Our prediction for this Belgian Cup match:
St Gilloise
Match Time & Date:
28/02/2024
20:30
Prediction: 2-1
Club Brugge
All eyes will be on Stade Joseph Marien when St Gilloise and Club Brugge square off against each other in the Belgian Cup semis, return leg. St Gilloise aim to overcome a one-goal deficit in front of home fans, but Wednesday’s clash will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Ecuador midfielder Kevin Rodriguez remains in the recovery room with a long-term injury, while Norway international Mathias Rasmussen is widely expected to return to the starting XI.
Ronny Deila’s troops, on the other hand, failed to impress in the Jupiler League derby at the weekend, with the team losing to their bitter rivals Anderlecht in front of home fans and that is the main reason why we are going to bet on Alexander Blessin’s charges this time out. The good news for the visitors is that key attacker Igor Thiago is back from suspension.
Highlighted Player (Simon Mignolet):
Simon Luc Hildebert Mignolet is a Belgium goalkeeper born on 6 March 1988 in Sint-Truiden. He began his career in a club from his hometown, making 100 league appearances for Sint-Truidense before moving to Sunderland in 2010.
Mignolet would go on to spent next four years at the Stadium of Light, making 90 Premier League appearances. As one of world’s most talented goalkeepers, the Belgium international signed for Liverpool in the summer of 2013, and he has since been the club’s first choice goalkeeper. Performing admirably most of the time, but also committing cheap mistakes at times, Mignolet has yet to win over the Liverpool fans, but remains highly regarded in his native country.
The talented shot-stopper has been a member of the Belgium national team since 2011, earning over 20 caps for the Red Devils, but he has been playing second fiddle to Chelsea star Thibaut Courtois over the last few years.
Highlighted Team (Club Brugge):
Founded in 1891, Belgium giants Club Brugge are one of the most decorated football clubs in the country. Also known as Blauw-Zwart due to their Blue and Black colours, Club Brugge have been crown champions of Belgium on 14 occasions which is second to Anderlecht.
Through their long-lasting history Club Brugge have enjoyed fair amount of European success.to this day in football history Club Brugge holds the European record number of consecutive participation in the UEFA Europa league – 20. The Blauw-Zwart have reached two European finals and two semi-finals so far. What is more, Club Brugge are the only Belgian side ever to play in the final of the European Cup so far, losing to Liverpool in the 1978 season.
Two years prior, Club Brugge lost the 1976 UEFA Cup Final to the same rivals. Club Brugge play their home games at the Jan Breydel Stadium, which is also home to city rivals Cercle Brugge. The two sides form a formidable rivalry contested in the Bruges Derby.
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