Good news for Union tonight with Anderlecht losing 2-1 at Genk. Andi Zeqiri scoring a 91st minute penalty to clinch it after Anders Dreyer's equaliser for Anderlecht.
A win for Union tomorrow, back to the top...defeat would send Union down to third with Genk only a point behind in fourth.
Genk making a decent fist of the play-offs so far, another win tonight away at Royal Antwerp - 1-0.
Hopefully Union with 3 points tomorrow lunchtime...Club Brugge v Anderlecht the late kick off at 5.30...
Wins for Genk (boo) and Anderlecht. 1-1 in the Brugge derby so after round 1...
Next game home to Cercle Brugge
https://www.proleague.be/wedstrijden/seizoen-2023-2024-jupiler-pro-league-32-union-saint-gilloise-vs-cercle-brugge
Still in the race so Mechelen's tyres have a bit of tread left...if they are winner of the Europe Play-off they face the team finishing fourth in the Champions' Play-offs to decide which team qualifies for European football...
Anderlecht hopefully a bit less confident after the Kortrijk defeat... certainly don't want to see Schmeichel celebrating anything.
In 2021-22, at the end of the regular season, Union had a 3 point (rounded up) lead and in 2022-23 Union were level on points with Genk. Both seasons only had 4...