Anderlecht hosts St. Gilloise in round 1 of the Belgian Jupiler League. The match will be played on Sunday, July 25th at Lotto Park (Anderlecht)
Anderlecht still holds the record for the number of champion’s titles (34). But the last gold medals date back to 2017, after which there was a recession. The Purple-and-Whites even remained without a ticket to the European cups. Only in the last championship, Vincent Company and his players were able to show a relatively decent result. No, they were not yet ready to compete with one of their main historical opponents, Club Brugge KV. Nevertheless, Anderlecht managed to climb to 4th place. It ranked third in the regular season, but then Genk showed an incredible streak and almost won the title. And the representative of Brussels did not look convincing in the ending, so now it will play only in the Europa Conference League.
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St. Gilloise is one of the most titled teams in the country. It gained 11 champion’s titles and several cups, but this happened almost 100 years ago, in the first third of the twentieth century. After that, there were many difficult times, and the team managed to return to the second division only in 2017. Finally, St. Gilloise was able to win 22 of 28 matches in the previous season and took first place ahead of schedule. It gave the long-awaited ticket to the Jupiler League. In many ways, this success is due to the personality of the coach. Felice Mazzu performed well at the head of Charleroi and Genk, but in 2020 he unexpectedly responded to an invitation from a team from the second division of Belgium. But will his experience and skill be enough for his players to avoid relegation? The club has frankly little money and has to invite free agents.
The teams crossed paths twice in the cup draw. And in 2018, St. Gilloise managed to win in Brussels (0-3). In February of this year, Anderlecht took revenge by scoring five unanswered goals. Anderlecht has a higher level, and it is unlikely that St. Gilloise’s enthusiasm will make up for the difference. We bet on the hosts to win with a -1 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Anderlecht to win with -1.0 handicap
