Belgian Pro League Match Week 14 Preview | OneFootball

Match week 14 in the Belgian Pro League see’s a number of teams in need of a pick me up. Charleroi are certainly one of those sides, as they slip further into trouble. Club Brugge will hope that Union can do them a favour against Genk to close the gap at the top.

Sint Truiden v Mechelen

A frustrated Sint Truiden welcome Mechelen to the Stayen on Friday evening. The side were wrongly denied an equaliser against Standard Liege last weekend as a good run of form came to an end. Mechelen rescued a point late on in their game last weekend against Union. Last season the Canaries won all four games that the sides played against each other in the regular season and the play offs.

Kortrijk v Antwerp

Antwerp have been in good form against sides that are not considered to be title challengers this season. Kortrijk are certainly a side they will fancy their chances against. Despite a win over Beerschot, the side were lackluster against Anderlecht last weekend a rarely troubled Colin Coosemans in goal. The side are yet to reach double figures for goals this season, whereas their opponents already have 25.

Dender v OH Leuven

Dender are struggling after a decent start to the season, with just one win in their last five. OH Leuven have also only won noe of their last five in the league. Both sides recent wins were against Charleroi, and both would have circled this one as a winnable game when the fixtures were announced. OH Leuven should have taken a point or three at home to Club Brugge last weekend, whereas Dender are also struggling to convert chances. This could be a low scoring affair.

Charleroi v Westerlo

Charleroi are in a terrible state. The side are spiralling into a relegation battle and now welcome Rik De Mil’s former side Westerlo on Saturday evening. Fans are already planning a 12 minute protest prior to the game, not entering the stadium until the 13th minute. The side have looked beyond poor in their last few games, whereas Westerlo have performed well even without getting many points, apart from lats weekend against Dender. They will fancy heaping more misery on the Zebras this weekend.

Cercle Brugge v Anderlecht

Anderlecht travel to Brugge with a growing injury list. Neither Ludwig Augustinsson nor Leander Dendoncker travelled to Latvia for the Europa League clash with RFS. Both sides drew their European matches during the week, with 10 man Cercle holding out against LASK in Austria. Anderlecht looked to have secured a late win over RFS, only for a Moussa N’Diaye own goal in stoppage time seeing them leave Latvia with just a point.

Gent v Standard Liege

Gent edged out Omonia Nicosia during the week thanks to goalkeeper Davy Roef. The goalkeeper might be busy against Standard, although their ability to take their chances has been lacking. Gent should, if they have any ambitions of challenging for the title, be able to beat a poor Standard side at home. However, the problems of inconsistency that have plagued the side in recent seasons appear to still be there in 2024.

Union St Gilloise v Genk

Genk are looking like the team to beat this season. They have won each of their last three games 2-0 and were comfortable in all of these. Union on the other hand are struggling. They played well against Roma in the Europa League, but could not grab all three points. Goals have been hard to come by for the Brussels based side, not something that Genk have struggled with. However, in the past, this is the sort of game that Union would rise to.

Beerschot v Club Brugge

Beerschot have a huge challenge on Sunday evening. Club Brugge were excellent in the week beating Aston Villa in the Champions League and will hope to coast through to victory over the basement side this weekend. Beerschot showed signs of life against Anderlecht a few weeks ago and have only lost one of their last five matches. Club, on the other hand, have won four on the bounce. Beerschot are already facing a gap of nine points to safety.

GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson – Author of The Africa Cup of Nations: The History of an Underappreciated Tournament