MATCH PREVIEW: CLUB BRUGGE KV 2-1 ANDERLECHT (BELGIUM: JUPILER LEAGUE) FREE BETTING PICKS FOR TODAY, AUGUST 26
League: BELGIUM: Jupiler League – Round 5
Match: 13:30 Club Brugge KV – Anderlecht
Prediction: 1 Half Over 0.5 Goals
Average odds: 1.35
Bookmaker: Bwin
Result: 2:1(2:1) WIN!!!
MATCH PREVIEW
| One hundred kilometres separate Belgium’s two most successful clubs, but that distance won’t dampen this highly anticipated Flemish derby clash between Club Brugge and Anderlecht, who share 49 league titles between them. |
| While derbies are typically formed from inner-city rivalries, this one was borne out of success. Year after year, Brugge have gained on Anderlecht’s once-unassailable 34 league titles, giving this game increasing importance and intensity in recent years. |
| Defending Jupiler League champions Brugge will want to make a statement here, and after scoring eight goals in their first two home games, their fans will be expectant. However, Anderlecht come into this one after making their best start to a season (W4/4) since 2009/10, and outscoring all other clubs. |
| Brugge also have vengeance in mind. They went unbeaten at home during the 2017/18 regular season (W13, D2), but were eventually toppled here by none other than fierce-rivals Anderlecht (1-2) during the Championship group stage. |
| If Anderlecht do win, it will be the first time since 2003/04 that a team representing the club has won its first five league games. That season saw Anderlecht crowned champions, finishing nine points above Brugge. |
| Players to watch: Brugge midfielder Arnaut Danjuma has turned on the style this campaign, scoring two league goals. |
| Anderlecht’s Ivan Santini is already topping the scorer charts, with an impressive seven goals in four games. |
| Stat attack: Anderlecht edge the overall head-to-head record, winning 54 of 134 league matches (W54, D41, L39). |
| In response, however, Brugge have emerged victorious in three of the last five held at this ground (W3, D1, L1). |
| In seven of Anderlecht’s last eight away league matches, both teams have scored. |
| This derby is often a fiery affair – 44 yellow cards have been shown across the last ten games (average of 4.4 per match). |
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