Sunday, against Ghent, the Brussels residents have the opportunity to achieve a third clean sheet, after the successes against Kortrijk (4-0) and Cercle (0-5). This would be a great first this season. We already have to go back to spring 2023 to find any trace of such a defensive record.
It was at the end of the classic phase, between March 12 and April 9, Sporting had managed four clean sheets in a row, with victories against Cercle (2-0), Louvain (0-2), Eupen ( 0-1) and a draw against Westerlo (0-0). At the time, the typical defense consisted of Murillo, Debast, Vertonghen and N’Diaye in front of goalkeeper Verbruggen.
Samatta ended the series during a purple humiliation at Genk (5-2), which buried the last hopes of the playoffs for Anderlecht, condemned to tenth place in the championship.
Three games in a row with more than three goals in the league
Four goals against Kortrijk, five at Cercle: Anderlecht’s attack has come back to life in recent weeks, under the impetus of the Stroeykens-Dolberg duo. What if Sporting were successful again on Sunday against the Buffalos by scoring at least four goals? This would be unheard of at Sporting since November… 2012.
Four Bruges-Anderlecht that we will not soon forget
Under the orders of van de Brom, the Mauves had had three successes against Ghent (5-0), Mechelen (1-4) and… Club Bruges (6-1). The Anderlecht attack was made up of the trio Jovanovic-Bruno-Mbokani. But it was substitute De Sutter who stood out the most during these three matches, scoring five goals.
