Week 20 brings us a match on Jan 15th, where Anderlecht will travel to Brugge to battle Club Brugge in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Club Brugge sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Genk. Hans Vanaken struck first for Club Brugge in the 21st minute, then in the 25th minute, Joseph Paintsil sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Carlos Cuesta But luckily in the 67th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Paul Onuachu. Club Brugge is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Anderlecht, recorded a 1-3 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Fábio Silva struck first for Anderlecht in the 64th minute on a feed from Francis Amuzu, then in the 81st minute, Senne Lynen sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Cameron Puertas But luckily in the 87th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Senne Lynen. Anderlecht is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Club Brugge and Anderlecht last played eachother at the Lotto Park on the 16th of October. Club Brugge won by a score of 1 to 0. Marco Lund Nielsen scored the first goal for Club Brugge in the 69th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Anderlecht was frustrated by Club Brugge’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Club Brugge ended the match with the shutout victory.
Anderlecht hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Lior Refaelov and Adem Zorgane, and they each have 1 goal. Noa Lang and Brandon Mechele are the top scorers for Club Brugge in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.