Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Anderlecht
Match Time & Date:
28/10/2023
20:45
Prediction: 3-1
Leuven
Anderlecht will be aiming to make amends for a 3-2 loss to Standard Liege when they take on Leuven in Brussels on Matchday 12. The capital club have been producing excellent displays at home ground this term and, as a result, the bookies see them as hot favourites to win Saturday’s clash. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be fit-again attacker Kasper Dolberg, who scored his sixth goal of the season in a 3-2 loss to Standard Liege at the weekend, while both Thomas Delaney and Yari Verschaeren are out of contention with injuries.
The Whites, on the other hand, aim to build on a thrilling 4-0 win over St. Truiden, but given their anything but good away record in the 2023/2024 Jupiler League campaign, home win should be considered. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Brussels.
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 (Anderlecht):
Founded on 27 May, 1908, Anderlecht are considered one of the oldest clubs in Belgium. The Paars-wit are the dominant force in the Belgian Pro League and in 2014 they won their 33rd domestic trophy. Anderlecht did remarkably well to win the UEFA Super Cup title in 1983, with the team defeating Benfica in the final of the competition.
The Belgian outfit recorded a 1-0 over the Eagles in the first leg, with the two teams playing out a 1-1 draw in the return leg. Anderlecht play their home games at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, the venue that was opened in 1917. The stadium was renovated in 1983 and current capacity of Anderlecht’s home ground is 28 063.
The Paars-wit have long-standing rivalries with the likes of Standard Liege and Club Brugge, whilst FC Brussels were considered the club’s bitter opponents in the past. The likes of Besnik Hasi, Lucas Biglia, Filip De Wilde and Romelu Lukaku are some of Anderlecht’s notable players.
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