Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Anderlecht
Match Time & Date:
18/01/2023
20:45
Prediction: 3-1
Waregem
Following a 1-1 draw with Club Brugge in the Jupiler League derby, Anderlecht will look to move closer to the Conference League berth when they take on Waregem in the Jupiler League round 21. Even though all Delcroix, Duranville, Esposito, Hoedt, and Refaelov have been struggling with injuries of late, home win should be considered as Waregem are not regarded as good travellers.
Mbaye Leye’s troops have already suffered six defeats on the road this term, meaning that Anderlecht will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways in the Belgian top flight. In the first half of the season Waregem defeated Anderlecht 3-2, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. As for the visiting side, all Braem, De Buyser, Drambayev, Tambedou, Vossen, and Willen are out of contention through injuries.
Highlighted Player (Jan Vertonghen):
After spending four years at Ajax, in 2006 Jan Vertonghen signed a loan deal with RKC Waalwijk. The left-footed defender spent one season at Mandemakers Stadion and he returned to Ajax for the 2007/2008 season. The highly rated footballer, who is capable of playing as both centre back and left back, signed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur on 8 July, 2012 and he has been playing for the Premier League outfit ever since.
The Belgian defender scored four goals for the Spurs in the 2012/2013 Premier League season and he made 34 league appearances for the White Hart Lane outfit back then. In the 2015/2016 season Jan Vertonghen and his teammates were producing brilliant displays with Tottenham, but the Spurs eventually finished the campaign in third place in the standings.
Speaking of his international career, Vertonghen made it to both World Cup (2014) and Euro (2016) quarter-finals with the Belgian national team. Jan was born on 24 April, 1987 and his shirt number is 5.
Highlighted Team (Waregem):
Over the years Zulte Waregem have established themselves as a top-table side in Belgian Super League. The Essevee are a product of a partnership between Zulte and Waregem and it has to be noted that Zulte Sportief were founded back in 1950.
Zulte Waregem impressed in the 2012/2013 Belgian Super League campaign, with the team finishing the process in second place in the standings, only four points behind champions Anderlecht. As a result, the Essevee booked their place in the Europa League group stages, but despite recording victories over the likes of Maribor and Wigan Athletic in Group D the Belgian side eventually failed to advance to the knockout stages of the European competition.
Zulte Waregem, who welcome their rivals at Regenboogstadion, will play in the group stages of the Europa League in the 2017/2018 season. Zulte Waregem, who won the Belgian Cup in the 2016/2017 season, will face the likes of Nice, Lazio and Vitesse in Group K.
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