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Anderlecht vs Antwerp Prediction & Betting tips
On match day two of the Champions Play-off, Anderlecht and Antwerp will face each other. In any case a loaded duel, but now with extra spice due to the transfer of golden boot Lior Refaelov to Anderlecht and the battle for second place.
Anderlecht:
Who would have thought this on October 4? Then Club Brugge played the eternal rival from Anderlecht off the mat with playful ease. 3-0 and the difference could have been much bigger. They were men against boys, a champion team against barely a middle engine. You can no longer notice that big difference. On the contrary. With the late 2-2, Club escaped a week of voting that the title could still be lost. Vincent Kompany’s team was just as good as Club. In a Purple & White victory, no one had said it was undeserved.
Debuting in the Champions’ play-offs and on Jan Breydel. There are worse places to debut. And we don’t just mean making a debut for Anderlecht. It was the very first professional match in the career of Bart Verbruggen, who came over from the U19 of NAC Breda in August. Verbruggen was advocated by goalkeeper coach Jelle ten Rouwelaar, who already worked with him at NAC. The 1m93 goalkeeper is known for his excellent footwork and reflexes. He is said to be able to play football a bit more smoothly and in the small space he is apparently not the fastest, but there was little to notice in Bruges. We could not catch the young Dutchman making any mistakes.
Royal Antwerp:
Frank Vercauteren surprised last Friday by not Ortwin De Wolf, but Jean Butez in goal. De Wolf kept seven league matches in a row, but now had to give up his place to Butez, who was in goal for the first time in 2021. It was an unfortunate return for the Frenchman, who had to turn around three times. When asked why Vercauteren changed goalkeepers, a sigh followed. “Do I have to explain everything? The keepers themselves know why, Ortwin too.
After a free Sunday, Antwerp started preparing for Saturday’s match against Anderlecht. In principle, Birger Verstraete is not training with us yet. The midfielder went to the side early on Friday after taking a tap at the level of the hamstrings. In addition, Verstraete played with an injection, because of a piece of bone chip that roams through his right foot. Since only two weeks of complete rest are enough to solve the problem, Verstraete will probably also finish the rest of the play-offs with an injection.
Anderlecht vs Antwerp head to head matches
05.04.21 JL Antwerp Anderlecht 1 : 4
01.11.20 JL Anderlecht Antwerp 1 : 0
27.12.19 JL Antwerp Anderlecht 0 : 0
15.09.19 JL Anderlecht Antwerp 1 : 2
12.05.19 JL Antwerp Anderlecht 1 : 1
* Our advice is: Anderlecht to win
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.76
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