Club Brugge vs Union Saint-Gilloise Preview & Prediction | 2024 Belgian Super Cup
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2023-24 Belgian Pro League champions Club Brugge face off against 2024 Belgian Cup winners Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgian football’s annual curtain-raiser at the Jan Breydel Stadium.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: UK – 7:00pm / US ET – 2:00pm / US PT – 11:00am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Not Televised / US – Not Televised
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Not Streamed / US – Not Streamed
CLUB BRUGGE PREVIEW: BRUGGE BACK ON TOP OF BELGIAN FOOTBALL
Although Union Saint-Gilloise ended the 2023-24 regular league season at the top of the table, it was Club Brugge who eventually triumphed following the champions’ play-offs, finishing one point above USG to lift the Belgian Pro League for a record 19th time.
Club Brugge are unbeaten across their last nine competitive home fixtures, which underlines the advantage they potentially have playing this Belgian Super Cup game at Jan Breydel Stadium, although the fact that this is a new season has to be noted.
UNION SAINT-GILLOISE PREVIEW: CUP WINNERS LOOK TO STRIKE EARLY BLOW
Union Saint-Gilliose fans still have reason to be upset after agonisingly missing out on their first Belgian league title since 1935 by a single point last season. However, it’s also fair to say that celebrations were still in order after they lifted their first Belgian Cup since 1914, beating Antwerp by a goal to nil in the final.
This is a club who are only going one way under the majority ownership share of Alex Muzio, alongside minority shareholder Tony Bloom, who is known for his ownership of English Premier League club Brighton. Such shrewd personnel running the club should see USG enjoy further success this campaign and they’ll hope that begins with a Belgian Super Cup triumph.
CLUB BRUGGE TEAM NEWS: BIG NAMES REMAIN FOR NOW
The likes of captain Hans Vanaken, striker Ferran Jutgla and goalkeeper Simon Mignolet all remain at the club for now, ensuring a strong core of players are set to begin the new season for Club Brugge. After signing from Union Saint-Gilliose, forward Gustaf Nilsson may be held back for this one.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Mignolet; Et-Taibi, Boyata, Mechele, Seys; Nielsen, Vetlesen; Tzolis, Vanaken, Nusa; Jutgla
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UNION SAINT-GILLOISE TEAM NEWS: FIRST GLIMPSE OF UNION POST-NILSSON
Plenty will be interested to see how Union Saint-Gilloise go about replacing Gustaf Nilsson following his sale, ironically to Club Brugge. The likes of Anan Khalaili and Mohammed Fuseini have been signed as replacements and both could feature over the course of this match, as could new midfielder Anouar Ait El Hadj.
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Moris; Mac Allister, Burgess, Sykes’ Castro-Montes, Rasmussen, Vanhoutte, Puertas, Teklab; Khalaili, Fuseini
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CLUB BRUGGE VS UNION SAINT-GILLOISE PREDICTION
If last season is anything to go by, expect an entertaining battle between these two sides. Both will be desperate to strike an early blow on their opponents and this should lead to an open contest, with chances likely at either end. Club Brugge and Union Saint-Gilloise have each scored plenty of goals in pre-season and three of their last four encounters between them saw over 2.5 goals scored. That same outcome warrants backing this time around.
CLUB BRUGGE VS UNION SAINT-GILLOISE TIP: OVER 2.5 GOALS
