Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Buoyed by a 3-1 win over Eupen, Anderlecht will look to climb to top position in the standings when they take on Mechelen in the Eredivisie round 10. The capital club are after their fourth home win of the process, but they will have to showcase their worth on the field. Bear in mind that all Amuzu, Verschaeren, Delaney, N’Diaye, and summer signing Kasper Dolberg are out of contention with injuries.
De Kakkers, on the other hand, collected only one point in total from the last three league matches. As Mechelen have been struggling in front of goal of late, we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Anderlecht’s party in Brussels. This game comes too early for Rayyane Falchou, who is back in training, while Rafik Belghali has yet to recover from a hamstring problem. Both Jannes Van Hof and Bolingoli-Mbombo are major doubts.
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.