Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Club Brugge
Match Time & Date:
22/09/2024
07:30 AM
Prediction: 1-0
Gent
Sparkles will be flying when Club Brugge and Gent square off against each other at Jan Breydel Stadion in the Jupiler League derby. Club Brugge quickly bounced back from their slow start to the season and they must be high on confidence following four consecutive wins in the Belgian top flight. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Hans Vanaken, who scored a brace in the triumph over Kortrijk, while defender Bjorn Meijer remains in the recovery room.
Gent, on the other hand, recorded a very important 2-0 win over Mechelen at the weekend, but Club Brugge will pose a much bigger threat for the visitors than their previous rivals. Considering that Gent suffered a 1-0 loss to Charleroi in their last away game, we are tempted to put our money on the in-form champions this time out. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Brugge.
Highlighted Player (Hans Vanaken):
Hans Vanaken is a Belgian footballer who was born in Neerpelt on August 24, 1992. Hans Vanaken is a product of PSV football academy, joining the club at the age of 10, but in 2008 he joined Lommel United. The Belgian midfielder continued wearing the green shirt at senior level, scoring 21 goals in 80 appearances for the club in the league.
In 2013 he moved to Lokeren and after spending two seasons at Daknamstadion, he signed a deal with famous Belgian team Club Brugge. Vanaken has established himself as one of the team’s key players and he is likely to play an important role in the Jan Breydel Stadium outfit in the 2019/2020 Europa League season.
His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is used as both central midfielder and left midfielder as well. He has a contract with Club Brugge until June 30, 2024.
Highlighted Team (Gent):
Gent are a Belgian football club that plays their home games at Ghelamco Arena. The venue has been the club’s home ground since 2013 and the capacity of the stadium is 20 000. De Buffalo’s participate in the Belgian Pro League and they clinched their first domestic trophy in the 2014/2015 season.
Gent finished the regular part of the season in second place in the standings, but they eventually climbed to the top position in the table in the play-off. The club won their third Belgian Cup trophy in 2010 and it has to be noted that they defeated Club Brugge in the Belgian Super Cup in 2015. Laurent Depoitre scored the winner for Gent three minutes before the final whistle.
A number of top-class players were part of the team in the past and the likes of Victor Fernandez, Johan Boskamp, Bob Peeters, Trond Sollied and Michel Preud’homme are some of notable footballers who played for Gent in the past.
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