Brugge take on the visitors Genk in the round 1 match of Belgian Jupiler Pro League. The match will be played on Sunday, July 24th at Jan Breydel Stadion (Brugge).
Brugge was able to grind out a new title in the spring. In 2019, the Black and Blues got back Clement, already in the status of head coach. And Philip instantly returned his native club to 1st place in the Jupiler League. But last season was not easy, both for the team and for the coach. He eventually went to Monaco in the winter, leaving his wards to argue with the sensational newcomer of the division, Union. As a result, only in the additional championship rounds it turned out to bypass the daring competitor and take another "gold". Now there will be a new start, with a new, novice mentor, recently a good and famous football player. So far, only Openda has left, but De Ketelare might leave as well soon. However, there are also relatively large-scale, as for Belgium, signings of Meyer and Zhutgly.
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Genk will definitely try to get higher than they finished last season. The "Masters" in 2019 managed to win the championship title - just under the leadership of Clement. There were also good successes later, in the year before last, the final 2nd place was taken, and it was not enough to catch up with Brugge. In addition, that team also won the cup. But after the next sale of players, the team suffered a setback, finishing in 6th place. Of course, after that, the mentor changed - before the new season, Wouter Vranken appeared, who was lured away from Mechelen. It will not be easy for him, because the composition has weakened. The leader, the young Norwegian Christian Torstvedt, moved to Sassuolo for good money. It is possible that Theo Bongonda, who is being hunted by the Glasgow Rangers, will also leave. At the same time, they are not in a hurry to spend a lot, preferring to look for reinforcements in their own youth team.
Brugge last season showed almost one hundred percent in games with Genk. They won the Super Cup, won the championship twice. And even in the Cup, losing 0-1 and 2-3, knocked out the “masters” on penalties. Brugge definitely want to start with a win and playing at home is a great motivation to take 3 points. We count on the "black and blue" to win at home.
Prediction for the match: Club Brugge KV to win.
