Anderlecht will be looking to get this season's title challenge off to a winning start as they play host to Sint-Truidense on Saturday.
The Purple and White finished third in the table last season, four points behind the champions Club Brugge and three behind the runners-up Union Saint-Gilloise.
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Anderlecht vs Sint-Truidense prediction: Home win expected
Key Stats
- Anderlecht won 18 of their 30 games in the regular season and claimed another four wins from ten games in the Championships' play-offs.
- Sint-Truidense lost ten of their 30 games in the league and missed out on European football by quite a distance in the end.
- Anders Dreyer scored 21 goals in all competitions for Anderlecht last season, 19 of which were in the First Division A.
Correct score prediction: Anderlecht 3-1 Sint-Truidense
Sint-Turidense have conceded at least three goals in three of their last four matches but Anderlecht have only managed to keep one clean sheet in their last five attempts.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Anderlecht backed by the bookmakers
- HOME: 8/15 (1.53) – 65.2%
- DRAW: 10/3 (4.33) – 23.1%
- AWAY: 5/1 (6.00) – 16.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Anderlecht are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 65.2%, and we agree with the bookmakers on this one.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Anderlecht dominate
Saturday's hosts have won four and lost one of their last five games against Sint-Truidense and that one defeat was in a friendly.
Belgium First Division A 18/02/24
Anderlecht
Sint-Truidense
Belgium First Division A 13/08/23
Sint-Truidense
Anderlecht
Belgium First Division A 12/02/23
Anderlecht
Sint-Truidense
Belgium First Division A 14/08/22
Sint-Truidense
Anderlecht
Belgium First Division A 14/12/21
Anderlecht
Sint-Truidense
Anderlecht preview: Have plenty of goals in them
Along with the goals of Anders Dreyer, Anderlecht had Kasper Dolberg in great form last season and they will be looking to their Danish pair to get the new season off to a winning start.
Dolberg, who played for Denmark at the recent European Championship, scored 15 times in the league last season his best return since the 2016/17 campaign with Ajax.
Predicted lineup: Coosemans (GK), Simić, N'Diaye, Sardella, Patris, Hazard, Rits, Leoni, Verschaeren, Dolberg & Dreyer
UEFA Europa League 03/10/24
W
Real Sociedad
1
Anderlecht
2
Belgium First Division A 28/09/24
D
FCV Dender EH
1
Anderlecht
1
UEFA Europa League 25/09/24
W
Ferencvarosi TC
1
Anderlecht
2
Belgium First Division A 21/09/24
D
Charleroi
0
Anderlecht
0
Belgium First Division A 17/09/24
L
Genk
2
Anderlecht
0
Sint-Truidense preview: Looking to Japan for inspiration
De Kanaries finished last season in ninth place and head coach Christian Lattanzio has added a few new faces to the team for the 2024/25 campaign.
Sint-Truidense have six Japanese players in their side and clearly the club is trying to develop these players in order to sell them on for profit.
Ryotaro Ito made 36 appearances in the First Division A last season, scoring seven goals after making the move from Albrirex Niigata in 2023.
Predicted lineup: Coppens (GK), Godeau, Ogawa, Van Helden, Belaïd, Yamamoto, Fujita, Dumont, Ito, Zahiroleslam & Bertaccini
Belgium First Division A 29/09/24
D
Cercle Brugge
1
Sint-Truidense
1
Belgium First Division A 21/09/24
W
KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk
0
Sint-Truidense
3
Belgium First Division A 15/09/24
W
OH Leuven
1
Sint-Truidense
2
Belgium First Division A 01/09/24
D
KV Kortrijk
1
Sint-Truidense
1
Belgium First Division A 25/08/24
D
Union Saint Gilloise
0
Sint-Truidense
0
Player to watch – Kasper Dolberg
Danish international forward Kasper Dolberg really enjoyed his first season with Anderlecht, one that seemingly reignited his stagnating career.
The 26-year-old spent the previous season on loan at Sevilla and Hoffenheim where he amassed 22 appearances in all competitions and scored just two goals.
Puertas was an assist-machine for Union SG last season
However, Anderlecht took a chance on the Nice striker and it paid off big time with Dolberg scoring 15 goals in 39 league games last season and creating an effective partnership with his countryman Anders Dreyer.
We have selected Dolberg as our player to watch in Saturday's game against Sint-Truidense as he offers goals and creativity in the final third.
