Club Brugge vs Antwerp Prediction: Defending champions eye first win of the season

Club Brugge will play Antwerp at Jan Breydel Stadion in round 4 of the Jupiler Pro League. Let’s preview this game and make predictions. 

Like the previous season when they won the league, Club Brugge is having a poor start to the year. In their first three matches, the best result this team secured was a draw against KV Mechelen. However, their games against Standard Liege and Genk ended on the losing end in games that finished 1-0 and 3-2, respectively. With just one point so far, Club Brugge heads into week four game seated 15th in the standings.

Antwerp is coming off a brilliant performance against St. Truiden last weekend and will hope things continue here. In that game, Antwerp were two goals up in the first half, and despite conceding just 8 minutes into the second half, they went on to score four times in the remaining minutes of the game. Heading into this game, Antwerp lost one against Anderlecht and won two and one against Charleroi in their first three matches of the season. This team scored eight goals in those matches while conceding three. 

This is a challenging game; both teams are expected to be at their best. Club Brugge has failed to meet expectations this season, while Antwerp are coming off a solid performance against Truiden. While at home, I expect a lot of brilliant performances from Club Brugge here, as I believe this match will be a good test for them to win their first league game. Also, Antwerp has been excellent offensively this season, and I expect them to be able to score here.