Brussels v Brugge: Union St Gilloise and Club Brugge set to battle it out for the Pro League title once again | OneFootball

The regular season in the Belgian Pro League came to an end yesterday. While the only real action was who finding out who would be in the bottom four and which one of three teams would miss out on the top six, we also saw a decisive moment in the race for the title. Of the other two storylines, Genk were the side who missed out on the top six, with Anderlecht limping over the line and Gent joining them. OH Leuven ensured that Zulte Waregem remained in the bottom four.

At the top of the table, a victory for Union St Gilloise over surprise package Sint Truiden has almost guaranteed that the title race will be between the side from Brussels and Club Brugge. These two teams have been on a collision course for a title challenge all season and it is not surprising that they are the two leading the way. Both are by some distance the best in the Belgian Pro League this season. Club Brugge beat KV Mechelen on the final day to ensure the gap between the two at the end of the season was three points, which will narrow even further with the halving of points.

For Union, they are chasing back to back titles after ending a wait of over a century, while they can also make it a domestic double when they face Anderlecht in the cup final. Club Brugge on the other hand are chasing down Anderlecht in terms of total number of league titles won, and if they do beat Union to the trophy this year that will earn them title number 20. It should be an exciting play-offs once again, and all eyes will be on how the fixtures fall. Sint Truiden, Gent, Anderlecht and Mechelen will all be playing spoiler, while at the same time battling it out between themselves to earn European tickets.

GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson