A big clash in the Jupiler Pro League comes at us in this match with Royal Antwerp are inviting Anderlecht to the Bosuilstadion on Matchday 2 of the domestic season. Both sides have 39 league titles between them so this should be a great match to watch.

Royal Antwerp

Starting the league strong, Antwerp came away with a win in their previous match against Sporting Charleroi, winning 1-0 courtesy of one of the former Tottenham Hotspur players at the club, Vincent Jannsen. The Dutchman finished last season on 17 goals across all competitions and will likely be a factor in this match as well.

As there has been literally one game played this season, Royal Antwerp sit in 3rd place right now, goal difference being the factor separating the other teams that won last weekend.

Royal Antwerp's home record last season was an impressive one. 10 wins, 5 loses and 19 goals conceded is a testament to all the defensive players at the club and they will be hoping to repeat the trick this Sunday.

Antwerp are still set to miss key player Björn Engels who is out injured with a hamstring issue so they will once again rely on Zeno Van Den Bosch and Toby Alderweireld as the partnership of centrebacks and hope that they are good enough.

Anderlecht

Commencing their Jupiler Pro League 2024/25 season with a late added time 1-0 winner over St.Truiden, Anderlecht look to improve last season’s runners-up finish with a record breaking 36th league title this year.

They sit fourth domestically due to their goal difference compared to the other winning team on opening day of Pro League action. Come the end of the season they will aim to outscore their previous 63 points.

It is going to be interesting for Royal Antwerp’s home record come up against Anderlecht’s away form. Last season the Purple & White only lost a total of 5 times on the road out of 20 occasions. That record was only beaten by league winners Union St.Gilloise. It does sound impressive but in reality, Anderlecht have drawn most of those away games since they have not actually won an away fixture in their last 6 attempts.

Anderlecht could struggle in this matchup though as Thorgan Hazard is still out injured, suffering from a cruciate ligament injury and won’t be fully fit until around December later on in the year.

What’s the tip?

Our experts have gone with a Half Time/ Full Time Result Draw prediction for this tasty affair. As it is a battle between two of the better sides in Belgium, we can’t see either team winning this one. In 22 head to head matchups, there has been a draw a total of 8 times and we believe that will happen again.

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