 points behind Bodoe. 

3 players should miss this meeting as in the first leg, they are Diakité, Efekele and De Wilde. 3 boys who don't always get the title. Author of 28 goals in 38 matches last year, Togolese international K.Denkey is still at the club. Very popular before the end of the season, the price asked by the Circle to acquire him has turned off more than one person. He also opened his account by scoring the 3-1 goal (43').

Note the arrival of recruit Nazinho, freshly recruited 2,000,000th from Sporting. 90% of Molde players are Norwegian, with no internationals present in the group however. Also, we have 3 players out for this match: the important defender Haugen and the 2 offensive captains Gulbrandsen (absent for months) and Berisha (5 goals - 3 assists last year). As in the first leg, Johan Bakke (midfield, rotation) is uncertain. Injuries which force the coach of this team to start two attacking midfielders in attack, captain Ihler and Eriksen his compatriot, both scorers in the last championship match against Lillestrom.