Beerschot take on the visitors Club Brugge in the round 33 match of Belgian Jupiler Pro League. The match will be played on Friday, April 1st at Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp).
Frankly, Beerschot now look superfluous at this level. The Purple and Whites are part of the system of clubs owned by Abdullah bin Musaid of Saudi Arabia's ruling family - along with Sheffield United and Chateauroux. It has fewer opportunities than the fund that acquired Newcastle last year. But still, with this investor they managed to get into the top division of Belgium and even finished on the 9th place last season. But now everything turns out just as a failure: the team managed to record only four wins and four draws in 32 matches played. This is not just the last place in the table: Serezien, who is 17th, has 11 points more.
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The Black and Blues have won the league title in both previous seasons. But now the sensational Union has appeared in the Jupiler League, which continues to hold the lead even now. Yes, and the current title holder allowed quite a lot of defeats and draws. So it was unlikely that the mentor, Philippe Clement, who was called to Monaco, was seriously dissuaded in the winter. Alfred Schrader was invited to take his place. And with the visiotrs have manged to improve. Gent had upset Brugge in the cup and in the domestic league, but all the other 6 fixtures invariably brought only victories. Despite the fact that the sensational leader had a draw in their recent match with Ostend, the distance between the clubs was reduced to 5 points. And the international break may not be very useful for Brugge, especially considering how many players went to the national teams.
Beerschot managed to win an away fixture at Brugge but it was followed by two wins in head-to-heads between the opponents. The visitors are on the hunt and they can reduce the gap to two points, which gives them additional motivation.
Prediction for the match: Club Brugge to win with -1.5 handicap.
