Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Following a goalless draw with Leuven, Anderlecht will be aiming to return to winning ways in the Jupiler League when they host Oostende to their Lotto Park. The capital club want to secure a top-four finish, but they need to get back on course as soon as possible if they are to meet the goal. Defender Michael Murillo is banned for the match, while head coach Vincent Kompany will watch the game from the stands after he was sent off in the last league match.
De Kustoboys, on the other hand, played out a goalless draw with St. Truiden in their last league fixture. Oostende are stuck in the middle of the table, and seeing that the hosts want this win more than the visitors, we predict that Vincent Kompany’s troops are going to return home empty-handed. All Thierry Ambrose, Robbie D’Haese, and Indy Boonen should miss out with injuries, speaking of the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Lior Refaelov):
Lior Refaelov is an Israeli footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for the Belgium giants with whom he has been a mainstay since his arrival in 2011. Rafaelov began his career at Maccabi Haifa where he played 161 league appearances and scored 30 goals before moving to Belgium.
The experienced 30-year-old Israel international has made his senior debut for his country in 2007 and has since earned over 30 caps for Israel. Lior Rafaelov is a player of vast international experience despite the fact Club Brugge are his first and so far only club in Europe.
The 30-year-old attacking midfielder is a major force upfront who has scored six times during Brugge’s Europa League campaign in 2014-15, while he also scored the winner in the Belgian Cup final to earn his club a first trophy in eight years. Last season Rafaleov repeated the feat, having scored in the 2016 Belgian Cup Final, but it wasn’t enough for Club Brugge to avoid getting defeated 2-1 to Standard Liege.