| We continue with final for the Belgian Cup between the favourite Union St. Gilloise and Anderlecht. The Croky Cup trophy will oppose the two Brussels clubs in this derby at the King Baudouin National Stadium. Union come into the match as the favourites and current holders of the trophy in 2024. The team is in excellent form, having lost just once in their last 19 matches. The team will be without leading scorer Promise David and Ecuadorian striker Kevin Rodriguez, who are injured. Advantage for the team from Joseph Marien Stadium could be that they have won 8 of the last 10 head to head matches against Anderlecht. The purpple and white are going through a difficult period under new manager Jeremy Taravel. They are on a four-match winless streak in the league and the cup is their only chance for a trophy this season as they haven’t won a major trophy since 2017. Thorgan Hazard and Mihajlo Cvetkovic will be the main threats to Union's defense. The atmosphere will be divided in two. The “yellow and blue” for Union and “purple and white” for Anderlecht. The winner gets a direct ticket to the Europa League play-offs. While Union has dominated recently, Anderlecht is the historic giants of Belgium, who desperately need this success to end their trophy drought. If the score is tied, we'll see extra time and penalties after that. |
