Anderlecht take on the visitors Lokeren at "Constant Vanden Stock Stadium" in the opening match of the round six of the Belgian Jupiler League. The game will be played in Brussels on Friday, September 8th.
Anderlecht made a bad start in the Jupiler League. Having won the Super Cup, the last season's champion has gained only one single victory in five clashes of the Jupiler League with the no-win series counting for three encounters on the eve of the matchup. After five gameweeks behind Anderlecht have five points with 3-5 goal difference and occupy the 11th place in the table. Rene Weiler's side conducted two battles at its own turf, having defeated Oostende 1:0 and lost 2:3 to St. Truiden.
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Lokeren entered the new season in the Jupiler League with three defeats in a row with 0:7 aggregated score but then revived after that failures at the start of the season and won two recent encounters against Waasland-Beveren 3:2 and Eupen 3:0. As a result, after five rounds played, Lokeren settle on the ninth position in the elite division standings with six points taken and 6-9 goal difference. The team which is headed by the Icelandic coach Runar Kristinsson has played two matches on the road in this season's Jupiler League, having gained 0:1 loss to Kortrijk and 3:2 triumph over Waasland-Beveren.
Anderlecht have not been beaten by Lokeren since the 21st of February 2014 across nine consecutive clashes, having gained six victories and three draws during that period. I believe that the pause in the domestic championship must be for good for the hosts and they will be able to show more solid and consistent football this autumn than in the starting games of the season. I expect that the defending champion will win the forthcoming clash, however, I don't believe that the margin will be huge.
Prediction for the match: Lokeren to win with +2.0 Asian handicap.
