Their next First Division A - Play-Offs match sees RSC Anderlecht going into battle with Club Brugge on Sunday.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for RSC Anderlecht v Club Brugge, scroll down including the latest game odds.
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RSC Anderlecht
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RSC Anderlecht won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 0-1 First Division A - Play-Offs losing effort in their last game against Union Saint-Gilloise.
In that match, RSC Anderlecht had 61% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Union Saint-Gilloise had 7 shots at goal with 3 on target. Mohammed Fuseini (27') scored for Union Saint-Gilloise.
Their most recent results reveal that not much more can be done by the RSC Anderlecht rearguard. RSC Anderlecht have been miserly, with the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their last 6 clashes standing at 4.
Club Brugge
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Club Brugge come into this encounter following a 0-2 First Division A - Play-Offs win to defeat KRC Genk in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Club Brugge managed 55% possession and 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Club Brugge, goals were scored by Hugo Vetlesen (32') and Ferrán Jutglà (66'). At the other end, Genk got 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.
A run of reliable showings by the Club Brugge defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their previous 6 clashes combined. In that period, their own forwards have managed to score 13. That kind of pattern might not follow through into this game, though.
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Head to head
Looking at their past head to head results stretching back to 07/04/2024 shows that these fixtures have not been good ones for RSC Anderlecht. They’ve not been able to get themselves any wins whatsoever whereas Club Brugge have maintained the edge over them, finishing as winners in 100 per cent of those ties.
In all, 16 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 3 from Paars-wit and 13 created by Blauw-Zwart. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.
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Team News: RSC Anderlecht
Jan Vertonghen (Overstretching), Killian Sardella (Hamstring muscle injury), Samuel Edozie (minor knock) and Elyess Dao (Ankle injury) won’t be playing for RSC Anderlecht boss Besnik Hasi.
In all likelihood, Paars-wit look set to use a 4-3-3 system for this one, utilising Colin Coosemans, Ali Maamar, Lucas Hey, Jan-Carlo Simic, Moussa N'Diaye, Leander Dendoncker, César Huerta, Yari Verschaeren, Nilson Angulo, Kasper Dolberg and Thorgan Hazard.
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Team News: Club Brugge
Club Brugge manager Nicky Hayen has a number of players out of action. Kyriani Sabbe (minor knock) and Joaquin Seys (Partial muscle tear) are not ready for selection.
We reckon that Blauw-Zwart will likely elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, starting the game with Nordin Jackers, Hugo Siquet, Joel Ordóñez, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Raphael Onyedika, Ardon Jashari, Christos Tzolis, Hans Vanaken, Hugo Vetlesen and Romeo Vermant.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that RSC Anderlecht have the ability to get a goal against this Club Brugge team, however a single goal might not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 winning score for Club Brugge at full-time. We’ll have to see what happens.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds on the full-time result market, a victory for RSC Anderlecht is best priced at 4.5, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.9 and putting your money on a victory for Club Brugge can be had at 1.7. They are the top market prices being offered right now.
Lucas Pereira,
19:01 15/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
RSC Anderlecht
Formed: 1908
Stadium: Lotto Park (22,500)
Captain: Jan Vertonghen
Chairman: Wouter Vandenhaute
Manager: Besnik Hasi
Competitions: First Division A position 4, Belgian Cup (Final), Europa League Qualifiers (Play-Offs)
🔑 Star Player: Luis Vázquez
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Luis Vázquez was born in Recreo, Argentina. After having played his first senior match for Boca Juniors in the 2021 season, the talented Forward has struck 4 league goals in this Pro League 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in a total of 28 appearances.