Three days after the match in Florence, we head to the Bosuil tomorrow for a Champions' Play-Offs duel against Antwerp. With also the Union-Anderlecht duel later in the evening, Club can make a good case in the standings. Find out all about the topper with the Club Facts!
The game
The game against Antwerp is the last of three consecutive away games. Against Antwerp, Club tries to continue its good run in the Champions' Play-Offs. After a draw on matchday 1 against Cercle, they won the next five matches.
Our balance on the Bosuil is in balance. Of the previous 86 previous relocations, we were able to win 28 times, played a draw 25 times and lost 33 times. Blauw-Zwart has been unable to win three games in Antwerp. The last win dates from May 2022, when we played champion on the field of The Great Old. Earlier this Play-Offs we did win at home from Antwerp 3-0. Onyedika, Skóraś and Zinckernagel provided the goals. In the away game against R. Antwerp FC in the regular competition, Blauw-Zwart lost 2-1 in the absolute final.
Nicky Hayen will coach his tenth game for Club tomorrow. Under his guidance, we won 7 times, drew twice and lost once (Thursday in and against Fiorentina). The last 6 games we managed to score at least 2 goals each time, so we are already at 132 goals this season. The record from 2014/15 stands at 136 goals. We also already hit 19 league matches in a row.
The top shooter is still Igor Thiago with 18 league goals. Across all competitions, the Brazilian sharpshooter has already scored 29 times. Only five players in club history scored more often than Thiago in a single season.
- Raoul Lambert(36, 1969-70)
- Jan Ceulemans (34, 1979-80)
- Jean-Pierre Papin (33, 1985-86)
- Robert Špehar(30, 1996-97) & Frank Farina(30, 1989-90)
Maxim De Cuyper leads the club standings in terms of assists with 8 decisive passes. Nordin Jackers and Brandon Mechele are the only two Bridge players who have not missed a single minute in these Play-Offs.
